2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Bonded]

I still think the Thomas availability slows down the Kadri trade simply because a GM doesn’t want to be the guy who somehow pays the same for Kadri as a team does for Thomas.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Bonded

I’m still hoping for a complete overpay on Whitecloud from Buffalo lol

Buffalo has some nice pieces.

[Jiri Hrdina]

The price for Thomas must be huge, but Utah does have the assets to make it happen if they want, and it's the type of move that could push their contention window open, and not just for a couple years, but for an extended period of time. On the surface that seems like a fit.
Thomas with Guenther would be fun. I think he's a 40+ goal scorer with Thomas setting him up.

[MissTeeks]

Jeremy Rutherford in The Athletic today said the ask for Thomas is three first round assets.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...d=ta-ios-share

In the meantime, Armstrong has made it clear what the asking price is for Thomas: three first-half-of-the-first-round assets. For example, that could mean an established young player, a drafted prospect and a draft pick who were all selected or could be taken in the first 15 or so picks.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Buffalo has some nice pieces.

Totally and I think they’ll be desperate to make a push. Too bad Kadri, Coleman, and Weegar have trade protection!

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

Jeremy Rutherford in The Athletic today said the ask for Thomas is three first round assets.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...d=ta-ios-share

I think they’ll get it. Thomas feels like an Eichel opportunity. If the Flames were a little further ahead I’d want them to chase it hard

[Calgary4LIfe]

Buffalo are 2nd in the Atlantic (and just beat Tampa soundly last night who sit above them), and 6th overall in the league right now. That's with a slow start that cost Adams his job too.


I bet that there will be many players (not saying any in Calgary specifically, but players in general) who would be more willing to waive their NTCs to go to Buffalo. I am sure nobody wants to sign there long-term - at least not yet. They will have to have a good playoffs, and probably another strong season + playoffs again for players to be a bit more comfortable signing there. Shorter-term contracts and expiring contracts, I wouldn't be surprised if many players do waive. WInning cures almost anything.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Since 2018 the Jet have traded away:

1st (Stastny)
1st (Hayes)
2x 2nd (Dillon)
2nd (Niederreiter)
2nd (Toffoli)
1st (Monahan)
2nd (Schenn)
2nd (Tanev)

Again, hardly sitting on their hands. The Jets are on virtually every NTC/NMC in the league, and most players have trade protection. Cheveldayoff is severely handicapped in his ability to improve the roster through trades. The Jets also can't attract UFAs because of the market.

People who complain that NHL GMs aren't aggressive enough don't seem to understand how many players have trade protection. Fully three-quarters of the quality veterans in the NHL have NTCs or NMCs. And that number is only increasing.

The biggest restraint on player movement in the league is that players today have far more control in where they play than in the past, and they're not at all reluctant to exercise that control

Yeah, they traded away guys because they weren't sure if they could, or couldn't afford to, sign them.

My point was that they didn't do much of anything to ADD to a good, competitive team. Your point not only doesn't refute that, it kind of supports it.

Though I absolutely agree with your other point that players have a lot of influence, and getting trades done is difficult.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Yeah, they traded away guys because they weren't sure if they could, or couldn't afford to, sign them.

My point was that they didn't do much of anything to ADD to a good, competitive team. Your point not only doesn't refute that, it kind of supports it.

Though I absolutely agree with your other point that players have a lot of influence, and getting trades done is difficult.

Those are all guys Winnipeg added, they have not traded away really anybody outside of Dubois and they won that trade by a country mile.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Yeah, they traded away guys because they weren't sure if they could, or couldn't afford to, sign them.

My point was that they didn't do much of anything to ADD to a good, competitive team. Your point not only doesn't refute that, it kind of supports it.

Though I absolutely agree with your other point that players have a lot of influence, and getting trades done is difficult.

Those are picks they traded to add players. A pretty long list

[Sec214]

[Heavy Jack]

Craig’s in the drivers seat

[metroneck]

Originally Posted by Jiggy

The thing you're missing is the player has to agree to sit out. Coleman doesn't seem like a guy that will sit out for a long period of time, especially since he didn't play much prior to the Olympic break.

Exactly.

Most players want 2 things in front of everything else… To play and to win.

Even with the season being lost, the locker room wants to win. Forcing impact guys to sit, especially for ‘futures’, has negative effects.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Yeah, they traded away guys because they weren't sure if they could, or couldn't afford to, sign them.

My point was that they didn't do much of anything to ADD to a good, competitive team. Your point not only doesn't refute that, it kind of supports it.

Though I absolutely agree with your other point that players have a lot of influence, and getting trades done is difficult.

This isn’t Olympics Sunday ! Too early for breakfeast beers !

[RyZ]

Conny feeling pretty good about himself?

[Enoch Root]

Conroy's getting served?

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

Those are all guys Winnipeg added, they have not traded away really anybody outside of Dubois and they won that trade by a country mile.

Yeah, my bad.

Originally Posted by Jason14h

This isn’t Olympics Sunday ! Too early for breakfeast beers !

Wish I could blame it on that!

I am a jaded ex-Jets fan, so I stand by my view that they have not done enough to push for success.

[Reign of Fire]

Conroy is still vacationing?


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[D as in David]

Someone offering an ape of an offer?

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

Panarin was also held out for trade reasons before he was dealt. We have seen it many times in the past years as well.

It is especially true that you should hold players out when you are near the bottom of the standings and looking to rebuild. Because every point is crucial to the race for a top 3 pick, and playing Kadri and Coleman is actively hurting our future.

They both also play a style that can easily lead to injuries, especially Coleman. It is just smart to sit them.

2 months ago you were saying Mangiapane was being held out for trade reasons lol...he just sucks. It happens here and there. Look at the trade boards...lile one player is sitting out and they have a deal in place they are just trying to get him to waive.