TRADE WATCH LIST 2023
TOP 30

aS OF March 3, 2023 | 5:00pm ET

The 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline arrives on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 3pm ET.

As we do every season, TFP has outlined some of the top names rumoured to be available according to various media reports and our own league-wide sources. Last season, 27 players listed came off the board. In 2021, 19 listed players were traded, and 24 players were moved in 2020.

This page will be updated frequently and TFP’s panel of experts will outline each player’s value. Some players may climb or fall off the list, while others may be added.

NOTE: Teams linked to players are based off various media reports and internal sources.

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TOP 10 BUBBLE LIST

Josh Anderson, RW/LW - Montreal Canadiens

Montreal hasn’t wavered from its stance on Anderson — if you want him, you better pay up. But his name keeps being tossed around the trade winds and the Canadiens don’t deem him untouchable. An interesting player to keep an eye on.

Nick Bonino, C - San Jose Sharks

Traded to Pittsburgh

The Sharks are willing to listen on Bonino, who’s on an expiring contract. He’s got playoff experience and is a serviceable bottom-six centre on a contending team.

Conor Garland, RW/LW - Vancouver Canucks

Garland’s name continues to circulate around the NHL, and it’s popped up a little bit more since the Canucks moved Horvat to the Islanders. Garland has three more years left on his contract after this season and word is Canucks management has made him available since the current regime took over.

Vladislav Namestnikov, RW/LW - San Jose Sharks

Traded to Winnipeg

The Sharks picked up Namestnikov from Tampa, but the plan is to flip him to another team. Whether they can or not remains to be seen. He’s a UFA this summer.

Nick Schmaltz, C - Arizona Coyotes

The Coyotes are taking calls on Schmaltz, who has three more years left on his contract after this season. His actual salary increases a decent amount after this season, and that could be the reasoning behind why Arizona is listening.

Carson Soucy, LD - Seattle Kraken

The Kraken are in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race, but with Soucy set to become a UFA this summer, they seem to be looking to see if anyone will pay a high price to acquire him. He’s out there, but Seattle won’t give him away.

Troy Stecher, RD - Arizona Coyotes

Traded to Calgary

Stecher is in the final year of his contract and can become a UFA this summer. He’s got playoff experience and could help serve as a third-pair or No.7 defenceman for a playoff contending team.

Oskar Sundqvist, RW/C - Detroit Red Wings

Traded to Minnesota

The Red Wings are listening on a number of players, including Sundqvist, who is in the final year of his contract. He’s got Cup experience for contenders looking to add to their bottom-six will show up.

Jakub Vrana, RW - Detroit Red Wings

Traded to St. Louis

As TFP’s David Pagnotta reported, Vrana’s tenure with the Detroit organization is expected to come to an end — either via trade by the deadline or this off-season, or the buyout route in the summer.

Filip Zadina, RW - Detroit Red Wings

The Wings are active ahead of the deadline and Zadina’s name is popping up once again. They’ve dangled him as bait before and he’s available once again as Detroit shakes up their roster.

PLAYERS TRADED

1. Timo Meier, LW/RW - San Jose Sharks

Traded to New Jersey

Meier is eligible to become a restricted free agent this summer, and while he does come with a $10M qualifying offer, any team that acquires him will have worked out a contract extension, eliminating any concern over his Q.O. If the Sharks find an offer they like, they’ll give the acquiring team the ability to negotiate a contract with his agent.

1. Jakob Chychrun, LD - Arizona Coyotes

Traded to Ottawa

TFP’s David Pagnotta first broke the news on NHL Network at the start of the 2021-22 season about Chychrun’s availability. The trade chatter has continued, and LA is still believed to be leading the race. The price tag of 3-4 assets hasn’t changed, and that includes a first-round draft pick and another piece of first-round value. He has two years left on his contract after this season.

