NHL Rumors: NY Rangers, John Carlson, and Offseason NHL Trade Tiers

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NHL Rumour Report: John Buccigross on Frankly Hockey on Anaheim Ducks pending UFA defenseman John Carlson: “Not interested in a discount, and he’s not going back to Washington, forget that.”

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Offseason NHL trade tiers

Matt Larkin of Daily Faceoff: Tiering off NHL trade candidates for this offseason. Some are names from the trade deadline, some are speculated by insiders and some are hypothetical names that could become available this offseason. Contract info and trade clause details from Puck Pedia.

Tier 1: Obvious trade candidates

Mason McTavish – C – Anaheim Ducks – Cap hit: $7,000,000 through 2030-31
Vincent Trocheck – C – New York Rangers – Cap hit: $5,625,000 through 2028-29 (10-team no-trade list)
Jordan Binnington – G – St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $6,000,000 through 2026-27 (10-team no-trade list)
Jonathan Marchessault – RW – Nashville Predators – Cap hit: $5,500,000 through 2028-29 (15-team no-trade list)
Ilya Lyubushkin – D – Dallas Stars – Cap hit: $3,250,000 through 2026-27

TIER 2: Names to keep an eye on

Alexis Lafreniere – RW – New York Rangers – Cap hit: $7,450,000 through 2031-32
Blake Coleman – LW – Calgary Flames – Cap hit: $4,900,000 through 2026-27 (10-team trade list)
Dougie Hamilton – D – New Jersey Devils – Cap hit: $9,000,000 through 2027-28 (10-team trade list)
Shane Wright – C – Seattle Kraken – Cap hit: $866,667 through 2026-27
Jordan Kyrou – RW – St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $8,125,000 through 2030-31 (No-trade clause)
Elias Pettersson – C – Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $11,600,000 through 2031-32 (No-movement clause)
Brad Lambert – C – Winnipeg Jets – Cap hit: $886,667 through 2026-27
Mason Lohrei – D – Boston Bruins – Cap hit: $3,200,000 through 2026-27
Colton Parayko – D – St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $6,500,000 through 2029-30 (No-trade clause)
Darnell Nurse – D – Edmonton Oilers – Cap hit: $9,250,000 through 2029-30 (No-movement clause)
Robert Thomas – C – St. Louis Blues – Cap hit: $8,125,000 through 2030-31 (No-trade clause)
Linus Ullmark – G – Ottawa Senators – Cap hit: $8,250,000 through 2028-29 (No-movement clause)
Sam Montembeault – G – Montreal Canadiens – Cap hit: $3,150,000 through 2026-27
Rasmus Ristolainen – D – Philadelphia Flyers – Cap hit: $5,100,000 through 2026-27
Filip Gustavsson – G – Minnesota Wild – Cap hit: $6,800,000 through 2030-31 (No-movement clause)
Jake DeBrusk – LW – Vancouver Canucks – Cap hit: $5,500,000 through 2030-31 (No-movement clause)
Anthony Stolarz – G – Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $3,750,000 through 2029-30 (16-team no-trade list)
Brandon Carlo – D – Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $3,845,000 through 2026-27 (15% of $4,100,000 retained by BOS) (Three-team no-trade list)
Adin Hill – G – Vegas Golden Knights – Cap hit: $6,250,000 through 2030-31 (Modified no-trade list)
Morgan Rielly – D – Toronto Maple Leafs – Cap hit: $7,500,000 through 2029-30 (No-movement clause)
Owen Tippett – RW – Philadelphia Flyers – Cap hit: $6,200,000 through 2031-32 (10-team no-trade list)
Simon Nemec – D – New Jersey Devils – Restricted free agent