NHL Rumors: Top Trade Targets and Some Under-The-Radar Players

On the Top Trade Targets …

TSN: TSN’s trade bait list.

1. Kevin Shattenkirk – St. Louis Blues
2. Matt Duchene – Matt Duchene
3. Martin Hanzal – Arizona Coyotes
4. Mathieu Perreault – Winnipeg Jets
5. Radim Vrbata – Arizona Coyotes
6. Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche
7. Jordan Eberle – Edmonton Oilers
8. Ben Bishop – Tampa Bay Lightning
9. Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets
10. 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.