1. Bo Horvat, C - Vancouver Canucks

Traded to Islanders

Trade talks are believed to have picked up in recent days, at the time of this update (Jan. 21). While there’s still a chance the Canucks’ management brass wakes up one morning and decides to give Horvat what he wants, it still appears likely that the Canucks will trade him by the deadline. Horvat rejected the team’s latest 7-year offer in November, and GM Patrik Alvin keeps working the lines.

2. Patrick Kane, RW - Chicago Blackhawks

Traded to NY Rangers

Kane is now waiting for the Rangers to make their cap space work so they can fit him in and put this long saga to bed. At the time of this new update (Feb. 28), a move can occur on this day or Wednesday. The Blackhawks will have to retain as much as half of his salary cap hit.

3. Tyler Bertuzzi, LW - Detroit Red Wings

Traded to Boston

There still haven’t been any recent meaningful contract talks between Detroit and Bertuzzi’s camp, and while Detroit took him off the market recently, the Wings have put him back on the block in hopes of getting a first-round pick as part of a deal for him. He’s in the final year of his contract and can become an unrestricted free agent in July.

4. Vladislav Gavrikov, LD - Columbus Blue Jackets

Traded to Los Angeles

Columbus tried to re-sign Gavrikov, going back to the summer, but they’ve come up empty. They gave permission to his agent to talk to teams, but an extension seems unlikely. He’s set to become an UFA on July 1 and the team is asking for a first-round pick in a package for him. A trade with Boston was expected, but that fell through when the Bruins went a different direction.

5. Ryan O’Reilly, C - St. Louis Blues

Traded to Toronto

O’Reilly is in the last year of his contract and if the Blues can’t work out a short-term extension, GM Doug Armstrong might trade his captain. With Tarasenko already dealt, ROR is the next big fish in St. Louis that could generate a significant return.

5. Ivan Barbashev, LW/C - St. Louis Blues

Traded to Vegas

Barbashev is another player the Blues are expected to move by the deadline and he has generated significant interest from teams trying to strengthen their middle-six. After a 60-point campaign last season, his production has dropped off, but the price tag starts with a second-round pick and a prospect.

6. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW - St. Louis Blues

Traded to NY Rangers

Tarasenko is likely playing in his last season in St. Louis. He’s a UFA in July and the Blues might benefit from moving him, even if they climb back into playoff contention. But Tarasenko owns a full no-trade clause and will dictate where he ends up, if dealt.

7. Luke Schenn, RD - Vancouver Canucks

Traded to Toronto

Vancouver might still try to sign Schenn to an extension, but it’s possible the Canucks move him to a Cup contender and revisit contract talks in the off-season when he becomes an unrestricted free agent. There’s plenty of interest, but will a team pay a third-round pick (or more) for him?

10. Shayne Gostisbehere, LD - Arizona Coyotes

Traded to Carolina

Chychrun isn’t the only Coyotes blueliner likely on the move. Gostisbehere has rebounded nicely this season and has caught the attention of the league. Arizona could retain part of his $4.5M cap hit to make a trade work, but a recent injury that puts him on the shelf until around the deadline may lower his price tag.

10. Sam Lafferty, C/RW - Chicago Blackhawks

Traded to Toronto

Lafferty is generating interest and has one more year left on his contract at just a $1.15M cap hit. That’s an attractive asset for a team looking for an affordable upgrade to its bottom-six.

11. Mattias Ekholm, LD - Nashville Predators

Traded to Edmonton

The Predators are reportedly shopping Ekholm and have made him available. He’s in Year 1 of a four-year, $25M contract and does not own any no-trade protection.

11. Jake McCabe, LD - Chicago Blackhawks

Traded to Toronto

McCabe has two more years left on his contract after this season and comes with a $4M cap hit. The Blackhawks are willing to deal him and his name is starting to make the rounds.

13. Mikael Granlund, C/LW - Nashville Predators

Traded to Pittsburgh

Granlund’s name has popped up more in the week leading up to the trade deadline. He has two more years left on his contract after this season at a $5M salary cap hit, and given the how thin the forward market has become, he could be a target for a few teams.

