We've heard the reports for a while now— New York Rangers ' sought-after trade piece Vincent Trocheck wants to stay in the East . And he's not pulling any punches about this demand. I think there's a couple of far west teams that have gotten in on him, and I've been told that it won't be happening... His preference is east, and a couple of west teams have been told he's not going out there.  ...
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All eyes are on the St. Louis Blues as the trade deadline quickly approaches this coming Friday. And the biggest name of all of them is young star center Robert Thomas. The Blues have set a massive high price for him , but according to insider Elliotte Friedman, not only does he think a trade might happen, but he's revealed a surprise team that is seriously in the bidding. Per @FriedgeHNIC there’s a decent chance Robert Thomas is traded by Friday’s deadline. 👀 He also said Utah is one of...
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It's starting to sound like the St. Louis Blues are going to trade veteran goaltender Jordan Binnington. GM Doug Armstrong has been listening to trade offers on several of his core players, and there's three teams who have advanced in trade talks surrounding the Blues' netminder. Binnington has one season left on his contract at $6 million, and owns a 14-team no-trade list. While Binnington stood on his head for Team Canada at the Olympics, he's had a tough season with the struggling Blues. Bi...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are a mess and their captain Auston Matthews isn't shying away from it. Matthews spoke to reporters after the team's loss to the rival Ottawa Senators Saturday night, and called out his team for their pride in their play. I thought we started better. We just kind of lost it there. Just really disconnected throughout all three zones. Just bad. Just fairly embarrassing, to be honest with you. We need to have more pride in our play, no matter where we’re at, n...
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Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman has two jobs before the trade deadline approaches on Friday. 1 - trade Andrew Mangiapane, and 2 - find a third-line center. The Oilers have been involved in trade talks for weeks as they look to make some changes up front before the deadline, and they've also been linked to a depth defenceman, who can play the right side. Bowman's been as active as anyone the past couple of weeks, and Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman feels there's some potential for the...
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Brad Treliving has a 'For Sale' sign up around the Toronto Maple Leafs. After what was one of their worst performances of the season against the rival Ottawa Senators Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena, it's been reported that Treliving has made it known throughout the league, mostly anyone on the team is available, for the right price. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman recently reported on what the Leafs were going to do, and had this to say: There’s a lot of talk about the UFAs and what they cou...
about 2 months ago
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The Ryan O'Reilly sweepstakes has never been hotter, and now we wait to see if 'The Factor' is dealt before Friday's trade deadline. The Nashville Predators management team have been listening to trade offers for weeks, and now there's three teams left, who are getting closer to exactly what the Preds are looking for. The price will be significant, as O'Reilly has admitted numerous times he doesn't want to be traded and wants to stick around at least another season in Nashville, meanwhile, the...
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Evgeni Malkin felt his contract talks could be resolved by now. The Pittsburgh Penguins veteran forward is a pending unrestricted free agent at season's end, and while at this point it doesn't feel like he'll be traded before Friday, Malkin was hopeful Kyle Dubas and his agent could figure out a contract extension to give him some peace of mind. "Nothing we can say right now," Malkin said following Saturday's loss to the New York Rangers, per team reporter Michelle Crechiolo . "I'm just playin...
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The Nashville Predators are expected to be among the NHL's selling teams leading up to the 2026 NHL trade deadline. Due to this, several of their players have been creating chatter as trade candidates. Forward Michael Bunting is one of them. With Bunting being a pending unrestricted free agent (UFA), there should be several playoff clubs looking to add him as a rental. With this, let's take a look at three teams that could try to acquire him leading up to the deadline. Boston Bruins The ...
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The Vancouver Canucks are currently at the bottom of the NHL standings with an 18-33-7 record. With this, they are one of the NHL's top sellers leading up to the 2026 trade deadline. One Canucks player who has the potential to be traded ahead of the deadline is Teddy Blueger. The 31-year-old center is a pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) and should generate interest from clubs looking for help down the middle. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to acquire Bluge...
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The Boston Bruins are looking to make some additions to help their playoff push as we approach the trade deadline, with a focus on a top-four defenseman. But as always, ya gotta give something to get something. Yes, they have two first-round picks in 2026 and 2027, as well as both of their second-rounders for those two years. Good assets from which to draw from, for sure. But they also have a notable prospect who is reportedly squarely on the trade block, in Matthew Poitras. He's having ...
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The LA Kings are already missing a major part of their offense after Kevin Fiala went down for the count during the Olympics. Now they've learned that they will be without Andrei Kuzmenko for an extended period after undergoing surgery for a torn meniscus in his knee. Forward Andrei Kuzmenko underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus. He has been placed on injured reserve (IR) and is listed as week-to-week. Additionally, defenseman Angus Booth has been recalled from the @onta...
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The Montreal Canadiens are sitting in a spot where it might finally be time to make a real deadline buying push again. Montreal is currently sitting in the first Wild Card spot in the East with 73 points, four points ahead of the Washington Capitals , who are looking in. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman says the Canadiens have poked around Nashville Predators center Ryan O’Reilly, and RG.org’s Marco D’Amico adds they’ve also made a quick call on Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen.&...
