Former Buffalo Sabres GM may have been offering Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson money and term
NHL Rumour Report: Elliotte Friedman on the Fan Hockey Show last week on the Buffalo Sabres and Alex Tuch: “I was under the impression, it’s never been confirmed nor denied to me…when Kevyn Adams was the GM there, that was the offer to Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson’s deal or thereabouts; obviously wasn’t gonna get it done.”
Jordan Binnington to the Montreal Canadiens is a long-shot
NHL Rumour Report: Nick Kypreos said last week on Sportsnet on St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington: “A long shot here is the Canadiens. Edmonton was a possible candidate earlier in the year, but it appears they have made their bed in net with the Tristan Jarry trade.”
NHL Rumors: Seattle Kraken – Artemi Panarin, and Shane Wright
NHL Trade Deadline Trade Tiers
Matt Larkin of Daily Faceoff: Looking at the trade tiers ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline.
TIER 1: Obvious trade candidates
- Blake Coleman, LW, Calgary Flames – Cap hit: $4,900,000 through 2026-27 – 10-team trade list
- Robert Thomas, C, St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $8,125,000 through 2030-31 – No-trade clause
- Vincent Trocheck, C, New York Rangers – Cap hit: $5,625,000 through 2028-29 – 12-team no-trade list
- Dougie Hamilton, D, New Jersey Devils – Cap hit: $9,000,000 through 2027-28 – 10-team trade list
- Brayden Schenn, C, St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $6,500,000 through 2027-28 – 15-team no-trade list
- Justin Faulk, D, St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $6,500,000 through 2026-27 – 15-team no-trade list
- Nazem Kadri, C, Calgary Flames – Cap hit: $7,000,000 through 2028-29 – 13-team no-trade list
- Ryan Hartman, C, Minnesota Wild – Cap hit: $4,000,000 through 2026-27 – 15-team no-trade clause
- Bobby McMann, LW, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $1,350,000, pending UFA
- Jordan Binnington, G, St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $6,000,000 through 2026-27
- Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Philadelphia Flyers – Cap hit: $5,100,000 through 2026-27
- Shane Wright, C, Seattle Kraken – Cap hit: $866,667 through 2026-27
- Steven Stamkos, C, Nashville Predators – Cap hit: $8,000,000 through 2027-28 – (No-movement clause)
- Ryan O’Reilly, C, Nashville Predators – Cap hit: $4,500,000 through 2026-27
- Logan Stanley, D, Winnipeg Jets – Cap hit: $1,250,000, pending UFA
- Evander Kane, LW, Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $5,125,000, pending UFA – (16-team trade list)
- Simon Benoit, D, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $1,350,000 through 2026-27
- Elias Pettersson, C, Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $11,600,000 through 2031-32 – (No-movement clause)
- Jonathan Marchessault, RW, Nashville Predators – Cap hit: $5,500,000 through 2028-29 -15-team no-trade list
- Jesper Wallstedt, G, Minnesota Wild – Cap hit: $2,200,000 through 2026-27
- Pavel Mintyukov, D, Anaheim Ducks – Cap hit: $918,333, pending RFA
- Teddy Blueger, C, Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $1,800,000, pending UFA – 12-team no-trade list
- Luke Schenn, D, Winnipeg Jets – Cap hit: $2,750,000, pending UFA
- Scott Laughton, C, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $1,500,000 (50% of $3,000,000 retained by PHI), pending UFA
- Brad Lambert, C, Winnipeg Jets – Cap hit: $886,667 through 2026-27
- Michael Bunting, LW, Nashville Predators – Cap hit: $4,500,000, pending UFA
- Andrew Mangiapane, LW, Edmonton Oilers – Cap hit: $3,600,000 through 2026-27 – No-trade clause
- Tyler Myers, D, Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $3,000,000 through 2026-27 – No-movement clause
- Lukas Reichel, LW, Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $1,200,000, pending RFA
- Emil Andrae, D, Philadelphia Flyers – Cap hit: $903,333, pending RFA
- Mathieu Joseph, RW, St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $2,950,000, pending UFA
- Oskar Sundqvist, C, St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $1,500,000, pending UFA
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, Carolina Hurricanes – Cap hit: $4,820,000 through 2029-30 – 10-team no-trade list
- Brandon Carlo, D, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $4,100,000 through 2026-27 – Eight-team no-trade list
- Ilya Mikheyev, LW, Chicago Blackhawks – Cap hit: $4,037,500 (15% of $4,750,000 million retained by VAN), pending UFA – 12-team no-trade list
- Patrik Laine, RW, Montreal Canadiens – Cap hit: $8,700,000, pending UFA – 10-team no-trade list
- Jason Dickinson, C, Chicago Blackhawks – Cap hit: $4,250,000, pending UFA
