The Vancouver Canucks are in last place in the league and are expected to be one of the first teams to start making trades. Some names have been thrown around, like Kiefer Sherwood and even Quinn Hughes, but there's one that insider David Pagnotta doesn't expect to be dealt this season. He said, "I don't expect there to be much interest in Evander Kane, so I'm not anticipating a move there." This would be a player the Canucks would probably hope to move at he's in the last year of his deal. If...
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The Anaheim Ducks lead the Pacific Division and look like contenders. They have a ton of cap space to work with and will be making large upgrades, rental or not. They don't necessarily need to move players, but definitely can to give teams a roster player back or just another team a player ahead of the trade deadline. In terms of who the Ducks could move off of, Radko Gudas has found himself on a trade board. His role has significantly shrunk from last season as he's playing 16 minutes per gam...
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There is, not surprisingly, any shortage of teams showing interest in the Vancouver Canucks ' Kiefer Sherwood now that the team is in last place in the NHL and it doesn't look like it's going to get any better. Sherwood has a cap hit of just $1.5 million AAV, has 12 goals and 16 points in 28 games, hits everything that moves, and plays a lot on both the power play and penalty kill. He is on pace for 35 goals and 47 points, and is also looking to sign a long-term deal at a much larger cap hit t...
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The Edmonton Oilers ' clear weakness is in net. This is a Stanley Cup caliber team with possibly the worst goaltending duo in the league. Something has to change and it is likely going to. While they don't want to make a lateral move, any move to move on from Calvin Pickard is an upgrade. Stuart Skinner, the Oilers' starter, has actually been solid the last few games. Giving him a partner who can compete for starts with him is the best option if it's affordable. Elliotte Freidman said, "There'...
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The Vancouver Canucks are at the bottom of the NHL standings with 23 points and have four forwards, a defenseman, and their starting goalie all injured, plus more have spent time on the shelf. This has been a recipe for disaster since very early in the season and it is getting to the point where they could start making trades sooner rather than later. At the top of the trade list is Kiefer Sherwood, who has a very good cap hit of $1.5 million AAV, is in the second and final year of his deal be...
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While the standings in the NHL are very close in each conference, there are teams that have separated themselves in the wrong way. In the West, there are three in particular that had higher hopes and are at the point of gearing up to make moves. Chris Johnston said, "It goes Vancouver, Nashville, and Calgary in that order for most likely to start making some moves." These are the last three placed teams in the NHL at the moment. The Vancouver Canucks are in last place with a record of 10-14-3 ...
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The New York Rangers suffered a big blow to their defense corps last week as Adam Fox was placed on LTIR with a left shoulder injury. He's expected to miss multiple weeks. That leaves the Blueshirts in a lurch on the blueline. They have a serious lack of puck-moving d-men, and in particular, they will be hurt on the power play. Insider Elliotte Friedman reported on his 32 Thoughts podcast that they are scouring the market for help in those areas, and seem to be zeroing in on ...
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The Nashville Predators are one of the key teams to watch in the coming weeks when it comes to trade activity. GM Barry Trotz is getting mighty impatient, as his explosive "I need (expletive) more from them!" rant proved late last month. Yes, they've won two in a row, but they're still one point out of dead last in the league. Steven Stamkos, two-time Stanley Cup winner and future Hall of Famer, has been a supreme disappointment since coming to Nashville. He's sitting on eight goals and 11 poi...
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Another tough injury blow Thursday night for the Toronto Maple Leafs, as their other starting goalie, Joseph Woll, went down to injury. But they held on for their third straight win, a 5-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes, as Dennis Hildeby came in to hold down the fort in the third period. Meanwhile, the Leafs continue their search for top-six help, and the latest reports have them as one of two teams labeled with 'strong interest' in Calgary Flames veteran forward Blake Coleman. Ac...
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The Edmonton Oilers are living in the rumor mill again, and for once it's not just about goaltending. Under the weight of a massive 8-year, 74 million dollar contract and a rough start that has him at 10 points and a minus-10 in 27 games, Darnell Nurse has become the lightning rod for a frustrated fan base. Social media is loaded with calls to trade him and cap-floor math that ships his 9.25 million dollar hit out in any big goalie deal. Talk-radio fuel like Doug MacLean’s fa...
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At 39, Evgeni Malkin is doing everything in his power to keep the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoff conversation, racking up six goals and 26 points over 25 games played this season. But Tyler Seguin’s ACL injury in Dallas may have quietly changed the math on his future. With Seguin likely out for the rest of the season and the Stars firmly in contender mode, there is now a prime top-six opening on a team with both cap flexibility via LTIR and a clear need for another impact forward. If...
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The Dallas Stars suffered a devastating blow this week as key veteran Tyler Seguin suffered a season-ending torn ACL . The two-way star forward had contributed 17 points and a plus/minus rating of +10 thus far to Dallas' terrific 18-5-5 start. He will be greatly missed. And to that end, the Stars are going to put their trade efforts into overdrive going forward, as noted on TSN's Insider Trading by Chris Johnston . I think where it leads them now is, they're likely to be even more aggres...
