Deadline Day: Final Top 45 Trade Targets

Credit: Feb 25, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images

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Over the course of the season, 22 players have been traded off our board, the most accurate predictor of movement on the market. Here are 45 names still in play on Trade Targets, where the ranking always seeks to blend a player’s prominence with his likelihood of a trade:

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1. Mikko Rantanen
Right Wing, Carolina Hurricanes
Age: 28
Stats: 62 GP, 27 G, 43 A, 70 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $4.625 million AAV
Scoop: Hold all tickets. We reported the Dallas Stars and Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms on a trade for Rantanen in the wee hours of Friday – but it is contingent on the Stars and Rantanen reaching a contract extension. We also cautioned to not make any assumptions on whether a deal would be reached. So, now that Carolina has essentially “traded” Rantanen and his name has been out there for days – how could they possibly put the pieces back together and keep him for a playoff run now? That feels tough. They have a few options: A new (lower return) deal with Dallas acknowledging Rantanen’s rental status. Or go back to the drawing board with Florida, Vegas, New Jersey, Toronto or Detroit – some of the other interested teams. Carolina could retain half Rantanen’s remaining $4.7 million to fit anywhere.

2. Scott Laughton
Center, Philadelphia Flyers
Age: 30
Stats: 60 GP, 11 G, 16 A, 27 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $3 million AAV
Scoop: Who knew that Laughton was such an artist? He recreated The Last Supper in a photo with his teammates in Winnipeg on Friday night on potentially his last road trip as a Flyer. With Brock Nelson and Yanni Gourde gone, the center market has shaped up nice for the Flyers to move one of the their heart-and-soul players, who is also among the longest-tenured. Laughton is on pace to challenge his career high in goals and he is the ideal non-rental, third-line center option. That one year remaining is very reasonable with the cap increase and teams have noticed. Toronto and Winnipeg have displayed some of the most interest to this point.

3. Brandon Tanev
Left Wing, Seattle Kraken
Age: 33
Stats: 60 GP, 9 G, 8 A, 17 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $3.5 million AAV
Scoop: Speed kills and even at 33, Tanev still has it. He’s a fierce forechecker with speed and competitive juice that teams crave. That makes him an ideal trade deadline target for the Kraken, and the time is nigh. The massive return for Yanni Gourde has to make Seattle feel like they’re in a no-lose position with Tanev.

4. Rickard Rakell
Left Wing, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 31
Stats: 63 GP, 29 G, 24 A, 53 Pts
Contract: 3 years remaining, $5 million AAV
Scoop: The value of Rakell may never be higher than it is in this moment for the Pittsburgh Penguins, on track for a career-best scoring season. The Penguins have optionality. He’s already exceeded his cap hit in value this season, so they will undoubtedly be able to move him without retaining. How do teams feel about the three remaining years? If they’re wonky about it, Pittsburgh will need scoring support if they have any designs on competing again while Sidney Crosby is under contract, which seems to be the plan, and just keep him.

5. Brad Marchand
Right Wing, Boston Bruins
Age: 36
Stats: 61 GP, 21 G, 26 A, 47 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $6.125 million AAV
Scoop: Tough as it might be to imagine, has Brad Marchand played his last game in the Spoked-B sweater? No one really envisioned this – not the Bruins and certainly not Marchand. Talks on an extension have not been very productive, but there is a deal to be had for both sides, particularly if the Bruins decide to pull back and keep their captain. Marchand’s injury complicates the return, he’s expected to be out for a few weeks until just before the playoffs. But it may be an offer the Bruins can’t refuse as they begin to retool their roster.

6. Brock Boeser
Right Wing, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 28
Stats: 54 GP, 18 G, 19 A, 37 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $6.65 million AAV
Scoop: To this point, the Canucks haven’t been willing to move off of their five-year offer for Boeser, with term being the hang up on extension talks. The Boeser camp is seeking a six or seven year pact. Short of that materializing today, Boeser is very much in play, and Vancouver will have to weigh how much they value a playoff appearance this season versus what they can get in return. The offer a few months back was 5-years, $40 million at $8 million per, and it’s not a huge jump in AAV for a player who they’ll need to help fill the net with a roster in-flux around him.

