Now that the 2023-24 NHL season is officially over, we’ve seen the rest of the league’s teams start to get active in the trade market.
While some have already been announced in the last few days, this would only be the tip of the iceberg, as with the annual draft starting in just over 24 hours, we should expect an explosion of movement between now and tomorrow evening.
Moreover, for this purpose, the journalist and insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff has compiled a list of the 30 players most likely to be traded in the coming days.
There she is.
- 1. Micth Marner – AD (Maple Leafs)
- 2. Martin Necas – AD (Hurricanes)
- 3. Nik Ehlers – AG (Jets)
- 4. Rutger McGroarty – AD (Jets)
- 5. Patrick Laine – AD (Blue Jackets)
- 6.
Ilya Mikheyev – AG (Canucks)
- 7. Jakob Chychrun – DG (Senators)
- 8. Jacob Oven – DD (Rangers)
- 9. Ross Colton – C (Avalanche)
- 10. Choice #4 (Blue Jackets), Choice #7 (Senators), Choice #10 (Devils)
- 11. John Gibson – G (Ducks)
- 12. Juuse Saros – G (Predators)
- 13. Jake Guentzel – AG (Hurricanes)
- 14. Tanner Jeannot – AG (Lightning)
- 15. Pavel Buchnevich – C (Blues)
- 16. Jean-Gabriel Pageau – C (Islanders)
- 17. Reilly Smith – AG (Penguins)
- 18. Torey Krug/Nick Leddy/Justin Faulk (Blues)
- 19. Brandon Saad – AG (Blues)
- 20. Philip Gustavsson – G (Wild)
- 21. Morgan Frost – C (Flyers)
- 22. David Savard – DD (Canadiens)
- 23. arthur kaliyev – AD (Kings)
- 24. Elvis Merzlikin – G (Blue Jackets)
- 25. Jeff Skinner – AG (Sabres)
- 26. Andrew Mangiapane – AG (Flames)
- 27. Christian Dvorak – C (Canadiens)
- 28. Justin Holl – DD (Maple Leafs)
- 29. Darnell Nurse – DG (Oilers)
- 30. Trevor Zegras – C (Ducks)
As we can see, two Canadiens players are on the list, namely veteran defender David Savard (22e) and the attacker Christian Dvorak (27e)both of whom are in the final year of their contracts next season before becoming unrestricted free agents next summer.
Let’s see if the DG Kent Hughes will move some players from its regular lineup over the next few days.
