2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

Just for fun:

To LAK: Robertson, Andersson
To DAL: Clarke, Coleman (50%), Pospisil
To CGY: Byfield, 2025 1st (LAK)

With Kopitar supposedly retiring at the end of next season, hard to see why they would even considering moving Byfield. He’s 22 and has progressed quite well.

[Matty81]

I'd be stunned if Seattle moved Beniers, he looks locked in to be a 55-75pt a year elite two way center at worst who contends for the selke, he is regularly posting a pretty remarkable corsi on a not great team, and his cap hit is right on the money for a 2C. He's like a bigger better Backlund from what I've seen

[stemit14]

Couple things I’m hoping for in the next 2 weeks:
1. Andersson trade. If it’s before/at the draft, I’ll be hoping for it somehow to lead (either directly or indirectly) to the flames getting a pick in the top 10 of this draft so they can get one of the top centers. If it’s after the draft, my hope is that it includes a 1st round pick in 2026 and a really good center prospect (along the return of what Colorado paid for Nelson at the TDL). Either way, I would like the trade done so it’s not a distraction going into the season.

2. Vegas missing out on free agents. Obviously this is unlikely as they are always amongst the top teams for free agents to sign but I would like to see Vegas take a step back next season so that the unprotected first round pick the flames have from them (Hanifin trade) is maximized in value. From the rumour that they are looking at trading Hertl to make cap space, I have to believe they might be the front runner for Marner - which sucks because he is a dominant regular season player that likely gives them a shot at winning the division once again.

3. Take on salary from other teams if it means getting prospects or picks back in return. A good example might be Dumba with Dallas - although it’s not ideal to take on another right hand shot defenceman (would prefer a left shot), if Dallas was willing to make give something like a 2nd round pick with him, I would definitely do that.
4. Coleman trade. Not an urgent thing - I would be fine if this waits till the TDL but if there is a strong market for him (returns a 2nd round pick in 2026) then I would be happy to see the trade happen. Love the player and his leadership but the flames have a logjam of young wingers easy to make the team and more on the way in terms of prospects.

[Sec214]

[savardandjokinen]

Thornton, Chara, Keith, Mogilny, Jen Botterill, Brianna Decker Hall of Fame

No Carey Price

[aaronkarlpatton]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Bwahahaha!!! Yes!!! All the picks will be ours.

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[Dan403]

Originally Posted by Sec214

We're trading with Edmonton???

[stemit14]

Tire fire swing? Some team whose management is a tire fire is taking a swing at a trade? Buffalo comes to mind. Or Edmonton.

[Lewis_D]

That gif seems ominous.

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by stemit14

Tire fire swing? Some team whose management is a tire fire is taking a swing at a trade? Buffalo comes to mind.

FWIW: I'm told "There is nothing to Flames/Buffalo on JJ or Ras"

[looooob]

Originally Posted by savardandjokinen

Thornton, Chara, Keith, Mogilny, Jen Botterill, Brianna Decker Hall of Fame

No Carey Price

interesting. Mogilny overdue of course and Thornton and Chara are IMO no brainers as fast track candidates


I could quibble whether Keith (I have my feelings about the guy but he has an accomplished CV) or Price goes first, but I think CP gets their eventually (and likely soon). Cups always seem to talk in these scenarios

[442scotty]

This thread is a tire fire

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Frost is 26 so we are long in tooth now with "young" cs.

Has to be 18-22 to grow with the team.

Did Bennett grow with FLA? Because we traded him there at 25, pretty much the same age as Frost. I just have a hard time putting relatively young players into boxes. We got Sharangovich at 25, and he had a 31 goal, 59 point career season, the best season by a Belorussian, and I think he'll hit 30 and 60 again in his career.

I guess my point is that the growth of a player largely depends on the role he's given, and the coaching and preparation that goes into fitting that role. I'm cautiously optimistic that one of Zary and Frost takes a big step as a centre next year.

[Samonadreau]

Byfield would be untouchable.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

Byfield would be untouchable.

Oilers MVP

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

Did Bennett grow with FLA? Because we traded him there at 25, pretty much the same age as Frost. I just have a hard time putting relatively young players into boxes. We got Sharangovich at 25, and he had a 31 goal, 59 point career season, the best season by a Belorussian, and I think he'll hit 30 and 60 again in his career.

I guess my point is that the growth of a player largely depends on the role he's given, and the coaching and preparation that goes into fitting that role. I'm cautiously optimistic that one of Zary and Frost takes a big step as a centre next year.

Not comparable. Florida had a team built on the upswing. Flames have a lot of building left.

[Paulie Walnuts]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1937567640299409655

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

With Kopitar supposedly retiring at the end of next season, hard to see why they would even considering moving Byfield. He’s 22 and has progressed quite well.

He'll never live this down. tainted meat!!

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by 442scotty

This thread is a tire fire

That’s how I took the gif lol

[YyjFlames]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

https://twitter.com/user/status/1937567640299409655

It's way better with the in-person drafts, but without teams having to be cagey on the floor, they can really pull out all the stops to finalize deals on the fly as the first draft rolls...

With all the pre-draft buzz/trade interest, and the individual war rooms, it seems like a bit of a perfect storm for an action packed draft.

Gonna be fun!