7. Casey Mittelstadt
Center, Colorado Avalanche
Age: 26
Stats: 63 GP, 11 G, 23 A, 34 Pts
Contract: 2 years remaining, $5.75 million AAV
Scoop: Does the Avalanche bringing in Brock Nelson as their No. 2 center make Mittelstadt any more likely to move? They’re open to the idea, but he has term and cost certainty, so there’s no rush. They’re not giving him away. Given that both Mittelstadt and Bowen Byram are on our Targets board, it’s fair to say that neither side has been enthralled with the one-for-one swap that was one of the true surprises of Deadline 2024. Unlike Byram, Mittelstadt is at least under contract for two seasons beyond this one, so he would provide a little cost certainty moving forward. He just hasn’t quite been a fit, or as productive, in Jared Bednar’s lineup and we’re told the Avalanche are willing to shake things up if they can find the right deal.

8. Bowen Byram
Left Defense, Buffalo Sabres
Age: 23
Stats: 61 GP, 7 G, 22 A, 29 Pts
Contract: Pending RFA, $3.85 million AAV
Scoop: It’s been a bit of an odd tenure for Byram in Buffalo. He arrived at last year’s deadline in exchange for Casey Mittelstadt and seemed genuinely excited to be part of the solution. Byram has played well. And yet, he has been eligible to sign a contract extension since July 1 and is still on track to be a restricted free agent. There’s been no shortage of teams calling as a result.

9. Kyle Palmieri
Right Wing, New York Islanders
Age: 34
Stats: 61 GP, 20 G, 21 A, 41 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $5 million AAV
Scoop: Yes, the Islanders operate under the category of “Only God and Lou Know” – so you never truly have line of sight on the GM’s decision-making process. But Palmieri is in a very similar position to now-former teammate Nelson, and equally productive, but plays a position teeming with other candidates. Both players have limited no-trade clauses that could help/hinder discussions. (For more, see Palmieri’s deadline player profile.)

10. Ryan Donato
Center, Chicago Blackhawks
Age: 28
Stats: 60 GP, 23 G, 23 A, 46 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $2 million AAV
Scoop: The Blackhawks have engaged with Donato on contract extension talks, trying to manage that with potential returns that come in for a guy who has done everything they could ask this season. The ask on the trade market was a first-round pick; he has more goals than Gustav Nyquist has points this season and Nyquist got a second-rounder, plus Donato has center versatility. Donato has been a model of consistency. He’s been impactful and competitive and someone both coaching staffs in Chicago have relied upon in the midst of a career year.

11. Brayden Schenn
Center, St. Louis Blues
Age: 33
Stats: 63 GP, 12 G, 26 A, 38 Pts
Contract: 3 years remaining, $6.5 million AAV
Scoop: The prices in St. Louis have been astronomically high, GMs around the league are grumbling. GM Doug Armstrong wants two first-round picks (or equivalents) in exchange for Schenn; that’s the threshold he says is required to ask his captain to waive his full ‘no-trade’ clause. Either Armstrong will have to soften that price, because teams are balking, or Schenn is likely staying put – which is a possibility anyway because Schenn has set down roots in St. Louis.

12. Luke Schenn
Right Defense, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 35
Stats: 61 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $2.75 million AAV
Scoop: It wasn’t easy to piece together the timing or thought process of Wednesday’s deal that sent Schenn and Tommy Novak to Pittsburgh. Schenn was on his way to join the Pens in Vegas ahead of Friday’s game, and GM Kyle Dubas raved about Schenn’s character. But could Dubas flip him before the deadline? One of his closest counterparts is St. Louis’ Doug Armstrong, who has Schenn’s brother in captain Brayden Schenn. Both the Schenn Bros. have been rumored to be connected in a single acquisition. Could Dubas facilitate?

