Lots of big names are floating around this rumour season, but which ones will actually move by the deadline? Let's break it down into three categories: likely on the move, 50/50 likelihood, and darkhorses.
Possibly moving (50/50 territory)
These players have been in the rumour mill consistently this season, and there's a reasonable chance they move before the deadline.
- Marc-Andre Fleury
- Matt Duchene
- Kevin Shattenkirk
- Gabriel Landeskog
- Ben Bishop
- Evander Kane
- Dmitry Kulikov
- François Beauchemin
- Brendan Smith
- Jannik Hansen
- Dennis Wideman
- Ryan Murphy
- Alexandre Burrows
- Cody Franson
- Ondrej Pavelec
- Deryk Engelland
- Brian Gionta
- Michael Hutchinson
- Teddy Purcell
- Andreas Martinsen
Likely trade deadline movers
These are the players we can be reasonably confident will be on the move before the March 1st deadline. Unfortunately this list isn't all that long yet. I wouldn't be too concerned, as a fair number of the players listed in the 50/50 category above should become "probables" as we approach the deadline.
- Martin Hanzal
- Michael Stone
- Thomas Vanek
- Radim Vrbata
- Jarome Iginla
- Shane Doan
- John Mitchell
- Rene Bourque
- Tomas Jurco
The darkhorses
You might have heard plenty of rumours surrounding these players, but it's still a longshot they're traded by March 1st. We're all hoping a couple of these guys end up moving to spice things up.
- Dougie Hamilton
- Jacob Trouba
- Travis Hamonic
- Jordan Eberle
- Patrick Sharp
- Steve Mason
- Ryan Miller
- Ryan Spooner
- Semyon Varlamov
- Thomas Greiss
- Tomas Plekanec
- Johnny Oduya
- Jaro Halak
- Antti Niemi
- Kari Lehtonen
- Anthony Duclair
- Michal Neuvirth
- Erik Johnson
- Shea Theodore
- Zemgus Girgensons
- Curtis Lazar
- Reto Berra
Expect a lot of shuffling of players between these lists as we approach the March 1st NHL trade deadline. Want even more darkhorse trade rumours? Check out NHL Rumour Report's trade rumour board for a look at every single player in the rumour mill.
