NHL Trade Rumors

Trade and Free Agency Rumors from Around the Hockey World

  • Oilers and Hyman Close to Contract

    The Oilers and Zach Hyman are close to a contract.

    The Oilers would need to work out a trade for Hyman’s rights from the Leafs to sign him to an 8-year deal.

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  • Devils Trying to Move P.K. Subban

    Andy Strickland reports that the Devils are looking to trade P.K. Subban.

    Subban has a $9 million cap hit, but he has only $2 million in cash due to him for the remainder of the year now that his signing bonus was paid already earlier this month. A team that is budget-conscious but with little cap issues could find some room for Subban.

  • 2021 Mock NHL Entry Draft

    The NHL draft goes on Friday, and this year’s crop figures to be as wide open as any draft in recent memory. Nonetheless, here is NHL Trade Rumors’ try at predicting the first round:

    1. Buffalo Sabres – LD Owen Power
    Buffalo takes the big blueliner, who has slowly earned the status as the consensus #1 pick throughout his draft year. Power really cemented his draft status playing against pros at the World Championships. Buffalo would prefer to add a forward, but they can’t pass up on the talent at the number one spot. Power might play out the 2021-22 season for Michigan and join the Sabres in the spring.

    2. Seattle Kraken – C Matt Beniers
    With Seattle’s first ever entry draft pick, the Kraken also go to the University of Michigan. A reliable center, Beniers was a standout as an underager at the World Juniors and also a contributor at the World Championships. While he doesn’t have the flashy skills that Seattle might find with some other options available to them, Beniers makes up for it with his hockey IQ and determination.

    3. Anaheim Ducks – LW William Eklund
    A great skater with the upside to be the best forward in the draft, Eklund makes a lot of sense in this spot. Eklund had 23 points in 40 SHL games this season. I’ve heard suggetsions that both Buffalo and Seattle like him, so keep one eye on that.

    4. New Jersey Devils – LD Luke Hughes
    The Devils go to the Hughes family for the second time in three years. One of the best skaters for the draft, Hughes fits a need for the Devils no matter what his name was.

    5. Columbus Blue Jackets – C Mason McTavish
    The Blue Jackets have an organizational need at center, and McTavish has catapulted himself right into the Blue Jackets’ range after a very strong Under 18 tournament.

    6. Detroit Red Wings – LW Dylan Guenther
    Guenther is likely the best pure goal-scorer in the draft. The Red Wings hope that he can form a similar chemistry with their 2021 top pick Lucas Raymond that sniper Alexander Holtz did.

    7. San Jose Sharks – LD Simon Edvinson
    One of the more divisive prospects in this year’s draft, Edvinson can be the complete package with his 6’5″ frame and impressive footwork.

    8. Los Angeles Kings – RD Brandt Clarke
    The Kings are loaded with forward prospects and Clarke rounds out their prospect pool nicely. An extremely skilled defenseman, there’s some concern if Clarke’s skating will hold him back.

    9. Vancouver Canucks – C Kent Johnson
    Likely drafting the best hands in the draft, the Canucks take the B.C. product whose production they hope will translate to the NHL.

    10. Ottawa Senators – C Cole Sillinger
    After going wing and defense with their two top-five picks last year, the Senators pick up a rugged center they hope they can slot behind Josh Norris down the middle in the near future.

    11. Chicago Blackhawks – G Jesper Wallstedt
    Once thought to be the clear top goalie in the class, Sebastien Cossa has closed the gap and could very well could be the first keeper off the board. I have Chicago giving that distinction to Wallstedt, though.

    12. Calgary Flames – C Chaz Lucius
    The Flames go with University of Minnesota commit with the 12th pick. Scouts are split on if he projects as an NHL center or wing, but one thing is clear: he can score goals.

    13. Philadelphia Flyers – RW Fabian Lysell
    The Flyers go with the small but dynamic winger who offers them a lot of upside. Some think he has the potential to fall down the draft board on Friday.

