NHL Trade Rumors

Trade and Free Agency Rumors from Around the Hockey World

  • Avalanche re-sign Sam Malinski

    The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed Sam Malinski to a 4-year contract extension with a $4.75 million cap hit.

    The defenseman was set to be a UFA this summer.

    Malinski, 27, has 3 goals and 21 assists for the Avalanche this season.

  • Islanders acquire Carson Soucy

    The New York Islanders have acquired Carson Soucy from the Rangers in exchange for a 2026 3rd round pick.

    The Rangers acquired Soucy last season in a trade from the Canucks.

    Soucy, 31, had 3 goals and 5 assists this season for the Rangers.

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  • Sabres re-sign Josh Doan

    The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed Josh Doan to a 7-year contract extension with a cap hit of $6.95 million.

    The Sabres acquired the winger from the Mammoth along with Michael Kesselring in last summer’s trade that sent J.J. Peterka out West.

    This new contract covers 3 RFA seasons and 4 UFA seasons.

    Doan, 23, has 15 goals and 20 assists in 49 games with the Sabres this season.

  • Sharks acquire Kiefer Sherwood

    The San Jose Sharks have acquired Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for the Sharks’ 2nd round picks in both 2026 and 2027 and 25-year old AHL defenseman Cole Clayton.

    Sherwood is scheduled to be a UFA this summer.

    The 30-year old winger has 17 goals and 6 assists in 44 games this season and is 2nd among all NHL players with 210 hits.

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  • Golden Knights acquire Rasmus Andersson

    The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2027 1st round pick, a conditional 2027 2nd round pick, defenseman Zac Whitecloud and 2022 7th round selection Abram Wiebe.

    The Flames will be retaining 50% of Andersson’s $4.55 million cap hit this season.

    The conditional 2nd round pick will become a future 1st round pick if the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup in 2026.

    There is no contract extension as part of this trade, so Andersson is still scheduled to be a UFA this summer. Vegas is believed to be a preferred destination for the defenseman, so the two sides will presumably work to get a contract extension done.

    Andersson, 29, has 10 goals and 20 assists in 48 games for the Flames this season.

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  • Predators re-sign Justus Annunen

    The Nashville Predators have re-signed Justus Annunen to a 2-year contract with a cap hit of $1.25 million.

    The 2-year contract covers 1 RFA season and 1 UFA season.

    Annunen, 25, is 3-5-1 this season with a 0.878 SV%. The Predators acquired Annunen in November 2024 in a trade that sent Scott Wedgewood to Colorado.

  • Wild acquire Quinn Hughes

    The Minnesota Wild have acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Zeev Buium, Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren and a 2026 1st round pick.

    Hughes, 26, is signed through 2026-27 at a cap-hit of $7.85 million.

    The Devils made a self-assessed “strong offer” reports Pierre Lebrun. Many assumed the Devils would acquire Quinn Hughes to play with his brothers Jack and Luke, and that narrative will presumably prevail heading towards Quinn’s impeding free agency in 2027.

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  • Senators re-sign Shane Pinto

    The Ottawa Senators have re-signed Shane Pinto to a 4-year contract with a cap hit of $7.5 million.

    The contract covers 2 RFA seasons and 2 UFA seasons. Pinto will have a 10-team no-trade list in the final 2 seasons.

    Pinto, 25, had 21 goals and 16 assists in 70 games last season for the Senators before stepping up his pace early in 2025-26 with 8 goals and 6 assists in 17 games.

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