On the Top Trade Targets …
TSN: TSN’s trade bait list.
- Kevin Shattenkirk – St. Louis Blues
- Matt Duchene – Matt Duchene
- Martin Hanzal – Arizona Coyotes
- Mathieu Perreault – Winnipeg Jets
- Radim Vrbata – Arizona Coyotes
- Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche
- Jordan Eberle – Edmonton Oilers
- Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning
- Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets
- Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins
Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Looking at the top 20 nhl trade deadline candidates.
- Kevin Shattenkirk – $4.25 million salary cap hit.
- Matt Duchene – $6 million salary cap hit.
- Gabriel Landeskog – $5.57 million salary cap hit.
- Thomas Vanek – $2.6 million salary cap hit.
- Jarome Iginla – $5.3 million salary cap hit.
- Martin Hanzal – $3.1 million salary cap hit.
- Radim Vrbata – $1 million salary cap hit.
- Valtteri Filppula – $5 million salary cap hit.
- Marc-Andre Fleury – $5.75 million salary cap hit.
- Michael Stone – $4 million salary cap hit.
- Patrick Sharp – $5.9 million salary cap hit.
- Cam Fowler – $4 million salary cap hit.
- Michael Hutchinson – $1.15 million salary cap hit.
- Ben Bishop – $5.95 million salary cap hit.
- Shane Doan – $3.87 million salary cap hit.
- Petr Mrazek – $4 million salary cap hit.
- Dennis Seidenberg – $1 million salary cap hit.
- Patrik Berglund – $3.7 million salary cap hit.
- Tomas Jurco – $900,000 salary cap hit.
- Ryan Strome – $2.5 million salary cap hit.
On under-the-radar trade target …
Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: 10 under-the-radar players who could be moved that the deadline that would could help put a team over.
- Alexandre Burrows – right wing – Vancouver Canucks
- Marcus Foligno – left wing – Buffalo Sabres – pending RFA that carries a $2.25 million cap hit.
- Ron Hainsey – defenseman – Carolina Hurricanes – pending UFA
- Jordan Martinook – center – Arizona Coyotes
- John Mitchell – center – Colorado Avalanche – 4th line pending UFA
- Jay McClement – center – Carolina Hurricanes
- P.A. Parenteau – right wing – New Jersey Devils – could play on a someone’s second line.
- Devante Smith-Pelly – right wing – New Jersey Devils – have heard no rumors of him being available, but may not cost much to acquire.
- Drew Stafford – right wing – Winnipeg Jets – has size and some scoring touch.
- Michael Stone – defenseman – Arizona Coyotes – 26-year old pending UFA. Lack of defensemen on the market could result in a team overpaying.