On the Top 25 Trade Candidates …
Frank Seravalli of TSN: Looking at the top 25 players who could be traded this offseason.
1. Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators
2. Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres
3. Mike Hoffman – Ottawa Senators
4. Jeff Skinner – Carolina Hurricanes
5. Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens
6. Philipp Grubauer – Washington Capitals
7. Vancouver Canucks first-round pick – No. 7
8. Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Arizona Coyotes
9. Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins
10. P.K. Subban – Nashville Predators
11. Justin Faulk – Carolina Hurricanes
12. Noah Hanifin – Carolina Hurricanes
13. Alex Petrovic – Florida Panthers
14. Dougie Hamilton – Calgary Flames
15. Jacob Trouba – Winnipeg Jets
16. Rasmus Ristolainen – Buffalo Sabres
17. Conor Sheary – Pittsburgh Penguins
18. Milan Lucic – Edmonton Oilers
19. Max Domi – Arizona Coyotes
20. Alex Galchenyuk – Montreal Canadiens
21. Andre Burakovsky – Washington Capitals
22. Chris Tanev – Vancouver Canucks
23. Vladislav Namestnikov – New York Rangers
24. Sam Reinhart – Buffalo Sabres
25. Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks
There are three Buffalo Sabres on the list as GM Jason Botterill could be listening to offers on anyone not named Jack Eichel. Ristolainen and eventual first-overall pick Rasmus Dahlin could be a nice top-pairing for years to come, but his name is out there.
The Montreal Canadiens could turn one of Max Pacioretty and Alex Galchenyuk into a top-four left-handed defenseman.
There are multiple teams that believe Washington Capitals backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer is ready to be a starter. The Capitals could also move forward Andre Burakovsky to help free up some cap space to possibly re-sign UFA defenseman John Carlson.
It’s believed the Vancouver Canucks offered the Carolina Hurricanes the No. 7 overall pick for defenseman Noah Hanifin. The Hurricanes may be wanting to move Justin Faulk over Hanifin.
Bob McKenzie reported the Arizona Coyotes have offered Oliver Ekman-Larsson an eight-year, $66 million deal. The asking price for Max Domi is high.
Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford said the Phil Kessel talk was “blown out of proportion.”
The Nashville Predators will need to give raise to Kevin Fiala this year, and Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis over the next two years, so P.K. Subban’s name has come up. There has been some speculation of a big deal involving Subban and Erik Karlsson.
Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving doesn’t want to trade defenseman Dougie Hamilton, but teams are calling.
The Winnipeg Jets are deep on the right side of their blue line. Jacob Trouba is a RFA and Tyler Myers has a year left on his deal.
It’s believed the Anaheim Ducks have asked Corey Perry for his list of teams that he’d accept a trade too. He has three years left on his deal and is owed $24 million.
