NHL Trade Rumors

Trade and Free Agency Rumors from Around the Hockey World

  • Flyers Are in on Seth Jones

    Pierre LeBrun of the Athletic reports that the Flyers are one of the teams interested in Columbus defenseman Seth Jones.

    While it seemed like an obvious fit, as the Flyers have desperately needed a defenseman to play matchup minutes on the right of Ivan Provorov since Matt Niskanen’s shock retirement, LeBrun now confirmed that the Flyers are in on the bidding.

    As well as the obvious need, LeBrun notes that the Flyers have plenty of young players in their 20s that the Blue Jackets might covet. Joel Farabee, Travis Konecny and Morgan Frost could be among the group players which LeBrun is referring to.

    The Flyers won’t be the only team interested in Jones, however. LeBrun reports the interest for the defenseman is off the charts.

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  • Boston Re-Signs Trent Frederic

    The Boston Bruins have re-signed Trent Frederic to a 2-year deal.

    Frederic was scratched for the entirety of the Bruins’ 2021 playoff run. He will look to carve out a bigger role with the Bruins in 2021-22.

  • What Might a Eichel-to-Ducks Trade Look Like?

    Eric Stephens, in his Q&A on The Athletic, fielded an overwhelming number of questions about the Ducks trading for Jack Eichel.

    The Ducks, along with the Wild, seem to be among the consensus favorites to land Eichel, so it’s no surprise that Eichel was the focus of Ducks’ fans questions.

    Like most, Stephens believes the Ducks will do what’s in their power to land Eichel without giving up young NHLers Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale. He can see the third overall pick in this July’s draft being in play, however. He also notes that the Ducks may try to unload salary in such a trade, to help alleviate some of the cap pressures Eichel’s $10 million cap hit would create. Adam Henrique, signed though 2023-24 with a $5.825 million cap hit, would fit that bill.

    The chances that just the #3 pick and Henrique (who would be a concession for Buffalo) would be enough for Buffalo are near negligible. The Ducks would assuredly need to add a young NHLer (Troy Terry, Sam Steel, Isac Lundestrom?) and/or additional picks and prospects to entice the Sabres to trade Eichel their way.

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  • Portzline: Eichel to Columbus Unlikely

    Aaron Portzline of the Athletic reports that it doesn’t appear that the Columbus Blue Jackets are in hot pursuit of Jack Eichel.

    Despite center being the Blue Jackets’ primary area of need, Portzline cites Eichel’s health and price tag, as well as the direction of the Blue Jackets as reasons it seems unlikely that the Jackets will trade for the star center.

    Portzline notes, however, that the Blue Jackets have been in contact with the Sabres about Sam Reinhart. Elliotte Friedman has floated the idea of a Reinhart for Elvis Merzlikins swap on a couple occassions.

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  • Kraken Name Dave Hakstol Head Coach

    The Seattle Kraken have announced that Dave Hakstol will be the first head coach of the franchise.

    Many considered Rick Tocchet to be the presumptive favorite for the job, but the Kraken decided to go another way. Joe Sacco, Tony Granato and David Quinn were other candidates that were reportedly in contention.

    Hakstol was head coach of the Flyers from 2015-16 to 2018-19 and coached them to a 134-101-42 record. He has been an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the past two seasons. The Leafs now have an opening at assistant coach. Bruce Boudreau was heavily rumored to join Sheldon Keefe’s staff last summer, we’ll see if those rumors re-emerge.

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  • Leafs Re-Sign Jason Spezza

    The Leafs have re-signed Jason Spezza to a 1-year deal.

    Spezza, who just turned 38, had 10 goals and 20 assists in 54 games for the Leafs this season.

  • Carolina Allowing Hamilton to Talk to Other Teams

    Elliotte Friedman reports that the Carolina Hurricanes have given Dougie Hamilton permission to talk with other teams.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1404422212631908355

    A sign-and-trade would allow Carolina to get some compensation back rather than losing Hamilton as a free agent and also allow the signing team to give Hamilton the eighth contract year that currently only the Canes could.

    It’s been reported that the Hurricanes might not be willing to pay what the market might dictate for Hamilton, though Hamilton might prefer to stay all things being equal.

  • Dreger: Kings Looking for Two Top-Six Forwards

    The Los Angeles Kings could be very active this off-season, according to Darren Dreger:

    Along with the New York Rangers, there are plenty of eyes on the Kings when it comes to the Jack Eichel trade watch. Unlike the Rangers, the Kings are very deep in center prospects which the Sabres might covet in a potential Eichel trade.

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