NHL Trade Deadline Articles - Page 5

The Ottawa Senators finally made the playoffs last season, but have not replicated the magic in 2025-26. They are five points out of a playoff spot with many hurdles to clear before they become a legit contender. With the NHL trade deadline coming up, the Senators must consider a Drake Batherson trade. Not making any […]

Currently third in the Central Division with 80 points, the Minnesota Wild are in the thick of a playoff race. If the season ended today, the Wild would indeed be postseason-bound. However, Minnesota GM Bill Guerin is still searching for ways to improve his roster. Guerin shared his thoughts with The Athletic’s Joe Smith and […]

The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away, and the Buffalo Sabres are going to be in a new position. After 14 consecutive years without playoff hockey in Western New York, they are holding down the second spot in the Atlantic Division. With two wins coming out of the Olympic break, they are […]

Adam Henrique has struggled since he joined the Edmonton Oilers midway through the 2023-24 season. He scored 12 goals last year with the Oilers and that total is down to two goals this season. Despite his lack of production, Henrique is not interested in leaving Edmonton and does not want to get traded. According to […]

The Calgary Flames have not tasted Stanley Cup Playoff hockey since the late Johnny Gaudreau’s dramatic Game 7 goal in the 2022 Western Conference Quarterfinal against the Dallas Stars sent them to the second round against the Edmonton Oilers, a series they eventually lost in five games. Months after that series, the Flames went through […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a tricky spot with six days to go until the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline. Currently 27-23-9, dead last in the Atlantic Division and a full eight points out of a playoff spot, there is a scenario where the front office decides to sell and recoup draft capital for […]

After a postseason-less first campaign in Salt Lake City in 2024-25, the Utah Mammoth are looking well-positioned to advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring. At 31-24-4, the Mammoth are occupying the top wildcard berth in the Western Conference with 23 games left. And as general manager Bill Armstrong told NHL.com earlier this week, […]

The Boston Bruins are used to winning a lot of NHL games, and that has been happening a good amount this season. Boston currently holds a 33-20-5 overall record. The Bruins are rumored to be looking to upgrade ahead of the NHL trade deadline. There are two specific places on the roster where Boston wants […]

The dream of winning a third consecutive Stanley Cup has all but gone down the drain for the Florida Panthers. Injuries have played a role in the team’s disappointing 2025-26 season, but those issues are not the only problems. General manager Bill Zito and head coach Paul Maurice know that their team has been unable […]

The Minnesota Wild are looking at bolstering their team ahead of the NHL’s upcoming trade deadline. Minnesota’s general manager Bill Guerin says his club will do whatever they can to build a championship roster. “We have work to do. No rest for the weary but hey look, this is my day job, and we’ve got […]

The Colorado Avalanche are the best team in the NHL at this time. They have the most points in the league, and are five points ahead of the next closest team. Colorado is one of five teams with at least 80 points. And they are the only team in the NHL with more than 85 […]

The Detroit Red Wings are in the thick of the playoff race late in the season. The Red Wings defeated the Ottawa Senators on Thursday to gain momentum coming out of the Olympic break. There is more work to be done, of course. But for now, Detroit is third in the Atlantic Division. The Red […]

The New York Rangers are retooling their roster and could be very active with one week to go before the NHL Trade Deadline. New York’s intentions were made public by general manager Chris Drury. There are a number of players who could be moved, from Braden Schneider to Mika Zibanejad to Vincent Trocheck. What New […]

Fans of the Vancouver Canucks have awaited news on a Tyler Myers trade for a few days now. On Thursday, it came to light that the Canucks and Detroit Red Wings had a deal on the table. However, it appeared as if Myers wasn’t interested in a move to Michigan. Since then, everyone has been […]

The Dallas Stars are back from the Olympic break with the Stanley Cup on their minds. They have made big trades, risky coaching moves, and drafted well to put themselves in this position. The Stars made the move on Friday to end Tyler Seguin’s season amid an ACL injury on Friday, which gives them NHL […]

The Calgary Flames are one of the prime NHL Trade Deadline sellers ahead of next Friday, and it’s almost certain that veteran forward Nazem Kadri will be one of the casualties as the club continues to rebuild in 2025-26. Kadri is open to a trade to a contender, as TSN’s Darren Dreger reported on Insider […]

Kiefer Sherwood has only played one game for the San Jose Sharks after being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks just over a month ago — but it already could be one of his last. The Sharks gave up two second-round picks to acquire the power forward, who has managed 23 points in 46 games in […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the home stretch of a season that has been a major disappointment. In the years since they drafted Auston Matthews (2016) and added John Tavares in free agency (2018), the hope for Leafs supporters is that the team would put its long Stanley Cup drought behind them. It has […]

The Buffalo Sabres have not made the playoffs since the 2010-11 season. But that could change this season, as they are currently occupying the first wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference. As the team continues to negotiate with Alex Tuch on an extension, one insider revealed the Sabres’ trade deadline plans, which could be different […]

