2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[looooob]

Originally Posted by united

Olympic break update from The Athletic's 50,000 simulations of the remainder of the season.



Other tidbits:
- Post Andersson trade, The Athletic has the Flames as the worst team in the league the rest of the way but the Canucks aren't far behind and have built an insurmountable lead.
- Post Panarin trade, the Kings are projected to bump the Oilers from 3rd in the Pacific to wild card #2 and a waste of 7 days with the Avalanche.
- The Maple Leafs sit at 21% to make the playoffs which is wonderful to see.

Those 3 bullet points hit much better than they should

[blankall]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Blues were 2nd in waiver priority.

https://twitter.com/user/status/2020211461251891226

The Blues are really starting to become c***blockers here. They were the reason the Flames didn't make the playoffs last year. Now they're getting in the way of the waiver wire and possibly the Flames top 3 pick.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Geeoff

I don't see a compelling reason for Makar to leave Colorado. We just gotta hope Parekh becomes a difference maker

If the Avs win another cup, he'll be turning 30 my the end of his contact, have 2 cups, a calder, a conn Smyth (possibly two), at least two Norris trophies, and have earned over $50 million.

He may decide that he wants to be closer where his family is from and not have to raise kids in the USA. The fact his wife still works as a teacher in Calgary, suggests that might be the plan. I don't care to dig too much into the players personal lives, but so remember seeing pictures of Makar's cowboy themed wedding. He seems very much like he's not the type to, for example, demand a trade to the rangers.

[1qqaaz]

Makar loves Calgary, loves the Flames, has close family ties, and certainly would love to come home.
But he's also very loyal. Money isn't a priority for him.

It's either Colorado or Calgary. I don't see anything else making sense.
Since it's only a 2 team race, there's a reasonable chance.

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Makar loves Calgary, loves the Flames, has close family ties, and certainly would love to come home.
But he's also very loyal. Money isn't a priority for him.

It's either Colorado or Calgary. I don't see anything else making sense.
Since it's only a 2 team race, there's a reasonable chance.

The Flames will also be going into a brand new building and should be a team on the upswing with tons of young talent coming up.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by blankall

The Blues are really starting to become c***blockers here. They were the reason the Flames didn't make the playoffs last year. Now they're getting in the way of the waiver wire and possibly the Flames top 3 pick.

Plus they are going to flood the trade market with some quality players…

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Loved all the family stories ...

Was on an industry ski trip and caught up this morning.

Adds some humanity to regulars, which is healthy.

Ah, that’s my issue. I’m with a bunch of humans.