13. Jason Zucker
Left Wing, Buffalo Sabres
Age: 33
Stats: 54 GP, 18 G, 26 A, 44 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $5 million AAV
Scoop: The Sabres took a flier on Zucker last summer, a one-year deal to add veteran leadership. He’s more than delivered for Buffalo. Zucker has posted arguably his best season since 2017-18 with Minnesota. He didn’t hit the trade board earlier because Buffalo had initially indicated that they intended to extend him with a new deal. Now, they’d have to consider any quality offer in another lost season. To consider: one thing missing on his resume is a deep playoff run and his production has definitely dipped in the postseason relative to his career numbers.

14. Morgan Geekie
Center, Boston Bruins
Age: 26
Stats: 59 GP, 22 G, 13 A, 35 Pts
Contract: Pending RFA, $2 million AAV
Scoop: The center market is thin. The Bruins’ center depth is even thinner. It doesn’t help them to trade from a position of weakness. But are the Bruins really interested in an arbitration case with Geekie that will be expensive? He’s already hit a career-high 20 goals and he had 17 last year. That’s a minimum of $4.5 to $5 million in an arb case, and that might be on the low end.

15. JJ Peterka
Right Wing, Buffalo Sabres
Age: 23
Stats: 59 GP, 19 G, 32 A, 51 Pts
Contract: Pending RFA, $855,834 AAV
Scoop: Peterka hit the Trade Targets like a wrecking ball, a 23-year-old first line winger with tons of untapped potential still. Sources say any team calling Buffalo has been met with resistance on Peterka, but the volume of calls has increased, the amount of chatter around the league is growing louder – and it exploded over the weekend. So why is he on the board? The Sabres haven’t done anything to shake up their team yet. He has significant value. He’s a pending RFA who will need a new contract, and oh by the way, he will potentially be an offer sheet target this summer. Keep an eye on the New York Rangers.

16. Jamie Oleksiak
Left Defense, Seattle Kraken
Age: 32
Stats: 63 GP, 4 G, 9 A, 13 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.6 million AAV
Scoop: Another candidate in the Kraken Should Move category is Oleksiak. His minutes have slid a bit since Brandon Montour arrived in Seattle last summer, but Oleksiak is a near perfect No. 4 defenseman for a playoff-bound team. He moves pretty well for his 6-foot-7 frame, he competes, and he’s a low-maintenance player. Given the dwindling number of defensemen available, there aren’t many left who will check as many boxes as Oleksiak.

17. Mario Ferraro
Left Defense, San Jose Sharks
Age: 26
Stats: 64 GP, 5 G, 6 A, 11 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $3.25 million AAV
Scoop: On the surface, it would seem like Ferraro would be a player the rebuilding Sharks would keep. He’s well-liked, he competes and he keeps the vibes high in San Jose. But they also might be able to cash in on his value as a quality No. 5 defenseman who could play second or third pair comfortably and has one year left. If the Sharks move Ferraro, it will have to be at full boat absent a third-party broker, because they don’t have any salary retention spots remaining. Could a UMass reunion with Cale Makar in Colorado make sense?

18. Pius Suter
Center, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 28
Stats: 60 GP, 16 G, 12 A, 28 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $1.6 million AAV
Scoop: In a sideways season, it’s a pretty delicious development for the Canucks that Suter has put together a career year. While they’d like to keep their Swiss Army Knife – pardon the pun – he’s also going to be due a pretty significant raise from $1.6 million. He does just about everything for Vancouver and has been consistently productive across his time in the NHL, which makes him a pretty valuable addition.

19. Lukas Reichel
Left Wing, Chicago Blackhawks
Age: 22
Stats: 53 GP, 6 G, 13 A, 19 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $1.2 million AAV
Scoop: A mostly miserable season is winding down for Reichel, who has been a healthy scratch at both ends of it, most recently on a Blackhawks’ road trip. What will Chicago do with the 2020 No. 17 overall pick? They obviously don’t have to move him. They’d prefer a hockey trade. But there’s enough teams intrigued by his high-end speed and talent that will overlook his lack of consistency and compete, thinking they can turn him into a more complete player.

20. Brandon Carlo
Right Defense, Boston Bruins
Age: 28
Stats: 63 GP, 1 G, 8 A, 9 Pts
Contract: 2 years remaining, $4.1 million AAV
Scoop: Carlo’s name has percolated in recent days as the Bruins consider all options during this disappointing season. We know they aren’t a franchise likely to punt on future seasons, but if the price is right, they might have to act. And it very well could be for a solid defender with size who is on a very reasonable contract for the next two seasons. He’d be a near perfect stylistic fit in Edmonton.

