PuckSleuthTrade targets
Pick a team to see cap fit and needs · 100 players match · updated after last night's games
Sorted by trade chatter, then projected WAR weighted by how likely his team is to trade him. Click any column heading to sort; click again to reverse.
| Player | Team | Team status | Pos | Age | Cap hit | Yrs | Clause | Cap fit | WAR | Surplus | Fans | Beat | Chatter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes | MIN | ContenderCore | D | 26 | $7.85M | 1 | None | — | 3.0 | +$5.713M | 47 | 73 | 37 | Value |
| Matt Duchene | DAL | ContenderCore | C | 35 | $4.5M | 3 | NMC | — | 2.6 | +$3.695M | 40 | 40 | 23 | Value |
| Daniil But | UTA | Bubble | L | 21 | $973K | 2 | None | — | -0.2 | — | 59 | — | 20 | Neutral |
| Connor McDavid | EDM | Bubble | C | 29 | $12.5M | 2 | NMC | — | 6.0 | +$3.454M | 56 | 61 | 18 | Value |
| Easton Cowan | TOR | Bubble | R | 21 | $900K | 2 | None | — | 0.8 | +$3.842M | 74 | 71 | 15 | Value |
| Aleksander Barkov | FLA | Bubble | C | 31 | $10M | 4 | None | — | 2.0 | −$2.655M | 38 | 40 | 13 | Risk |
| Mitch Marner | VGK | ContenderCore | R | 29 | $12M | 7 | None | — | 4.3 | −$2.535M | 52 | 53 | 13 | Risk |
| Pavel Zacha | BOS | Bubble | C | 29 | $4.75M | 1 | M-NTC | — | 1.4 | +$3.202M | 56 | — | 11 | Value |
| Paul Cotter | VAN | Bubble | L | 26 | $2.15M | 1 | None | — | 0.5 | +$314K | 81 | 79 | 11 | Contract yr |
| Jake Walman | EDM | Bubble | D | 30 | $7M | 7 | M-NTC | — | 0.8 | −$168K | 35 | — | 10 | Neutral |
| Mark Scheifele | WPG | Bubble | C | 33 | $8.5M | 5 | None | — | 4.1 | +$2.9M | 52 | — | 9 | Value |
| Colin Blackwell | DAL | Contender | C | 33 | $775K | 1 | None | — | 0.2 | +$1.626M | 47 | 50 | 9 | Value |
| Auston Matthews | TOR | Bubble | C | 29 | $13.25M | 2 | NMC | — | 1.4 | −$3.018M | 44 | 52 | 8 | Risk |
| Zach Werenski | CBJ | Bubble | D | 29 | $9.583M | 2 | None | — | 3.3 | +$4.027M | 58 | 63 | 7 | Value |
| Nikita Kucherov | TBL | ContenderCore | R | 33 | $9.5M | 1 | None | — | 5.9 | +$6.226M | 60 | — | 7 | Value |
| Vincent Trocheck | UTA | Bubble | C | 33 | $5.625M | 3 | None | — | 1.2 | +$2.819M | — | — | 7 | Value |
| Alex Tuch | WSH | Bubble | R | 30 | $10.5M | 8 | None | — | 2.4 | −$2.091M | 70 | 85 | 6 | Risk |
| Justin Faulk | DET | Bubble | D | 34 | $6.5M | 1 | M-NTC | — | 0.7 | +$1.131M | 43 | — | 6 | Rental |
| Alex DeBrincat | DET | Bubble | R | 28 | $7.875M | 1 | None | — | 2.5 | +$2.186M | 52 | — | 5 | Value |
| Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | Bubble | R | 25 | $2.95M | 3 | None | — | 0.9 | +$1.606M | 73 | 83 | 5 | Value |
| Jack Quinn | BUF | Contender | R | 25 | $3.375M | 1 | None | — | 0.9 | +$3.296M | 42 | 73 | 5 | Value |
| Josh Anderson | MTL | Contender | R | 32 | $5.5M | 1 | M-NTC | — | -0.1 | −$1.382M | 74 | — | 5 | Rental |
| Moritz Seider | DET | Bubble | D | 25 | $8.55M | 5 | M-NTC | — | 1.9 | +$850K | 58 | 80 | 4 | Neutral |
| Morgan Rielly | TOR | Bubble | D | 32 | $7.5M | 4 | None | — | 0.9 | +$68K | 34 | — | 4 | Neutral |
| Matvei Michkov | PHI | Bubble | R | 21 | $950K | 1 | None | — | 1.4 | +$6.032M | 60 | 43 | 4 | Value |
| Zach Whitecloud | CGY | Bubble | D | 29 | $2.75M | 2 | None | — | 0.0 | +$1.527M | 66 | — | 4 | Value |
| Barclay Goodrow | SJS | Bubble | C | 33 | $3.642M | 1 | M-NTC | — | -0.8 | −$1.554M | 47 | — | 4 | Rental |
| Jared McCann | SEA | Bubble | L | 30 | $5M | 1 | M-NTC | — | 2.7 | +$2.131M | 82 | — | 3 | Value |
