NHL Trade Deadline Articles - Page 6

The NHL returns to play on Wednesday night after the Olympic break. The Olympic trade freeze has ended, and the trade deadline is on March 6 at 3 p.m. ET. Teams were able to discuss trades during the freeze, but could not complete them. Now, the trade deadline season has kicked off with a minor […]

The Ottawa Senators made the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. It was vindication for a team that had been so close but came up short in recent years. Their postseason ended in a six-game first-round exit against the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, the future seemed bright in Canada’s capital city for the first time in […]

The Seattle Kraken are making the most out of a weak Pacific Division this season. Entering the Olympic break, Lane Lambert’s squad had taken the third overall spot in the division, one point behind the Edmonton Oilers with two games in hand. The Kraken are in a prime position to steal a playoff spot, which […]

The Washington Capitals were the best team in the Eastern Conference in 2024-25, but have not been as good this season. The Caps are 29-23-7 on the season, which places them fifth in the Metropolitan Division. It also places them four points outside of a playoff spot. The front office needs to decide what their […]

The Buffalo Sabres are in a playoff spot with around 10 days to go until the NHL Trade Deadline. The Sabres have a chance to end the longest active playoff drought in the league. Players such as Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, and Tage Thompson are leading this team to great success. However, things could be […]

The Calgary Flames are near the bottom of the NHL at this time. Calgary hoped to contend for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026. Unfortunately, things have not played out that way. The Flames are likely to sell at the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, and veteran winger Blake Coleman is at the forefront of the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are preparing to return to action following the 2026 Winter Olympics. Team USA brought home the gold on Sunday morning, bringing an end to the NHL’s Olympic break and its trade freeze. With only days remaining before the league resumes action, trade discussions are picking up across the league. The Oilers are […]

The New York Islanders will return from the Olympic break in third place in the Metropolitan Division. A surge from the Columbus Blue Jackets has closed the gap, but the Isles still control their destiny. With the NHL trade deadline just weeks away, the Islanders must trade JG Pageau, even if they are in the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are close to a playoff spot as the NHL prepares to return to action. Team USA won gold in Milan on Sunday morning, and the league’s trade freeze has now lifted. As a result, trade season is back on the menu. And the upcoming games for the Blue Jackets could determine […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics ended with Team USA capturing gold in men’s and women’s hockey in Milan. Now, the focus will return to the NHL and PWHL, respectively, for these athletes. In the NHL, things are going to get intense very, very soon. And teams such as the Winnipeg Jets don’t have a ton of […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics have come to an end, as Team USA defeated Canada for gold in the men’s hockey tournament. As players return from Milan, preparing for the rest of the NHL season, front offices have still been working. The NHL instituted a trade freeze that began at 3 p.m. ET on Feb. 4 […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are near the bottom of the Eastern Conference at this time. Philadelphia had some hope that new head coach Rick Tocchet could help them become postseason contenders sooner rather than later. However, things have not worked out as everyone envisioned, at least for season one. There are certainly some positives to speak […]

The St. Louis Blues are near the bottom of the NHL at this time. They are in the midst of the NHL’s Olympic break, so they have an opportunity to rest and reset. However, they remain the third-worst team in the Western Conference. And that could spark some tough decisions involving players such as Robert […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have only lost once in regulation since the beginning of 2026. Tied at the top of the Eastern Conference with the Carolina Hurricanes, the Bolts are all in for a return to the Stanley Cup Final. With the NHL trade deadline upcoming, Lightning GM Julien BriseBois will likely be aggressive once […]

The Edmonton Oilers are one of the best teams in the NHL at this time. They are firmly a contender for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they will have a chance to avenge their defeats in the Stanley Cup Final in each of the last two seasons. However, the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline is going […]

The St. Louis Blues are in the middle of a disappointing season and the chances of head coach Jim Montgomery turning the team in the right direction like he did last year seems all but impossible. The Blues have a 20-28-9 record and their 49 points ranks 31st out of 32 teams in the NHL. […]

The Montreal Canadiens are firmly in the Stanley Cup Playoff race at this time. Montreal entered the Olympic break sitting tied for second on points with the Detroit Red Wings for second in the Atlantic Division. However, unlike Detroit, the Habs will have only three games before the NHL Trade Deadline to improve their standing. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference at this time. They entered the NHL’s Olympic break sitting tied on points with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the top seed in the East. Carolina is likely to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. The Hurricanes have […]

The Nashville Predators are in a state of transition at this time. General manager Barry Trotz is retiring at the end of this season. He leaves after three seasons in the big chair. These seasons weren’t all sunshine and rainbows, unfortunately. The Predators missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season, and they could very well […]

The Los Angeles Kings were dealt a significant blow during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Kevin Fiala suffered a season-ending injury while playing for Switzerland. The injury occurred during a freak accident involving Team Canada’s Tom Wilson. Both players attempted to throw a hit, but they fell awkwardly after missing the hit. Fiala is a big […]