    14. Dallas Stars – RD Corson Ceulemans
    The Stars shore up their future blueline taking the big, right-handed shooting defenseman from the AJHL. He’ll play at the University of Wisconsin next season.

    15. New York Rangers – C Fedor Svechkov
    The Rangers made a distinct effort in last year’s draft to become harder to play against, picking Braden Schneider, Will Cuylle and Brett Berard. They continue that effort with the defensively-sound Svechkov.

    16. St. Louis Blues – RW Matthew Coronato
    17. Winnipeg Jets – C Zachary Bolduc
    18. Nashville Predators – LW Brennan Othmann
    19. Edmonton Oilers – G Sebastien Cossa
    20. Boston Bruins – C Aatu Raty
    21. Minnesota Wild – LD Carson Lambos
    22. Detroit Red Wings (from Washington Capitals) – C Francesco Pinelli
    23. Florida Panthers – LD Daniil Chayka
    24. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs) – RW Isak Rosen
    25. Minnesota Wild (from Pittsburgh Penguins) – C Nikita Chibrikov
    26. Carolina Hurricanes – RW Logan Stankoven
    27. Colorado Avalanche – RW Oscar Olausson
    28. New Jersey Devils (from New York Islanders) – LW Sasha Pastujov
    29. Vegas Golden Knights – C Colton Dach
    30. Montreal Canadiens – C Zach Dean
    31. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Tampa Bay Lightning) – LD Dmitri Kuzmin

  • Pagnotta: Stars Very Interested in Seth Jones

    According to Dave Pagnotta, the Dallas Stars are very interested in Seth Jones.

    Acquiring Klingberg would put the Blue Jackets in a similar situation as Jones, as he’s a UFA after 2021-22. The Blue Jackets would likely want to talk to Klingberg prior to a trade to see if he’s open to signing an extension with them.

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  • Kraken Closing in on Driedger Deal

    The Seattle Kraken are closing in on a 3-year deal with Chris Driedger, Elliotte Friedman reports.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1417204915961745410

    On the DFO Rundown Podcast, Frank Seravalli mentioned that Florida might also send Frank Vatrano to the Kraken. Seattle can negotiate with UFAs like Driedger in the days leading up the the expansion draft, but could wait to sign him until free agency open in the absence of a deal like Seravalli is suggesting.

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  • Strickland: Montreal Expected to Pursue Hoffman

    According to Andy Strickland, the Montreal Canadiens are expected to explore signing Mike Hoffman again this summer.

    Hoffman, though he provides little at even-strength, will likely be pursued by a number of teams looking to improve their powerplay.

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  • Seravalli: Seattle “All Over” Dougie Hamilton

    On the DFO Rundown Podcast (12:00) Frank Seravalli reports that he believes that the Seattle Kraken are “all over Dougie Hamilton”, potentially giving him $8 million per year for 8 years.

    Seravalli suggests that Seattle might use this period to negotiate a deal with Hamilton, but might ultimately wait until free agency opens, so they can also claim a player from Carolina in the expansion draft. He suggests young defenseman Jake Bean would be a good pick for Seattle.

    If Seattle does wait until free agency opens, they would not be able to offer Hamilton the 8th year, so their contract offer would be limited to 7 years.

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  • Possible Expansion Mega-Trade with Voracek and Tarasenko?

    On the DFO Rundown Podcast, Frank Seravalli says (39:00) that the Philadelphia Flyers are hard at work to try to get the Kraken to take Jakub Voracek in the expansion draft, and there might be a first round pick in play.

    He goes on to say there have been rumblings that Philadelphia is talking with Seattle to get them to take Vladimir Tarasenko and flip him to Philadelphia. He speculates that this might involve Seattle taking Robert Hagg from Philadelphia and Tarasenko from St. Louis, and then the Kraken trading Tarasenko to Philadelphia for Voracek and a 1st.

    Tarasenko has two seasons left on his contract with a cap-hit of $7.5 million. Voracek has three seasons left at a cap-hit of $8.25 million.

    Robert Hagg played under Kraken coach Dave Hakstol in Philadelphia.

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