21. Alex Tuch
Right Wing, Buffalo Sabres
Age: 28
Stats: 61 GP, 24 G, 24 A, 47 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.75 million AAV
Scoop: Tuch has been the model of consistency during one of the most turbulent periods in Sabres history. Steady. Tough. Competitive. That’s why teams are interested in shaking him loose from the Sabres. He has 94 goals and 224 points in 260 games since arriving in Buffalo in the Jack Eichel trade. He’s a Western New York kid and really wanted to help return the Sabres to glory. Their issues have been way bigger than him.

22. Matt Grzelcyk
Left Defense, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 31
Stats: 64 GP, 1 G, 29 A, 30 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $2.75 million AAV
Scoop: It’s been a bit of a roller coaster for Grzelcyk, who departed Boston as a free agent and in Pittsburgh has already set new career highs in points, power play points and ice time with the Pens. He’s only on a one-year deal after some injury question marks last season. But Grzelcyk is mobile enough and creative enough for an acquiring team looking for a left-shot defenseman in that specific role.

23. Luke Kunin
Center, San Jose Sharks
Age: 27
Stats: 63 GP, 11 G, 7 A, 18 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $2.75 million AAV
Scoop: Sharks GM Mike Grier has been making moves – completing three trades in the last 48 hours for Vitek Vanecek, Vinny Desharnais and Nico Sturm. The impressive part is Grier has been making things happen without any retained salary transaction slots left, meaning Kunin’s cap hit would have to be acquired in-full. There has been interest in Kunin, a versatile center who has a nose for the net, and they kept him out of the lineup to protect him for trade-related reasons.

24. Connor Murphy
Right Defense, Chicago Blackhawks
Age: 31
Stats: 49 GP, 1 G, 15 A, 16 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.40 million AAV
Scoop: Remember when the Blackhawks retained half on defenseman Jake McCabe’s deal and knocked him down to just $2 million to send him to Toronto? That deal worked out great for the Leafs. Chicago could do it again with Murphy, though it would require a third-party broker now that the Hawks used their final retention slot on Jones. Murphy is a perfectly serviceable if not flashy No. 4 defenseman, but the youth movement is on the way in Chicago.

25. Rasmus Ristolainen
Right Defense, Philadelphia Flyers
Age: 30
Stats: 60 GP, 4 G, 15 A, 19 Pts
Contract: 2 years remaining, $5.1 million AAV
Scoop: Ristolainen has tumbled down the board in recent weeks because there has been little interest expressed league-wide in the lanky Finn. The Flyers and John Tortorella have raved about the improvements in his game over the last year, but not sure the rest of the league is buying on that, particularly with the term remaining. Teams are still drawn to his size, though his ability to defend is still a question mark and his point production has slid.

26. Joel Armia
Right Wing, Montréal Canadiens
Age: 31
Stats: 62 GP, 11 G, 14 A, 25 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $3.4 million AAV
Scoop: Maybe it’s because he’s previously passed through waivers that Armia has been overlooked, but he shouldn’t be as a bottom-six addition at this deadline. Armia has an absolute cannon of a shot, which is a valuable asset. He also has a decently-sized frame at 6-foot-3 and he’s played well in a shutdown role this season on a line with Jake Evans and Emil Heineman. They’ve been among coach Marty St. Louis’ most trusted players. Sounds like a sneaky good add to a contender.

27. Dylan Cozens
Center, Buffalo Sabres
Age: 24
Stats: 61 GP, 11 G, 20 A, 31 Pts
Contract: 5 years remaining, $7.1 million AAV
Scoop: No player player in Buffalo has received more trade attention this season than Cozens – and given the state of the Sabres, the organization hasn’t been in a position to do anything but consider everything. The Workhorse from Whitehorse has experienced a steady drop in production year-over-year from that 31-goal, 68-point season that earned him this $49.7 million contract and seemed to put him on the precipice of stardom. Now what?