- Connor Murphy, D, Chicago Blackhawks – Cap hit: $4,400,000, pending UFA – 10-team no-trade list
- David Kampf, C, Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $1,100,000, pending UFA
- Gustav Nyquist, RW, Winnipeg Jets – Cap hit: $3,250,000, pending UFA
- Calle Jarnkrok, RW, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $2,100,000, pending UFA – 10-team no-trade list
- Ryan Lomberg, LW, Calgary Flames – Cap hit: $2,000,000 pending UFA
- Nick Foligno, C, Chicago Blackhawks – Cap hit: $4,500,000, pending UFA
- Evgenii Dadonov, RW, New Jersey Devils – Cap hit: $1,000,000, pending UFA
NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils, and the Carolina Hurricanes
TIER 2: Names to keep an eye on
- MacKenzie Weegar, D, Calgary Flames – Cap hit: $6,250,000 through 2030-31 – No-trade clause
- Charlie Coyle, C, Columbus Blue Jackets – Cap hit: $5,250,000, pending UFA – 3-team no trade list
- Jordan Kyrou, RW, St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $8,125,000 through 2030-31 – No-trade clause
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau, C, New York Islanders – Cap hit: $5,000,000, pending UFA – 16-team no-trade list
- Sam Montembeault, G, Montreal Canadiens – Cap hit: $3,150,000 through 2026-27
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $3,500,000 through 2027-28 – 16-team no-trade list
- Braden Schneider, D, New York Rangers – $2,200,000, pending RFA
- Nick Robertson, RW, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $1,825,000, pending RFA
- Mario Ferraro, D, San Jose Sharks – 2025-26 cap hit: $3,250,000, pending UFA
- Jared McCann, LW, Seattle Kraken – Cap hit: $5,000,000 through 2026-27 – 10-team no-trade list
- Jake DeBrusk, LW, Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $5,500,000 through 2030-31 – No-movement clause
- Conor Garland, RW, Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $4,950,000 through 2025-26; $6,000,000 from 2026-27 through 2031-32
- John Klingberg, D, San Jose Sharks – Cap hit: $4,000,000, pending UFA – 14-team no-trade list
- Ryan Strome, C, Anaheim Ducks – Cap hit: $5,000,000 through 2026-27
- Max Domi, LW, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $3,750,000 through 2027-28 – 13-team no-trade list
- Boone Jenner, C, Columbus Blue Jackets – Cap hit: $3,750,000, pending UFA – Eight-team no-trade clause
- Matias Maccelli, LW, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $3,425,000, pending RFA
- Anthony Stolarz, G, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $2,500,000 through 2025-26; $3,750,000 through 2029-30 – (16-team no-trade list)
- Timothy Liljegren, D, San Jose Sharks – Cap hit: $3,000,000, pending UFA
- Claude Giroux, RW, Ottawa Senators – Cap hit: $2,000,000, pending UFA – No-movement clause
- Alex Laferriere, RW, Los Angeles Kings – Cap hit: $4,100,000 through 2027-28
- Zach Whitecloud, D, Calgary Flames – Cap hit: $2,750,000 through 2027-28
- Sergei Bobrovsky, G, Florida Panthers – Cap hit: $10,000,000 – 16-team no-trade list
- Nicolas Roy, C, Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $3,000,000 through 2026-27
- Trey Augustine, G, Detroit Red Wings – Not yet signed
- Alex Tuch, RW, Buffalo Sabres – Cap hit: $4,750,000, pending UFA – Five-team no-trade list
NHL Rumors: The Florida Panthers, and Sergei Bobrovsky
TIER 3: Big names, blockbuster potential, but too soon
- Brady Tkachuk, LW, Ottawa Senators
- Alexis Lafreniere, RW, New York Rangers
- Morgan Rielly, D, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Owen Power, D, Buffalo Sabres
- Andrei Svechnikov, LW, Carolina Hurricanes
TIER 4: Trade chips for next week if their teams decide to sell
- Jaden Schwartz, LW, Seattle Kraken
- Nick Schmaltz, RW, Utah Mammoth
- Erik Haula, C, Nashville Predators
- Jamie Oleksiak, D, Seattle Kraken
- Troy Stecher, D, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Mason Marchment (again), LW, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Jordan Eberle, RW, Seattle Kraken
- Eeli Tolvanen, LW, Seattle Kraken
- Alex Nedeljkovic, G, San Jose Sharks
- Andrew Peeke, D, Boston Bruins
- Viktor Arvidsson, RW, Boston Bruins
- Nick Jensen, D, Ottawa Senators
- Rickard Rakell, LW, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Anders Lee, LW, New York Islanders
- Bryan Rust, RW, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Anthony Mantha, LW, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Lars Eller, C, Ottawa Senators
- Nick Perbix, D, Nashville Predators
- Erik Karlsson, D, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Mason Lohrei, D, Boston Bruins
- Brenden Dillon, D, New Jersey Devils
- Luke Kunin, RW, Florida Panthers
- Tomas Nosek, C, Florida Panthers
- A.J. Greer, LW, Florida Panthers
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