2017 NHL Trade Deadline: Top 25 Available Players

The 2017 NHL Trade Deadline is set for March 1, 2017, and the names on our top 25 list are starting to move. Many in our top 10 and have found new homes, while there is still plenty of moves to come.

In an effort to keep up-to-date with the most popular targets rumoured as on the trade block, THW has put together a list of the 25 best players that have been talked about regarding a trade this season. This list will be updated as trades are made or player earn their way onto and work their way off of the list.

THW Trade Deadline Coverage:  Trade Tracker | No-Trade/Movement Clauses | Rumour Tracker

 

THW Top 25 Available Players
No. Player Player Details Linked Teams
1 Kevin Shattenkirk Name: Kevin Shattenkirk
Pos: D
Age: 27
Salary: $4.25
Traded to the
Washington Capitals
2 Martin Hanzal Name: Martin Hanzal
Pos:
 C
Age:
 29
Salary: $3.1M
Traded to the
Minnesota Wild
3 Name: Matt Duchene
Pos: C
Age: 26
Salary: $6M

Montreal
Nashville
New York Islanders
St. Louis
Ottawa
4 Name: Radim Vrbata
Pos:
 RW
Age:
 35
Salary: $1.5M
Ottawa
Chicago
Columbus
San Jose
Anaheim
5 Ben Bishop Name: Ben Bishop
Pos:
 G
Age: 30

Salary: $5.95M
Traded to the
Los Angeles Kings
6 Name: Thomas Vanek
Pos: RW
Age: 32
Salary: $2.6M
Traded to the 
Florida Panthers
7 Name: Gabriel Landeskog
Pos:
 LW
Age:
24
Salary: $5.57M
 New York Rangers
Los Angeles
Boston
Ottawa
8 Name: Marc-Andre Fleury
Pos: G
Age: 32
Salary: $5.75M
Calgary
Carolina
Winnipeg
St. Louis
9 Name: Patrick Eaves
Pos:
 RW
Age: 32

Salary: $1M
Traded to Anaheim
Ducks
10 Michael Stone Name: Michael Stone
Pos:
D
Age:
 26
Salary: $4M
Traded to Calgary Flames
11 Name: Evander Kane
Pos:
 LW
Age:
25
Salary: $5.3M
Detroit
St. Louis
12 Name: Patrick Sharp
Pos:
 RW
Age:
35
Salary:
$5.9M
 Pittsburgh
San Jose
New York Rangers
13 Patrik Berglund Name: Patrik Berglund
Pos:
 C
Age:
28
Salary: $3.7M
 Signed extension to
stay in St. Louis
14 Shane Doan Name: Shane Doan
Pos:
 RW
Age:
 40
Salary: $3.8M
San Jose
Washington
New York Rangers
Anaheim
15 Jarome Iginla Name: Jarome Iginla
Pos:
 RW
Age:
 39
Salary: $5.3
Traded to
Los Angeles Kings
16 Name: Brian Boyle
Pos:
 LW
Age:
32
Salary: $2M
Traded to the
Toronto Maple Leafs
17 Name: Dmitry Kulikov
Pos: D

Age:
26
Salary: $4.3M
Pittsburgh
Washington
Edmonton
Toronto
18 Jannik Hansen Name: Jannik Hansen
Pos:
RW
Age:
 30
Salary: $2.5M
Traded to the 
San Jose Sharks
19 Name: Johnny Oduya
Pos:
 D
Age:
35
Salary: $3.75M
Traded to the
Chicago Blackhawks
20 Name: Alex Burrows
Pos:
 RW
Age:
 35
Salary: $4.5M
Traded to the
Ottawa Senators
21 Jaroslav Halak, New York Islanders, NHL, Hockey Name: Jaroslav Halak
Pos:
 G
Age:
 31
Salary: $4.5M
Edmonton
Calgary
Boston
22 Name: Ron Hainsey
Pos:
 D
Age:
 35
Salary: $2.8M
Traded to the
Pittsburgh
Penguins
23 fantasy hockey Name: Mathieu Perreault
Pos:
LW
Age:
 29
Salary: $3M
Florida
Ottawa
New York Islanders
24 Brendan Smith Name: Brendan Smith
Pos:
D
Age:
27
Salary: $2.75M
Traded to the
New York Rangers
25 Name: Valtteri Filppula
Pos:
 C
Age:
32
Salary: $5M
Traded to the 
Philadelphia Flyers

Notables

There are plenty of players not on this list of 25 who could potentially see a change of scenery. Those include youngsters from Arizona, Anthony Duclair and from Ottawa, Curtis Lazar. Meanwhile, players like Drew Stafford from Winnipeg and Brian Gionta from Buffalo deserve some consideration. So does Jaroslav Halak from the Islanders who may get some attention.

What we know, is that teams like Arizona and Colorado are in full sell mode. Franchises like Dallas and Carolina have just joined the sellers group. Detroit, Tampa Bay, Vancouver and Buffalo may not be far behind.

Expansion

What will make this year’s deadline all the more interesting is the way teams incorporate the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft into their plans. Will teams move players in an effort to get something instead of nothing? Will general managers make trades with the Vegas Golden Knights in an effort to keep some of their assets untouchable? The expansion draft makes the 2017 Trade Deadline just a bit more unpredictable. For fans of the NHL, the draft also makes things just a bit more “must-see”.