28. Jack Quinn
Right Wing, Buffalo Sabres
Age: 23
Stats: 54 GP, 10 G, 14 A, 24 Pts
Contract: Pending RFA, $863,334 AAV
Scoop: At the start of this season, we picked Quinn as one of our breakout stars. We were wrong. It’s been a really tough year for Quinn, who sat for a stretch of time as a healthy scratch. It still feels like there is something there. He’s still on his entry-level contract, still two seasons removed from a 14-goal, 37-point year. It doesn’t make much sense for the Sabres to sell low on Quinn, but that’s why teams have been calling.

29. Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Center, New York Islanders
Age: 32
Stats: 58 GP, 11 G, 19 A, 30 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $5 million AAV
Scoop: Over the past six months, Pageau has gone from salary cap casualty candidate to legitimately in-demand as the center market is so thin. Unlike a rental, he has one year left at a manageable $5 million. And with the salary cap increasing (potentially by a sizable amount), if you could trade the same assets and also get to use him for one extra year, wouldn’t he be a smart add?

30. Ryan O’Reilly
Center, Nashville Predators
Age: 34
Stats: 59 GP, 16 G, 24 A, 40 Pts
Contract: 2 years remaining, $4.5 million AAV
Scoop: The 2019 Conn Smythe Trophy winner didn’t get a formal ‘no-trade’ clause when he inked this four-year deal with the Preds in 2023, but GM Barry Trotz is treating him as such. They won’t move O’Reilly to a destination in which he’s uninterested in playing. There will be some teams calling to inquire as O’Reilly is unsurprisingly in great shape and plays the rugged, competitive style of game that wins in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He has the ring to prove it.

31. Ryan Suter
Left Defense, St. Louis Blues
Age: 40
Stats: 63 GP, 1 G, 11 A, 12 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $775,000 AAV
Scoop: All of a sudden, St. Louis’ late surge in the standings has the Blues putting pause on everything. Suter has been pretty good in St. Louis, if not spectacular. And you know he’s still hungry to get his hands on the Stanley Cup. Figures that Doug Armstrong will try to send Suter on one last run as an insurance piece for a contender’s blueline, as coincidentally Dallas is a great reminder from last year that you’ll likely need at least eight bodies on the back end. He’s been paid his last $600,000 bonus for games played, which makes him a better trade target now.

32. Nick Robertson
Left Wing, Toronto Maple Leafs
Age: 23
Stats: 54 GP, 11 G, 6 A, 17 Pts
Contract: Pending RFA, $875,000 AAV
Scoop: Robertson is no stranger to our Trade Targets board after requesting a deal last summer. He’s hit double digits in goals again with that rocket shot after a pretty slow start to the season. His value isn’t overly high on the market, but there’s enough intrigue with his last name to see him moved. Plus, if Toronto is going to make a larger move, they’re largely capped out and they’ll have to find a way to move out money. Robertson is an easy escape route.

33. David Savard
Right Defense, Montréal Canadiens
Age: 34
Stats: 56 GP, 1 G, 11 A, 12 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $3.5 million AAV
Scoop: Savard’s best days are behind him. Period. Full stop. Whenever pressed into overuse this season, and his minutes have ratcheted up, his warts have become more transparent. That said, he would fit for one of the handful of teams looking to improve on a replacement level player on their third pair. He has experience. He will compete. But you’re going to have to offer something relatively decent (third-round pick?) because Montréal will just keep him through his contract rather than inserting a young player into their lineup who isn’t ready.

34. Petr Mrazek
Goaltender, Chicago Blackhawks
Age: 33
Stats: 33 GP, 3.46 GAA, .890 Sv%
Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.5 million AAV
Scoop: With Spencer Knight in the mix, it’s suddenly a crowded crease in Chicago. If Laurent Brossoit was healthy, they’d have four NHL netminders. Here’s the deal: it’s Knight and Arvid Soderblom moving forward. Chicago informed Mrazek of that and he is understanding that he is a victim of circumstance. The Hawks are going to try to move Mrazek this week, but it will be tough, because they don’t have any retained salary transaction slots remaining and Mrazek has one more year left. But they could find an interested team, a third party broker could help make for a reliable goalie at no acquisition cost signed for next year at half price, too.