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It was announced today that former 1st-round pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets , Kent Johnson, was a healthy scratch ahead of today's game against the New York Islanders. Drafted by former general manager Jarmo Kekalainen, Johnson was poised to propel the Blue Jackets into Stanley Cup contention. Kent Johnson scratched tonight for CBJ… @megangley mentioned him on the pod over the summer as a potential great fit in Colorado. — Jesse Montano (@jessemontano_) February 28, 2026 But this...
about 2 months ago
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking at selling at the trade deadline, that much is inevitable at this point after their dreadful performances in Florida coming out of the Olympic break. And while pending UFAs are definitely on the table, and many of them surely to be moved, another area of the team that GM Brad Treliving could (should?) deal from is in goal. The team has three legit NHL goaltenders. One of them could bring back some nice assets for a team desperately in need of re-stocki...
about 2 months ago
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We first heard the rumor last week. The Florida Panthers, if they ultimately deem themselves out of the race before the trade deadline, could decide to trade their legendary goaltender , and pending unrestricted free agent, Sergei Bobrovsky. The Panthers lost to the Buffalo Sabres Friday night, dropping them back to eight points in arrears of a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Their two-time Stanley Cup run is teetering on the brink... at best. Bob's future is in doubt, as ...
about 2 months ago
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The St. Louis Blues may be open for business, but that doesn't mean general manager Doug Armstrong is going to give in on his high demands. There's been trade offers trickling in over the last few days for Robert Thomas, Justin Faulk, Jordan Binnington and Colton Parayko, but Armstrong is asking for significant returns for his assets. Thomas has been linked to the Boston Bruins, but Armstrong's been rumored to be asking for at least one first-round pick and Fraser Minten, but at this poi...
about 2 months ago
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The Ottawa Senators are looking to boost their roster within the next week leading up to next Friday's trade deadline—if they stay in the playoff hunt between now and then. A top-four defenseman is definitely on the radar. However, if things go awry, we’re hearing that veteran Claude Giroux could become a surprising trade piece for the Sens. The pending UFA has been with the team for four years now, and is a key piece of the forward unit. But he is 38, and re-signing him is not likely goi...
about 2 months ago
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We heard a report on Thursday that Steven Stamkos had provided the Nashville Predators with a list of three teams he'd at least consider a move to. But on Friday, a significant turn of events in the Stamkos drama, as the player himself denied that report in an interview with Alex Daugherty in the Nashville Tennessean . Stamkos has a full no-move clause. And he says there is "zero" chance he'd be willing to waive it this season. I haven't talked to (GM Barry Tr...
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The Dallas Stars are getting ready to pounce as the trade deadline approaches. The biggest sign of that has come Friday afternoon, as they are about to declare Tyler Seguin out for the rest of the season, including the playoffs . There is word Dallas filed paperwork declaring Tyler Seguin out for the rest of the regular season & playoffs. By doing this, Stars get full cap relief heading into trade deadline. Feel for Seguin, who underwent surgery for a torn ACL. Wanted to return, bu...
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It's well known now around the NHL: The reason that the sure-fire sellers, the St. Louis Blues , haven't been able to pull the trigger yet on a deal, is due to the high prices they've set on their trade candidates. And when it comes to center Robert Thomas, the ask is astronomical. According to Blues insider Jeremy Rutherford in The Athletic , here's what it'll cost a team to pry the point-per-game man away from St. Louis: Armstrong has made it clear what the asking price is ...
about 2 months ago
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Hold onto your hats because this trade deadline could be one for the ages. The NHL resumed action this week and trade talks are as hot as ever, one week away from the Mar.6 deadline. Two teams to keep an eye on, the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. Daily Faceoff's Antony Di Marco recently linked the two clubs, suggestion the stars could align for a blockbuster move ahead of the deadline, involving Blues forward Robert Thomas. Di Marco recently reported: The Blues had assistant GM Tim Taylor ...
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The Nashville Predators are opening to listen to trade offers on veteran forward Steven Stamkos, but it's Stamkos who is rejecting a change of scenery. According to reports , the Predators have talked to other teams on their asking price on Stamkos, but he's not interested in waiving his no-movement clause. The 36-year-old has two years remaining on his current deal, earning $8 million AAV. “I haven’t talked to [GM Barry Trotz] at all about that,” Stamkos said. “Obviously, there’s stuff that g...
about 2 months ago
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The San Jose Sharks beat a large number of interested teams to the punch in securing a trade for Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks back in January. But is Sherwood's stay in San Jose going to come to a close after just a handful of games? The bruising forward is a pending unrestricted free agent, and is looking for a huge raise. There's been talk about an ask in the neighborhood of a $5 million AAV for the NHL's single-season Hits record-holder. The Sharks certainly knew w...
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How badly do the Seattle Kraken want to make a splash at this deadline, specifically to upgrade their offense? We know that they were in on the Artemi Panarin sweepstakes with the New York Rangers. But we've just learned how insane their extension offer to Panarin was. The Kraken are firmly in the playoff race, currently holding down the second Wild Card spot, going into Friday's play. But they remain near the bottom of the league in goals per game. Their 2.81 mark places them 25th. They...
about 2 months ago
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