Speculation: Its going to be a seller's market at the deadline for Top 4Dmen- Who will be available??

[WolfOfBroadStreet14]

If the Flyers had any brains, they would move Sanheim. He would be a very good add to pretty much every team.

He has a full NMC but he has been excellent this year and worth his salary so far. If he decided to waive and they were to move him I don’t think it’d just be a cap dump I think they could get solid assets back. I don’t see him waiving though or them asking him too. Especially when they just resigned his best bud TK to an 8 year deal.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

He has a full NMC but he has been excellent this year and worth his salary so far. If he decided to waive and they were to move him I don’t think it’d just be a cap dump I think they could get solid assets back. I don’t see him waiving though or them asking him too. Especially when they just resigned his best bud TK to an 8 year deal.

It isnt a cap dump as he can help any team on thier 2nd pair. It would be a hockey trade.

Flyers probably don't want to move him as they are not the brightest group. If they did and Sanheim declined than that speaks volumes as to what type of player he is to not want to go to contender. To stay on this sinking ship would be mind boggling. Though he learned form the best.

 

[Sideline]

There's rumblings out of Vancouver that Allvin and JR are once again trying to get ahead of the other teams and have the cap and assets to make a splash.

Seravelli the hack named Pettersson and Anderson as the main guys they covet .
Soucy has been shockingly bad and him and Myers have no Chemistry.

I think Soucy turns it around but he's more of a #5 and Pettersson imo would be a great addition to the top four.
What kind package do you think Dubas is looking for?

Personally, I would want a 1st straight up. More if there is money with term coming back.

Based on the Guentzel trade, Dubas seems to prefer prospects that are farther along. Would not shock me if Pettersson went for a 2nd/3rd and a 19 or 20 year old prospect that was a 2nd/3rd rounder and trending well in development.

 

[leafsfan5]

*DISCLAIMER - not all of these guys are top 4 guys I'm strictly choosing teams who I believe could miss, and have guys available with less than 2 years on their deal.

My guess for defenders that will be on the market if these teams:

From Eastern Conference Teams:
Pittsburgh - Marcus Pettersson, Matt Grzelcyk
Columbus - Ivan Provorov, Eric Gudbranson?, Jack Johnson
Montreal - David Savard
Philadelphia - Eric Johnson

+ maybe

NYI - Mike Reilly
Detroit - Ben Chiarot, Jeff Petry, Olli Maatta
Ottawa - Travis Hamonic
Buffalo - Connor Clifton, Henri Jokiharju

From Western Conference Teams
Anaheim - Cam Fowler?? (unlikely), Brian Dumoulin, Urho Vaakanainen
Chicago - Connor Murphy??, Alec Martinez
Seattle - Jamie Oleksiak??, Josh Mahura, William Borgen
SJ - Cody Ceci, Jan Rutta,

+ maybe

Calgary - Rasmus Andersson?? (unlikely), Tyson Barrie
LA - Vladislav Gavrikov, Andreas Englund
Minnesota - Jacob Middleton, Zach Bogosian, John Merrill
St Louis - Nick Leddy, Ryan Suter
Utah - Ian Cole, Robert Bortuzzo

It appears OP is right, that is a horrendous crop of defenseman available

 

[TheNewEra]

Ottawa probably ends up in the market RD, would prefer a top 4 guy but if its a #4/5 dman but is good defensively its worth the consideration

hamonic should not be on the ice and for some reason he has the leg up on JBD who has been average in his role (which is huge)

getting someone with Kleven is probably something the sens target, especially as the sens prospect depth is blah. Doesnt even have to be someone with term since baring a surprise Yak probably makes the team next year

Of the names on the list that @Mitch nylander prepared I can see Murphy and Borgen being targeted