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The Montreal Canadiens rank 30th in the NHL in goals against average, at 3.54 allowed per game. Similarly, they're 30th in save percentage, at .877. If the team hopes to maintain its push to the top of the Atlantic Division, it will certainly need to address the goaltending. Sam Montembeault has been supremely disappointing this season, with a 5-6-1 mark, an .861 Sv% and a 3.61 goals against average. The Habs came into the season feeling like their goaltending was in good hands, as the 2...
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When it comes to sought-after trade assets, the Toronto Maple Leafs' cupboard is pretty bare. Gone are their first- and second-round picks in the 2026 Draft; gone is their first-rounder in 2027; gone are two of their top prospects in Fraser Minten and Nikita Grebenkin. Easton Cowan? Forget about it. He's not going anywhere. So if GM Brad Treliving is intent on boosting the troops with a viable addition, what does he have to offer up in a trade that other teams would be interested i...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed Ryan McDonagh for three more years. He is in the last year of a seven-year deal at $6.75 million AAV and was set to become a UFA after the season. Tampa Bay extends Ryan McDonagh 3 x $4.1M — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 4, 2025 McDonagh is 36 years old, so his new three-year deal with a cap hit of $4.1 million AAV takes him to 39 years old. The veteran leads the defensemen of the Lightning in ice time on the penalty kill with over three minut...
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Edmonton Oilers ' Darnell Nurse and Toronto Maple Leafs ' Morgan Rielly find themselves in similar situations a quarter of the way through the season. Both are struggling, in different ways, which has ignited talks of a change of scenery for the two veteran defensemen. On the Real Kyper and Bourne Show , former GM Doug MacLean said he would trade for Nurse “in a heartbeat,” igniting speculation about whether the Toronto Maple Leafs should consider a one for one swap involving Morgan Riel...
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The Columbus Blue Jackets are blowing too many third period leads, but they aren't acting like a rebuilding team. They see themselves as a group on the cusp that wants to make noise, not start selling off pieces. That makes Kiefer Sherwood a very natural target. The hometown power forward is leading the Vancouver Canucks in goals, and is exactly the type of top nine winger contenders chase at the deadline. Multiple insiders have confirmed that Columbus has already called Vancouver,...
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We heard back in September from GM Danny Briere that goaltender Carter Hart would not be returning to the Philadelphia Flyers once he was eligible to return to the NHL as of this week. Now it's been revealed that it was strictly Hart's idea, and not necessarily the Flyers' preference. Hart wound up signing with the Vegas Golden Knights and made a triumphant return to the NHL Tuesday night (despite surrendering a goal less than two minutes in), backstopping the Knights to a 4-3 overtime w...
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The Nashville Predators are one of the only NHL teams in sell mode, and veteran center Ryan O'Reilly is the prime trade candidate to be dealt first. O'Reilly has not looked like himself this season, and has called his own play out publicly. With that said, the Predators as a group are struggling, and GM Barry Trotz has no other move but to listen to trade offers. When it comes to moving O'Reilly, the New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens are leading the charge. O'Reilly doesn't have any tra...
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The Philadelphia Flyers are very interested in acquiring Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes. However, they won't be moving two of their promising young forwards to get the deal done. According to Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff, the Flyers certainly have trade interest in acquiring Hughes, but they won't be moving forward Matvei Michkov or prospect Porter Martone in the deal. Instead, they have a few other trade options who could intrigue the Canucks' brass. The Flyers have the most tale...
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The NHL's trade market is heating up in a big way, and look out for the Montreal Canadiens to make a splash. Reportedly, they've been in trade talks with the St. Louis Blues. Darren Dreger: I keep looking at Montreal...one of those teams that most definitely is continually kicking tires on the potential of a fit with [the Blues] and some of the assets that they have up front - Sekeres & Price (12/1) The Canadiens have one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL, and have plenty of trade capit...
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The NHL’s long-awaited return to the Olympics suddenly has a cloud hanging over it. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said NHL players will not attend the 2026 Games if Milan’s main rink is not completed on time. The league has been reassured for months that the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena will be ready, but with construction delays piling up and test events relocated, frustration is rising fast. The Olympic ice arena in Milan is still yet to be completed and now it's been shared that the i...
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The Dallas Stars have gotten the worst possible news on the devastating injury to veteran Tyler Seguin, and his season is done. Tyler SEGUIN is out long term with an ACL injury pic.twitter.com/btj0qG94AA — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) December 3, 2025 The team announced that Seguin, who went down Tuesday night, has suffered an ACL injury and is expected to be out for the rest of the season. It was almost exactly a year ago that the veteran center was forced to undergo hip s...
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The depth on the Montreal Canadiens ' blueline continues to mount. And with it, the possibility of a trade from that depth to address their need in the top-six. A report from Habs insider Marco D'Amico in rg.org indicates that while teams have been calling GM Kent Hughes on Kaiden Guhle, he has no intention whatsoever of trading the currently-injured d-man. Rival GMs "have been met with an immediate denial." The combination of physicality and defensive awareness that he brings to their b...
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Trevor Zegras has been exactly what the Philadelphia Flyers hoped for on the ice, which is why speculation is inevitable about when a contract extension is coming. He's leading the team in scoring and is even forcing his way into the Team USA Olympic conversation. It all feels like the perfect moment for GM Danny Briere to slam down an eight year deal and call it a day. Instead, the noise around the league is that the Flyers are more likely to slow play this, use their RFA leverage...
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