2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Otto-matic]

I think its just the players screwing with fans

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Roko

Could there be a link as to why Buffalo didn’t loan Konsta Helenius to the WJ? I know it’s not an exciting place but Buffalo is also on the border. Jarmo is likely looking to make a splash. Kadri could have his family live in Ontario and he wouldn’t be far away. Coleman I’m not sure would love it there but maybe those two vets move the needle to get the culture fixed?

Power and Helenius deal would be a fun one for Calgary…

Tough to see either guy blessing a trade to the worst organization in the league over the last 15 years

[ForeverFlameFan]

Yeah, I am not seeing a fit with Buffalo. We are not contenders, and also cannot afford to be trading our own top prospects for quick fixes. The only one I can see is if we are giving Brz + 1st + something else for Power. And that's assuming there aren't better offers out there for Power. Power needs to get out of Buffalo, and we should capitalize on that before Dahlin eventually wants out.

No way Kadri goes to Buffalo.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Tough to see either guy blessing a trade to the worst organization in the league over the last 15 years

I suppose they both could have gambled and left Buffalo off the list thinking they wouldn’t be buyers.

[Roko]

I still also look at Montreal now 8th in the league too. Kadri and Coleman on that team would look awesome. I know they just got PD but they would slot very nicely with Kadri and Coleman.

[Matty81]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

I think its just the players screwing with fans

I dont think they would do it... most of the fanbase already wants to see them traded, interest is way down because the team is so old and disinteresting and you are gonna troll the remaining people who pay your salary? It would just be a recipe to get everybody else who isn't already calling for it wanting you run out of town and the stance shifting from, no hard feelings but we are not winning a cup with you fellas we need to make moves, to dont let the door hit you, get the hell out

I think they probably got sent a ton of photos by the teams media dpt and it was a sunday/off day and they posted their favourites

[CFO]

Coleman is a gem. But now looks to be the time to trade him. Farabee has replaced him - ok, hustle, drive, grit and third line scoring.

[Calgary Highlander]

If the this is the end of the road for Kadri and Coleman, there would be no better finish than sweeping Edmonton in a home-and-home series.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Matty81

I dont think they would do it... most of the fanbase already wants to see them traded, interest is way down because the team is so old and disinteresting and you are gonna troll the remaining people who pay your salary? It would just be a recipe to get everybody else who isn't already calling for it wanting you run out of town and the stance shifting from, no hard feelings but we are not winning a cup with you fellas we need to make moves, to dont let the door hit you, get the hell out

I think they probably got sent a ton of photos by the teams media dpt and it was a sunday/off day and they posted their favourites

lol come on now. Anyone who actually feels that way because they may or may not have trolled a little with captionless photos is a total loser weirdo. That’s not a reaction normal people are going to have.

[Matty81]

Can't quote but you dont think trolling the fans would damage the relationship? its not a smart thing to do. Oh I know you want me to get traded here's a fake trade thing would be like flipping the bird

[Roko]

Originally Posted by Matty81

I think they probably got sent a ton of photos by the teams media dpt and it was a sunday/off day and they posted their favourites

This is probably fully correct. It’s just odd with no caption, same timing, and no other flames player posting anything similar. Also right when Sec posted his GIF. Just wild coincidence.

[Roof-Daddy]

Boy would that be a pleasant surprise if CC was able to pull the trigger and deal both Kadri and Coleman right now. I have my doubts though, despite whatever is happening with their Instagram pages.

[howard_the_duck]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

I think its just the players screwing with fans

Whatever is motivating their posts, I can't imagine it's to screw with the fans. It's the holidays after all. Would be weird and out of character for both.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

Whatever is motivating their posts, I can't imagine it's to screw with the fans. It's the holidays after all. Would be weird and out of character for both.

Ehhh same hand,

You have fans clamoring these players to be shipped out immediately and most likely are vocal about it on social media/message boards. They + their family probably reads it daily.

Its probably tiring for them and the team IMO.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Matty81

Can't quote but you dont think trolling the fans would damage the relationship? its not a smart thing to do. Oh I know you want me to get traded here's a fake trade thing would be like flipping the bird

Or it would just be a joke. Why is your instant reaction that it would be mean spirited?

Players, including Kadri, have trolled the fans before. Nobody seems to take it that seriously. And there’s nothing good about a type of person who reacts to a captionless photo with “go to hell” when the players don’t end up traded. If that type of person actually exists they need to seriously grow up and get some perspective.

[Matty81]

Holy overreaction man.

People who theoretically get ticked off because they get trolled so they are total loser weirdos, with nothing good about them? If someone is overreacting here its you.

If you've been a hockey fan for more than a year you would have seen fanbases turn on players for a lot less. Not saying they are in the right either. Im just saying it won't affect their popularity positively ha. Francis would 100% do a hit story on it. Not smart. But I dont think it was the case anyway

[This post is terrible]

Originally Posted by Matty81

Holy overreaction man.

People who theoretically get ticked off because they get trolled so they are total loser weirdos, with nothing good about them? If someone is overreacting here its you.

If you've been a hockey fan for more than a year you would have seen fanbases turn on players for a lot less. Not saying they are in the right either. Im just saying it won't affect their popularity positively ha

A lot less? Example?

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Matty81

Holy overreaction man.

People who theoretically get ticked off because they get trolled so they are total loser weirdos, with nothing good about them? If someone is overreacting here its you.

If you've been a hockey fan for more than a year you would have seen fanbases turn on players for a lot less. Not saying they are in the right either. Im just saying it won't affect their popularity positively ha. Francis would 100% do a hit story on it. Not smart. But I dont think it was the case anyway

You’re out of touch with reality here, man. People, including players and media types, troll all the time on social media. I bet you can’t even name the last time it happened, nor can you come up with an example from within the last two weeks (I can think of at least one).

Thinking that people turning on players and wanting them to go to hell is normal and that media types would be running hit pieces on the players all because they posted captionless photos on instagram is CRAZY lol. Touch grass brother. The former absolutely is loser weirdo behaviour.

[Otto-matic]

those M&M kids on X are probably the one's the players want to troll. They did it to Ras a bunch.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Matty81

Holy overreaction man.

People who theoretically get ticked off because they get trolled so they are total loser weirdos, with nothing good about them? If someone is overreacting here its you.

If you've been a hockey fan for more than a year you would have seen fanbases turn on players for a lot less. Not saying they are in the right either. Im just saying it won't affect their popularity positively ha. Francis would 100% do a hit story on it. Not smart. But I dont think it was the case anyway

I mean it’s very low level trolling if it is even that. They posted a bunch of photos from their times with the Flames. Maybe they were just feeling sentimental. I doubt too many people would have noticed on here if it wasn’t for Sec’s post