In the immediate fallout from the Matt Duchene–Kyle Turris trade, there doesn’t seem to be an obvious candidate for the head of the rumor mill. Duchene and Turris had each taken their turn there over the last few months, and with the Vadim Shipachyov saga about to end there is little left in terms of trade talk.
Still, Frank Seravalli of TSN has updated his “Trade Bait” board which looks at who he believes is most likely to be moved before the deadline. Duchene had been atop the list, meaning Evander Kane of the Buffalo Sabres now leads the group with James Neal of the Vegas Golden Knights just behind him. Both scoring wingers are unrestricted free agents at the end of the season and could be huge additions to new teams.
In the most recent Insider Trading on TSN, Darren Dreger even went as far as saying people all around the league “believe [Kane] will be traded.” Dreger points out that there is still a chance for an extension in Buffalo.
Who do you think will be moved next from the list? Is there another big name you expect to be pulling on a new sweater in the near future? Leave your vote and explain where you believe he’ll end up down below.
Martinez is only getting traded for a foward with the same value as him So he isnt necessarily a target for a team just to trade picks for.
I see Toronto picking up a goalie, possibly Hammond from Colorado, Anderson been shaky, might need some competition, and given Hammond played for Ottawa, it would make sense plus good contract.
Hammond is not an NHL goalie. Give your head a shake
I see the Habs picking up Giroux for a 2019 4th rounder.
That might be too steep a price.
Claude Giroux for what now?????
He’s probably not worth that…
A few years back he was worth way more though.
Wouldn’t be surprised to see WAS acquire either Neal or Kane as they still try to get over the 2nd rd hump.
I don’t think they have enough money though. They already had to let some talented players walk/be traded in the offseason because of their cap crunch.
Washington is right up against the cap ceiling, so this would be very difficult to complete a trade for either Kane or Neal. Both make more money than Washington can afford at this point. Washington would need to move way too many players off of their current roster to make this work.