2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Yes, Dallas will just take McTavish and to hell with the fact they are deep at centre and need help on defence lol. He can be their 4th line C.

If he didn’t need a contract they could take McTavish and probably get a better D than Andersson

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Bonded

If he didn’t need a contract they could take McTavish and probably get a better D than Andersson

How?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Jeremy Roenick is coming out of retirement? /s

I thought we talked about this. We aren't on a limited character platform. Use your words.

Figure out the acronyms. They aren't hard, old guy.

Puzzles are good for old brains anyways!

[Roko]

Flames should trade for Carey Price’s contract in September for some assets. Help the Canadiens out for a fee.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Figure out the acronyms. They aren't hard, old guy.

Puzzles are good for old brains anyways!

JR is literally Roenick's nickname. He was also a famous character on Dallas. For those of us that actually have lived life and have associated initials with many things, acronyms (not an acronym BTW) are really annoying to have to decipher when the word Robertson is pretty easy to type out. I'm sure your carpal tunnel syndrome can handle the extra strain.

[Ped]

Originally Posted by Roko

Flames should trade for Carey Price’s contract in September for some assets. Help the Canadiens out for a fee.

Right now now need for the Habs do pay assets to dump that contract. It's only one more year, and once they put him on LTIR, they're fine. They're roster appears mostly set, too.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

How?

I thought he had a year left. I bet Dallas could find a younger dman for McTavish if they had some flexibility. Needing a contract kills it though.

[Roko]

Originally Posted by Ped

Right now now need for the Habs do pay assets to dump that contract. It's only one more year, and once they put him on LTIR, they're fine. They're roster appears mostly set, too.

SDPN and CJ talked about it likely happening after they pay the bonus in September … so we should be the ones to take that on

[YyjFlames]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

If this was in here and I missed it sorry. Shayna Goldman at the athletic about McTavish re: offer sheet possibility and Anaheim's appetite to move him

I like Goldman, but a "late bloomer"? He scored 22 goals and 52 points in 76 games in his third season, and slightly higher ppg the year before.

He's also only 22.

If he's available, he'd be an amazing get, but he's not going to be cheap.

I hate the idea of offer-sheeting with the Flames' first in the McKenna year, but he'd be the rare player that really makes sense, particularly if the Flames were able to get Robertson out of Dallas for Andersson+.

That would alleviate my concerns about the first, as picking up two thirds of a top line would significantly change Calgary's scoring issues.

I just don't see how Anaheim doesn't automatically match any offer sheet. They've got the cap space and McTavish/Carlsson solidify their top two centre positions for the next 10 years.

[SuperMatt18]

I'm going to keep talking about the three team trade until I somehow manifest it to existence.

Flames: McTavish
Dallas: Andersson + ???
Anaheim: Robertson

[howard_the_duck]

Like McTavish, think he’s a great fit for the Flames situation, but our ‘26 pick still should not be on the table.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

Like McTavish, think he’s a great fit for the Flames situation, but our ‘26 pick still should not be on the table.

It’d make the team fun to watch next year. I’d probably do it but I don’t think the team is a bottom 5 lock

[Macindoc]

Originally Posted by Bonded

If he didn’t need a contract they could take McTavish and probably get a better D than Andersson

And that makes all the difference.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Ba'alzamon

They kind of are, actually. Gauthier is a natural center, plus they have Ryan Strome and just signed Ryan Poehling and Mikael Granlund, and just drafted McQueen and Nilson.

But they are rebuilding and Strome/Granlund/ and maybe Poehling won't be part of that. Nilson is a second rounder and I don't think McQueen looks good at all for a 10OA (and is an injury concern). Gauthier is no Mactavish replacement. So who is their 1C going forward? or are they aiming to tank one out?

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Jeremy Roenick is coming out of retirement? /s

I thought we talked about this. We aren't on a limited character platform. Use your words.

He meant JR Foley.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

Like McTavish, think he’s a great fit for the Flames situation, but our ‘26 pick still should not be on the table.

Flames will have to be confident they're not a Lottery team with McTavish in the fold if they move the 26 1st. Which is plausible.

McTavish is in the group of players I'd personally be okay gambling the 26 flames 1st on. The nay sayers will have their objections but really, all you're looking for is productive games played by a player on your team. McTavish will be a player for the Flames for a very long time. And is more likely to be that than the unknown player they may get to draft.

I don't know. Seems pretty far afield to see McTavish moved. But I'm game to see the Flames make a splash. What does an aggressive Conroy trade look like.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

But they are rebuilding and Strome/Granlund/ and maybe Poehling won't be part of that. Nilson is a second rounder and I don't think McQueen looks good at all for a 10OA (and is an injury concern). Gauthier is no Mactavish replacement. So who is their 1C going forward? or are they aiming to tank one out?

Leo Carlsson is their 1C

McTavish or McQueen are probably their 2 and 3

Gauthier probably a winger but maybe he prefers C.

I doubt the Ducks are shopping McTavish, but I'd bet they'd move him for a piece like Robertson who is only 3.5 half years older, local, and more proven.

I actually wouldn't be surprised if the reason his name was out there to start with was because of Robertson...but for Dallas paying McTavish $8M when he's your 3rd line C and still unproven wouldn't make a ton of sense.

[PepsiFree]

From what I remember reading, 26 doesn’t have much for centres at the top end. Probably worth the gamble to get a top 3 calibre centre.

I’d be surprised if it was unprotected in the case of a trade, anyway.

[FlamesAddiction]

It's not uncommon for a center to take more time to really pop in the NHL. For a center going directly from the OHL to the NHL, his first 3 seasons have had respectable production.

Totally cherry picking an example here, but his first 3 seasons are that different than what Joe Thornton's were in Boston.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

From what I remember reading, 26 doesn’t have much for centres at the top end. Probably worth the gamble to get a top 3 calibre centre.

I’d be surprised if it was unprotected in the case of a trade, anyway.

McKenna isn't even a center. I think it's Roobreck and Lawrence in early projections. So 2 in the top 10.