The Dallas Stars are in a wild race in the Central Division, with the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild. They have made big trades in the past, namely for Mikko Rantanen, but cap space may prevent them from doing that this season. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun says that if Tyler Seguin cannot come back, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins came out of the Olympic break with a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. That put a little distance between them and the Columbus Blue Jackets, who lost to the Boston Bruins. Both of those Metropolitan Division teams have big decisions to make at the NHL trade deadline. The […]

The New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on Thursday to restart the season after the Olympic break. They are holding onto the final Metropolitan Division playoff spot, but may be looking for some reinforcements. The Islanders have called the St Louis Blues about forwards Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou ahead of […]

The Edmonton Oilers are one of the better teams in the NHL at this time. With the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline one week away, time is running out for this team to make its final moves of the season. Time is of the essence, and considering the Oilers’ position, they have a lot of moving […]

The Boston Bruins are in a playoff spot as play resumes across the NHL. Boston got off on the right foot with a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, as well. They could be buyers at the NHL Trade Deadline, and they seem ready to go for broke if they can bolster their […]

The Vancouver Canucks (18-33-7) are almost certain to be a team that will be a sure-fire seller at the NHL’s trade deadline. One of the top targets that multiple teams are likely to look at include defenseman Tyler Myers. He has size, strength and experience, and that makes him a very attractive players to any […]

News broke on Saturday that the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings came together on a Tyler Myers trade. Myers did not play on Wednesday when the Canucks returned to the ice from their Olympic break. Pending his approval, his next game would be with Dylan Larkin and Detroit. However, that approval may not come. […]

The Colorado Avalanche are fresh off defeating the Utah Mammoth in their first game back from the Olympic break on Wednesday night, improving to an NHL-best 38-9-9 on the 2025-26 campaign. The Avs are right at the top of the Stanley Cup contender list, and have already made one trade this week, shipping out longtime […]

Add the Calgary Flames to the list of Canadian NHL teams that will become sellers at the 2026 NHL trade deadline. With the Vancouver Canucks already starting what looks to be a fire sale, there are rumors that the Flames could also be in the middle of trading away some of their top players. Things […]

It has been a disappointing season for the Calgary Flames, as they sit in seventh place in the Pacific Division. This has led to rumors of the Flames trading away some key parts of their roster. Some of the trade buzz for Flames players is the movement of Nazem Kadri, and he is speaking out […]

The Vancouver Canucks’ 2025-26 season has been such a disaster that players are getting lost in the shuffle in trade rumors. At the start of the season, Conor Garland was a name many were circling, but the Quinn Hughes trade made it clear that the Canucks were open for business. It isn’t time to forget […]

The 2026 NHL Trade Deadline is just over a week away. As teams make decisions on the future of their clubs, one team, the Vancouver Canucks, already decided to sell long ago. One of the players who could be on the move is Tyler Myers. Myers is currently considering his trade options, according to Darren […]

The New York Rangers are headed into a retool, as they sit in last place in the Eastern Conference coming out of the Olympic break. Artemi Panarin is already gone, as he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings before the break. But the NHL trade deadline could see more movement from the Rangers, and […]

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin isn’t afraid to swing for the fences. Most executives wouldn’t consider trading a haul for a player like Quinn Hughes without an extension in place. The general manager knows that he has a two-year window to win with the superstar defenseman, and the rest is unknown for now. It […]

The Buffalo Sabres are one of the great stories of the 2025-26 season. Frozen out of the playoffs since 2011, the Sabres (32-19-6) have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL since mid-December. They are currently in the No. 1 Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, and they are just two points […]

Vincent Trocheck has returned to the New York Rangers a hero after helping Team USA win gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan — but he might not be long for the Big Apple. With general manager Chris Drury commiting to a retool, and Artemi Panarin already shipped to the Los Angeles Kings, the […]

The Nashville Predators are in a difficult spot ahead of the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline. Only four points out of a wildcard berth in the Western Conference, there’s a realistic path to the postseason for the club — but they don’t project as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders. For that reason, GM Barry Trotz, who […]

It has been a disappointing season for the Winnipeg Jets thus far. After winning the President’s Trophy in 2024-25, the Jets are currently in seventh place in the Central Division and well outside of the playoff picture. Now, there are rumors of a potential sell-off of players, according to The Fourth Period. According to the […]

The New York Islanders are holding down the third spot in the Metropolitan Division coming out of the Olympic break. Few expected them to be here after last year’s disastrous season. But new Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche now has to manage his first NHL trade deadline with playoff expectations looming. What are their dream […]

Teams are preparing for the stretch run of the season with the NHL trade deadline just 10 days away. This has led to teams making calls about available players, as franchises were able to make calls during the Olympic trade freeze. Some of those calls were made to the Philadelphia Flyers surrounding one of their […]