35. Erik Karlsson
Right Defense, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 34
Stats: 64 GP, 8 G, 37 A, 45 Pts
Contract: 2 years remaining, $10 million AAV
Scoop: What was in the water at 4 Nations? It was amazing to see Karlsson turn back the clock a decade to 2015, turning in vintage ‘EK65’ performances – particularly for Team Sweden against Canada in Montreal to open the tournament. It was a reminder that at 34, Karlsson has some game left – even if we’ve barely seen it in Pittsburgh. Is he just not a fit for Mike Sullivan’s style? The damning part is the cap hit. Pittsburgh has just one retained salary transaction slot left, but if they could withhold a big chunk of Karlsson’s deal, it’d get interesting. He’s been vocal on more than one occasion now that he’d like to play for a Stanley Cup.

36. Pat Maroon
Right Wing, Chicago Blackhawks
Age: 36
Stats: 56 GP, 4 G, 12 A, 16 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $1.3 million AAV
Scoop: The three-time Stanley Cup champion doesn’t have any formal ‘no-trade’ protection but the Blackhawks will allow him to call the shot on Friday. If a contender calls, Chicago plans to ask Maroon whether he’d like to chase a Cup or not, and wouldn’t stand in the way of a deal regardless of the trade return. Maroon is beloved by teammates in every stop and has been as effective as usual in a fourth line role this season.

37. Trevor Zegras
Center, Anaheim Ducks
Age: 23
Stats: 36 GP, 7 G, 10 A, 17 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $5.75 million AAV
Scoop: Ah, yes, Zegras is no stranger to the Trade Targets board – residing on it last summer through the Draft. Now, there seems to be a consensus around the league that Zegras is very much available. He’s had injuries in each of these last two seasons, but Zegras is not passing the eye or numbers test with exactly 32 points in his last 67 games. We’ve seen flashes of Zegras magic at times recently, but not consistently enough, and not enough to convince us that he isn’t a quality change-of-scenery candidate.

38. Andrei Kuzmenko
Left Wing, Philadelphia Flyers
Age: 29
Stats: 44 GP, 6 G, 14 A, 20 Pts
Contract: Pending UFA, $5.5 million AAV
Scoop: The Flyers are certainly willing to retain half on Kuzmenko if that means getting a decent return to flip him after acquiring him from Calgary. There hasn’t been a ton of interest to this point, though Kuzmenko has five points in seven games with the Flyers, compared to 15 in 32 with the Flames. Nonetheless, he’s playing out the string on a most disappointing season. What’s next for the uber-talented Russian?

39. Michael McCarron
Center, Nashville Predators
Age: 29
Stats: 54 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 10 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $900,000
Scoop: It hasn’t been a productive year for McCarron, but that doesn’t stop teams from drooling over his 6-foot-6 frame and compete level, which could give GM Barry Trotz something to think about this week. McCarron has another year left on his deal at basically league minimum, so there’s no need for Nashville to make it happen. Nonetheless, sources say McCarron is toward the top of one Western Conference team’s list as a guy who brings a different element.

40. Zac Jones
Left Defense, New York Rangers
Age: 24
Stats: 32 GP, 1 G, 9 A, 10 Pts
Contract: Pending RFA, $812,500 AAV
Scoop: Showcase opportunity much? Jones led all Rangers skaters in ice time on Sunday night, giving him an chance to show his wares to potential acquiring teams. A couple months back New York gave him permission to speak with other teams to help facilitate a trade. He has been frustrated by a lack of opportunity in the lineup, a well-liked competitor who is looking for opportunity. Jones can move well and has offensive instincts, but his undersized frame has created some limitation in the market.

41. Dan Vladar
Goaltender, Calgary Flames
Age: 27
Stats: 25 GP, 2.98 GAA, .893 SV%, 2 SO
Contract: Pending UFA, $2.2 million AAV
Scoop: There isn’t a big goalie market this season mostly because so few teams (outside of Carolina) seem to be interested in a netminder. Colorado already did their shopping, and Carolina has checked in to understand the price. But the Flames are looking to get back at the very least what they spent to get Vladar from Boston, which was a third-round pick. Vladar has taken on the tougher workload this season in Calgary, but Devin Cooley is waiting patiently with the Wranglers as the owner of strong AHL numbers.

