NHL Trade Deadline: Top Sellers and Player Big Board Rankings

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, teams are evaluating their rosters to determine whether to buy or sell. This analysis highlights the top 10 teams positioned as sellers and identifies key players they might look to move, followed by a big board ranking of the most likely trade candidates across the league.

Top 10 Potential Sellers and Their Trade Assets

Below is a ranked list of teams expected to be sellers, detailing both pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs) and other notable players who could be available for trade:

1. St. Louis Blues

   • Pending UFAs: Oskar Sundqvist, Robby Fabbri
   • Other Potential Trade Candidates: Justin Faulk, Jordan Binnington, Brayden Schenn, Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou

2. Vancouver Canucks

   • Pending UFAs: Evander Kane, Teddy Blueger, David Kämpf
   • Other Potential Trade Candidates: Elias Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk, Conor Garland

3. Calgary Flames

   • Pending UFAs: Ryan Lomberg
   • Other Potential Trade Candidates: Blake Coleman, Nazem Kadri, Zach Whitecloud, Morgan Frost

4. New York Rangers

   • Pending UFAs: Jonathan Quick
   • Other Potential Trade Candidates: Vincent Trocheck, Braden Schneider, Brennan Othmann

5. Nashville Predators

   • Pending UFAs: Michael Bunting, Erik Haula, Michael McCarron, Nick Blankenburg
   • Other Potential Trade Candidates: Ryan O’Reilly, Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault

6. Toronto Maple Leafs

   • Pending UFAs: Bobby McMann, Scott Laughton, Calle Järnkrok, Troy Stecher
   • Other Potential Trade Candidates: Simon Benoit

7. Chicago Blackhawks

   • Pending UFAs: Nick Foligno, Connor Murphy, Jason Dickinson, Ilya Mikheyev, Matt Grzelcyk

8. San Jose Sharks

   • Pending UFAs: John Klingberg, Kiefer Sherwood, Alex Nedeljkovic, Mario Ferraro, Timothy Liljegren, Vincent Desharnais

9. Winnipeg Jets

   • Pending UFAs: Gustav Nyquist, Luke Schenn, Logan Stanley

10. New Jersey Devils

    • Pending UFAs: Evgenii Dadonov
    • Other Potential Trade Candidates: Dougie Hamilton

NHL Trade Block Big Board: Players Most Likely to be Traded

With the trade deadline looming, here's a comprehensive big board of players who are generating significant trade interest and are considered most likely to be moved:

Honorable Mentions

• Tyler Myers, Vancouver Canucks
• Warren Foegele, Los Angeles Kings
• Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Carolina Hurricanes
• Alexis Lafrenière, New York Rangers
• Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens
• Dawson Mercer, New Jersey Devils
• Connor Murphy, Chicago Blackhawks
• Jesper Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild
• Shane Wright, Seattle Kraken

Top 15 Trade Candidates

1. Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
2. Justin Faulk, St. Louis Blues
3. Bobby McMann, Toronto Maple Leafs
4. Nazem Kadri, Calgary Flames
5. Evander Kane, Vancouver Canucks
6. Blake Coleman, Calgary Flames
7. Andrew Mangiapane, Edmonton Oilers
8. Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues
9. Dougie Hamilton, New Jersey Devils
10. Ryan O’Reilly, Nashville Predators
11. Jordan Kyrou, St. Louis Blues
12. Connor Garland, Vancouver Canucks
13. Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues
14. MacKenzie Weegar, Calgary Flames
15. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks