2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

The Sabres were so dumb just drafting gobs of the same type of player. Now they have too many and have to trade some of them off. If the Flames can take advantage of that to bring in Rosen for a reasonable price, I'd be open to it. I don't see obvious fits though for what goes the other way.

I wonder if they would be open to trading Jack Quinn because of this? Injury troubles have slowed his growth, but I think he still has star potential.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Another counter point is Alex Newhook, who got a late 1st (31 overall) and a 2nd after putting up almost 3x Bourque’s production and winning a cup at 22. Bourque hadn’t even played in the NHL at that time but a year older than Newhook at the time of the trade with 1/3 of the production and he’s worth almost the same? lol

Bourque really hasn't been given very good ice time with Dallas. I'm not sure we know what he is.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Sandman

I wonder if they would be open to trading Jack Quinn because of this? Injury troubles have slowed his growth, but I think he still has star potential.

Yeah I like Quinn too. Already he’s reasonably productive and I think he has a couple steps still to come
But the issues remains…what do you trade them

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Yeah I like Quinn too. Already he’s reasonably productive and I think he has a couple steps still to come
But the issues remains…what do you trade them

Very true, but I wonder if they would be looking to upgrade the D in their pipeline- they are looking to trade Byram, and Radim Mrtka might be the only rearguard in their system with top-2 potential. Even still, I’m not sure I would be willing to trade Mews, Brzustewicz, or Morin for anything that the Sabres have…

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

Bourque really hasn't been given very good ice time with Dallas. I'm not sure we know what he is.

Nobody who gets traded at 22 or 23 is an entirely known quantity. Doesn’t mean you can’t know their trade value.