Rumor: 2026 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[The Merchant]

Someone posted a tweet the other day showing the best playoff performers this year. Mack was near the top league-wide (top 3?), while Necas was very far down the list, close to Nelson, even though he was playing next to a top 3 player.

 

[LOFIN]

As expected

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Even with so many trades already done, there are a boatload of players out there that can still be traded over the next week...

ANA - McTavish, Mintyukov, Zellweger
BOS - Zacha, Lohrei
BUF - Tuch(UFA rights), Luukkonen/Levi/Lyon/Ellis
CGY - Coleman, Strome, Frost, Hanley
CAR - Nikishin, Kotkaniemi
CHI - Mikheyev(UFA rights)
COL - Nichushkin, Drury
CBJ - Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson, Merzlikins, Marchment(UFA rights)
DAL - J.Robertson, Bourque, Steel, Lyubushkin
DET - Larkin, Cossa
EDM - Nurse
FLA - Rodrigues, Balinskis
LAK - ??? (Holland is hibernating)
MIN - Yurov, Hartman, Stramel
MTL - Struble, Dach, Bolduc, Xhekaj, Montembeault, Gallagher
NAS - Marchessault
NJD - Hischier, Markstrom, Hamilton, Mercer, Cotter
NYI - Barzal, Pelech, Engvall, Duclair
NYR - Lafreniere, Trocheck, Schneider, M.Robertson
OTT - Batherson, Amadio, Zub, Spence
PHI - Tippett, Michkov, Ristolainen
PIT - Rakell, Rust, Novak, Brazeau
SJS - Kurashev, Goodrow
SEA - McCann, Wright, Kakko, Evans, Grubauer
STL - Parayko, Binnington, Suter, Drouin
TBL - Holmberg, Lilleberg
TOR - Knies, Rielly, Ekman-Larsson, Carlo, Maccelli, N.Robertson, Ersson
UTA - Hayton, Crouse, Marino
VAN - E.Pettersson, Hronek, Boeser, M.Pettersson, DeBrusk, O'Connor
VGK - Hertl, Dorofeyev, Hill/Schmid
WAS - Sandin
WPG - Hellebuyck, Niederreiter, Lambert

 

[The Merchant]

Even with so many trades already done, there are a boatload of players out there that can still be traded over the next week...

ANA - McTavish, Mintyukov, Zellweger
BOS - Zacha, Lohrei
BUF - Tuch(UFA rights), Luukkonen/Levi/Lyon/Ellis
CGY - Coleman, Strome, Frost, Hanley
CAR - Nikishin, Kotkaniemi
CHI - Mikheyev(UFA rights)
COL - Nichushkin, Drury
CBJ - Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson, Merzlikins, Marchment(UFA rights)
DAL - J.Robertson, Bourque, Steel, Lyubushkin
DET - Larkin, Cossa
EDM - Nurse
FLA - Rodrigues, Balinskis
LAK - ???
MIN - Yurov, Hartman, Stramel
MTL - Struble, Dach, Bolduc, Xhekaj, Montembeault, Gallagher
NAS - Marchessault
NJD - Hischier, Markstrom, Hamilton, Mercer, Cotter
NYI - Barzal, Pelech, Engvall, Duclair
NYR - Lafreniere, Trocheck, Schneider, M.Robertson
OTT - Batherson, Amadio, Zub, Spence
PHI - Tippett, Michkov, Ristolainen
PIT - Rakell, Rust, Novak, Brazeau
SJS - Kurashev, Goodrow
SEA - McCann, Wright, Kakko, Evans, Grubauer
STL - Parayko, Binnington, Suter, Drouin
TBL - Holmberg, Lilleberg
TOR - Knies, Rielly, Ekman-Larsson, Carlo, Maccelli, N.Robertson, Ersson
UTA - Hayton, Crouse, Marino
VAN - E.Pettersson, Hronek, Boeser, M.Pettersson, DeBrusk, O'Connor
VGK - Hertl, Dorofeyev, Hill/Schmid
WAS - Sandin
WPG - Hellebuyck, Niederreiter, Lambert

And here we are expecting a good return for our favorite little drug addict...

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[RockLobster]

And here we are expecting a good return for our favorite little drug addict...

I don't recall saying "favorite"....

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[The AntiBob]

They need Nuke instead

 

[The Abusement Park]

 

[hockeyfish]

Banned.

 

[LOFIN]

Time for Jarmo to call Chicago and get another 1st in a sign&trade

 

[The Abusement Park]

Weekes is in his bag again.

 

[MacKaRtin]

Oh man. I have to imagine KD has something lined up to lock Byram in for 6+ years at 10 sheets per

That's my assumption too. Agent has had detailed discussions on the structure of the contract and they will sign shortly after eligibility

No guarantee though

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Tuch will be a Cap, soon

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Washington totally revamping their right wing spot with Kyrou and Tuch in 24 hours.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[RockLobster]

Jesus Christo, what do we need to do to get the Avs moving on something?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Jesus Christo, what do we need to do to get the Avs moving on something?

What are we supposed to do? The only option is trading players for cheap/nothing/another bad contract. We have no cap space and have no assets. The entire league knows that and nobody is going to do us a favor.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Jesus Christo, what do we need to do to get the Avs moving on something?

Need other GMs to want Nuke and Drury, and offer up something worthwhile

 

[shadow1]

Jesus Christo, what do we need to do to get the Avs moving on something?

 

[Cake Malar]

I wonder what that means for Ovechkin and if Washington will try to re-sign Carlson

 

[AvalancheSpeedsters]

So gross ! Yeah it’s the price you pay but come on , Washington ? It won’t make a difference

 

[Ararana]

cMac gave up a second round pick for that guy...

 

[Pokecheque]

There was a bullet dodged. Unfortunately the alternative was one good half-season from Brent Burns.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]