14. Gustav Nyquist, RW/LW - Columbus Blue Jackets

Traded to Minnesota

Nyquist was putting up a decent season with the Blue Jackets until his season-ending injury. But he is expected to be back come playoff time. He’s in the final year of his contract and has attracted plenty of interest, even given his health.

16. Jesse Puljujarvi, RW - Edmonton Oilers

Traded to Carolina

The Oilers want to move on from Puljujarvi and his $3M cap hit. That’s no secret. But where he ends up, at this point, is still anybody’s guess. Edmonton needs to clear up cap space for other moves and Puljujarvi’s likely playing in his last season with the Oilers, regardless.

20. Dmitry Orlov, LD - Washington Capitals

Traded to Boston

The Capitals haven’t decided what they plan on doing with Orlov just yet. The team is in the thick of the playoff race in the East, and even though contract talks haven’t progressed — Orlov is a pending UFA — Washington could hold on to him if they stay in the wildcard hunt.

21. Lars Eller, C - Washington Capitals

Traded to Colorado

The Capitals are taking calls on a number of their pending UFAs, and having already dealt Orlov & Hathaway, Washington is open for business. Eller has Stanley Cup experience and a solid cap hit for contenders looking to strengthen their middle-six.

22. Nino Niederreiter, LW/RW - Nashville Predators

Traded to Winnipeg

The Predators are slipping and there’s some chatter they’d explore moving Niederreiter, who has one year left on his contract after this season.

30. Ryan Merkley, RD - San Jose Sharks

Traded to Colorado

News recently broke that Merkley has requested a trade out of the Sharks organization. He was picked 21st overall in 2018 and has spent this year in the AHL and a change of scenery with another club could do him wonders.

30. Garnet Hathaway, RW - Washington Capitals

Traded to Boston

There seems to be plenty of interest in Hathaway given his expiring contract and what he offers to a bottom-six forward group. Contenders like Boston and Tampa Bay have been lurking and if the Capitals decide to sell, he could be an option.

33. Evgenii Dadonov, RW - Montreal Canadiens

Traded to Dallas

Montreal will have to eat some of Dadonov’s contract, but there is believed to be some interest in him leading up to the deadline. It may not yield a big return, but the Canadiens are willing to move him. He owns a 10-team no-trade list, which he holds firm on.

Joonas Korpisalo, G - Columbus Blue Jackets

Traded to Los Angeles

There are some teams looking at their goaltending position and wondering if they should make an add by the deadline. Korpisalo, on an expiring contract, could be an option for a contender looking for security in net.

Tanner Jeannot, RW - Nashville Predators

Traded to Tampa Bay

The Predators have been trying to get Jeannot signed to an extension, but there is plenty of interest in the 25-year-old. He’s a pending RFA and only comes with a $800,000 cap hit. With Nashville pretty much in sell-mode, they could be convinced into a move.

Vitali Kravtsov, RW - New York Rangers

Traded to Vancouver

The Rangers are once again shopping Kravtsov and he could be on the move by the trade deadline. He’s an RFA in the summer, so any team that acquires him will still have control over the player.

Nikita Zaitsev, RD - Ottawa Senators

Traded to Chicago

Zaitsev has been on the block for some time, and a deal may be gaining traction. TFP’s David Pagnotta first reported on Feb. 10 that the Senators are looking to include a sweetener to a team that is willing to take on his contract, and that could be a second-round pick.

Craig Smith, C/RW - Boston Bruins

Traded to Washington

The Bruins are trying to free up cap space to make another addition and Smith’s name has been floating around once again. He has a $3.1M cap hit and is on an expiring contract.

Noel Acciari C/RW - St. Louis Blues

Traded to Toronto

For teams looking to deepen their bottom-six, Acciari is on their radar. He has an attractive cap hit and comes with playoff experience, with 54 post-season games under his belt.

Niko Mikkola, LD - St. Louis Blues

Traded to NY Rangers

The Blues are willing to listen on all of their pending free agents, and that includes Mikkola, who has drawn interest from multiple clubs and has an attractive cap hit.