The Chicago Blackhawks looked to have made some progress this season. And to some extent, they have. Goaltender Spencer Knight is fifth in the NHL for WAR among goalies, according to Evolving Hockey. Prior to an injury in mid-December, Connor Bedard was establishing himself as an MVP candidate. Unfortunately, though, none of this has been […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will fight for their playoff lives when they come back from the Olympic break. Toronto is still in the hunt, as they are only six points back of the Boston Bruins for the final Wild Card spot. However, they are fighting an incredible uphill battle for that last spot. The Maple […]

The Detroit Red Wings look as if they will be buyers at the upcoming 2026 NHL Trade Deadline. Detroit is tied on points for second in the Atlantic Division. They are receiving incredible goaltending from John Gibson after a trade during the summer. And their core of Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, and Moritz […]

The Boston Bruins are in a playoff spot in somewhat surprising fashion. 2025-26 seemed like a retooling year for the Bruins after they missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. However, Boston owns the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference at this time. And they are in a position to add to their […]

The Calgary Flames are well out of the Western Conference playoff race as the Olympics roll along. They already sold off one piece, getting at least one first-round pick back for Rasmus Andersson. The Fourth Period insider David Pagnotta says that the Flames will continue to sell before the NHL trade deadline, but it may […]

The Vancouver Canucks were one game from the Western Conference Finals a couple years ago. It looked as if this team had the chance to make some noise in the Western Conference. Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson were stars, and the future looked quite bright. Unfortunately, this house of cards has come crashing down. Hughes […]

The New York Rangers have begun their retooling process. Rangers general manager Chris Drury made the team’s intentions public in a letter to fans before the NHL’s Olympic break. After this letter was made public, New York went on to trade Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders before sending Artemi Panarin to the Los […]

The Detroit Red Wings are in waters they have not sailed into for over a decade. When the NHL resumes play on February 25th, Detroit will be in a playoff spot. If they make the playoffs, it will be the first time since 2016 that they’ve made the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the 2026 NHL […]

The Montreal Canadiens officially came out of the rebuild in 2024-25, advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in four years before bowing out to the Washington Capitals in five games in Round 1. This time around, the Habs are looking to do more than just get in. Sitting 32-17-8 and third […]

The San Jose Sharks have shown some major promise this season. They have fallen off a bit from their highs earlier in the year. However, they entered the NHL’s Olympic break sitting just five points out of the West’s final Wild Card spot. The Sharks have a chance to make some noise coming out of […]

After a decade without playoff hockey, the Detroit Red Wings appear to be back. They entered the NHL’s Olympic break tied for second in the Atlantic Division, sitting even with the Montreal Canadiens on points. Furthermore, they have an eight-point lead over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the best non-playoff team on points at this time. […]

The 2025-26 NHL season has not been what the Winnipeg Jets anticipated following their first President’s Trophy-winning campaign last year. They fully expected and planned on being in the mix for a playoff position in the Central Division, even despite the loss of longtime forward Nikolaj Ehlers to the Carolina Hurricanes via unrestricted free agency. […]

The Boston Bruins have been something of a surprise this season. They went into the Olympic break as the fifth place team in the Atlantic Division with 69 points, a position that put them inside the Eastern Conference playoff structure as the No. 8 seed. That sounds like a tenuous position, but the Bruins have […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the best teams in the NHL at this time. In fact, they own an eight-point lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins for first place in the Metropolitan Division. What makes Carolina an intriguing team, though, is their ability to make a splash move seemingly every year. The Hurricanes traded for […]

The Montreal Canadiens traded for Patrik Laine a couple years ago in a deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Laine wanted a fresh start following some injury-filled seasons in Columbus. And the Canadiens were seeking a bit of scoring punch as they sought to make a run at the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Laine’s time in […]

The Patrik Laine experiment hasn’t quite worked out as planned for the Montreal Canadiens; the Finnish sniper has appeared in just 57 regular-season games since the start of the 2024-25 campaign, adding 34 points. With the Habs adding offensive depth in the form of Alexandre Texier and Phil Danault this season, Laine could be the […]

The Detroit Red Wings probably could not have asked for a better spot to be in ahead of the nearly three week Olympic break. Through 58 games in 2025-26, Todd McLellan’s club is 33-19-6 and third place in an ultra-competitive Atlantic Division. The franchise and fan base alike are desperate to break the long postseason […]

The Utah Mammoth are hoping to push ahead as one of the best clubs in the NHL this season. Utah has 64 points on the year. The Mammoth are poised to make a big splash down the stretch of this season, per a R.org report. “Currently holding down the first Wild Card spot, sources have […]

Seattle Kraken forward Matty Beniers has had an up-and-down career in the NHL to this point. The former second overall pick from the 2021 NHL Draft had an incredible rookie season. In fact, he won the Calder Trophy as the league’s best rookie at the end of his debut campaign. However, it’s been a bit […]