42. K’Andre Miller
Left Defense, New York Rangers
Age: 25
Stats: 56 GP, 5 G, 11 A, 16 Pts
Contract: Pending RFA, $3.872 million AAV
Scoop: With the entire defense corps in-flux outside of Adam Fox and Braden Schneider, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Miller is moved before March 7. Given his rare combination of size and athleticism, lots of teams would love to get their hands on the insanely gifted Miller. The flashes of brilliance are there but he just hasn’t been able to put it all together on a consistent enough basis. So much of what GM Chris Drury is willing to consider will hinge on how the Rangers perform over the next few weeks.

43. Jared McCann
Left Wing, Seattle Kraken
Age: 28
Stats: 63 GP, 16 G, 29 A, 45 Pts
Contract: 2 years remaining, $5 million AAV
Scoop: Interesting note that GM Ron Francis vowed on Wednesday with the Yanni Gourde/Oliver Bjorkstrand return to make the Kraken better. There aren’t many 40-goal scorers on this list, but McCann is one of them, and there’s no doubt they could get a massive haul for him with two years left at such a great price. But that brings us back to the premise. Teams are calling, but would that bring Seattle closer or further away from getting better?

44. Egor Zamula
Left Defense, Philadelphia Flyers
Age: 24
Stats: 44 GP, 3 G, 11 A, 14 Pts
Contract: 1 year remaining, $1.7 million AAV
Scoop: Zamula’s name percolated in the last hours before Deadline Day. While it’s not necessarily likely that the Flyers move him, teams have sized up the market and realize there may be a value play to make here. He’s cost controlled at $1.7 million for another year, then hits RFA status. He competes, he’s a strong skater, and he has size to reinforce a contending team’s third pair.

45. Elias Pettersson
Center, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 26
Stats: 55 GP, 11 G, 24 A, 35 Pts
Contract: 7 years remaining, $11.6 million AAV
Scoop: Pettersson is on the clock. With J.T. Miller traded, GM Patrik Allvin made it clear in no uncertain terms that Pettersson needs to be better – and that expectations have not been met. There are no excuses left. He was invisible in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, registering zero points, and played just two shifts in the third period of Sweden’s finale. Teams wanted to see what Pettersson looked like outside of the Vancouver environment. Now for Vancouver, the risk of selling too low on him must be balanced with the risk of being stuck with his contract.

Traded: No. 1 J.T. Miller; No. 1 David Jiricek; No. 2 Brock Nelson; No. 4 Taylor Hall; No. 5 Seth Jones; No. 5 Marcus Pettersson; No. 5 Reilly Smith; No. 6 Carson Soucy; No. 6 Jacob Trouba; No. 8 Joel Farabee; No. 14 Trent Frederic; No. 14 Gustav Nyquist; No. 15 Cam Fowler; No. 18 Yanni Gourde; No. 18 Alexandre Carrier; No. 20 Oliver Bjorkstrand; No. 22 Cody Ceci; No. 23 Ryan Lindgren; No. 24 Morgan Frost; No. 24 Brian Dumoulin; No. 28 Andrei Kuzmenko; No. 32 Justin Brazeau.
Re-Signed: No. 4 Jake Evans; No. 5 Frank Vatrano.

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Get ready, hockey fans! The Daily Faceoff Deadline is happening on March 7th from 11 AM to 4 PM Eastern, and you won’t want to miss it. We’ll be LIVE, breaking down every trade and big move as it happens, with instant reactions and expert analysis from the Daily Faceoff crew. Plus, we’ve got special guests lined up throughout the show, offering exclusive insights from some of the biggest names in the game. From blockbuster trades to surprise moves, we’re covering it all. Tune in to the Daily Faceoff YouTube channel and follow Daily Faceoff socials on March 7th to catch all the action!

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Deadline Day: Final Top 45 Trade Targets

2025 NHL Trade Deadline countdown: Today

Trade Targets 🎯

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