| Brad Marchand | FLA | Bubble | L | 38 | $5.25M | 5 | NMC | — | 2.5 | +$3.547M | 62 | — | 3 | Value |
| Marco Rossi | VAN | Bubble | C | 25 | $5M | 2 | None | — | 2.0 | +$2.201M | 64 | 69 | 3 | Value |
| J.T. Miller | NYR | Bubble | C | 33 | $8M | 4 | None | — | 1.1 | +$951K | 55 | 53 | 3 | Buy-low |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | EDM | Bubble | C | 33 | $5.125M | 3 | NMC | — | 1.8 | +$2.29M | 54 | 47 | 3 | Value |
| Nick Suzuki | MTL | ContenderCore | C | 27 | $7.875M | 4 | M-NTC | — | 3.3 | +$4.117M | 53 | — | 3 | Value |
| Shane Wright | SEA | Bubble | C | 22 | $886K | 1 | None | — | 0.6 | +$3.762M | 73 | 83 | 3 | Value |
| Erik Karlsson | PIT | ContenderCore | D | 36 | $11.5M | 1 | NMC | — | 2.1 | −$415K | 67 | — | 3 | Rental |
| Andrew Copp | DET | Bubble | C | 32 | $5.625M | 1 | M-NTC | — | -0.2 | +$712K | 19 | — | 3 | Rental |
| Gavin McKenna | TOR | Bubble | L | 18 | $1.075M | 3 | None | — | -0.3 | — | 51 | 58 | 3 | Neutral |
| William Nylander | TOR | Bubble | R | 30 | $11.5M | 6 | NMC | — | 4.0 | −$856K | 55 | 64 | 2 | Neutral |
| Artemi Panarin | LAK | Bubble | L | 34 | $11M | 2 | NMC | — | 3.0 | +$7K | 46 | — | 2 | Neutral |
| Roope Hintz | DAL | Contender | C | 29 | $8.45M | 5 | NMC | — | 2.1 | −$291K | 26 | 47 | 2 | Neutral |
| Darren Raddysh | TOR | Bubble | D | 30 | $8.5M | 8 | NMC | — | 2.5 | +$2.069M | 34 | — | 2 | Value |
| Kevin Fiala | LAK | Bubble | L | 30 | $7.875M | 3 | NMC | — | 1.4 | −$392K | — | — | 2 | Buy-low |
| Will Smith | SJS | Bubble | C | 21 | $950K | 1 | None | — | 2.2 | +$7.006M | 84 | 94 | 2 | Value |
| Quinton Byfield | LAK | Bubble | R | 24 | $6.25M | 3 | None | — | 1.2 | +$396K | 38 | — | 2 | Buy-low |
| Parker Kelly | COL | Contender | C | 27 | $1.7M | 4 | None | — | 1.3 | +$1.772M | 81 | 89 | 2 | Value |
| Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | Contender | D | 26 | $4.286M | 4 | None | — | 1.3 | +$2.34M | 54 | 60 | 2 | Value |
| Porter Martone | PHI | Bubble | R | 19 | $979K | 2 | None | — | 0.9 | — | 64 | 36 | 2 | Neutral |
| Cole Caufield | MTL | ContenderCore | R | 25 | $7.85M | 5 | M-NTC | — | 3.5 | +$1.775M | 66 | — | 2 | Value |
| Anton Lundell | FLA | Bubble | C | 25 | $5M | 4 | None | — | 1.3 | +$1.661M | — | — | 2 | Value |
| Zach Hyman | EDM | Bubble | L | 34 | $5.5M | 2 | NMC | — | 0.8 | +$3.301M | 39 | 22 | 2 | Value |
| Morgan Frost | CGY | Bubble | C | 27 | $4.375M | 1 | M-NTC | — | 1.0 | +$877K | 37 | — | 2 | Contract yr |
| Thomas Chabot | OTT | ContenderCore | D | 29 | $8M | 2 | M-NTC | — | 1.7 | −$543K | 79 | — | 2 | Neutral |
| Ridly Greig | OTT | Contender | C | 24 | $3.25M | 3 | None | — | 0.3 | +$1.889M | 49 | — | 2 | Value |
| Nicolas Roy | COL | Contender | C | 29 | $3M | 1 | None | — | 0.3 | +$1.176M | 63 | 69 | 2 | Contract yr |
| Drew Doughty | LAK | Bubble | D | 36 | $11M | 1 | M-NTC | — | 0.2 | −$4.563M | 15 | — | 2 | Risk |
| Mason Appleton | DET | Bubble | C | 30 | $2.9M | 1 | None | — | 0.2 | −$305K | 18 | — | 2 | Rental |
| Jake Middleton | CGY | Bubble | D | 30 | $4.35M | 3 | None | — | 0.1 | +$270K | — | — | 2 | Neutral |
| Cam York | PHI | Bubble | D | 25 | $5.15M | 4 | None | — | 0.1 | +$748K | 43 | — | 2 | Neutral |
| Michael Rasmussen | DET | Bubble | C | 27 | $3.2M | 2 | None | — | -0.2 | −$345K | 22 | — | 2 | Neutral |
| Dalibor Dvorsky | STL | Bubble | R | 21 | $886K | 2 | None | — | -0.2 | +$2.83M | — | — | 2 | Value |
| Leon Draisaitl | EDM | Bubble | C | 30 | $14M | 7 | NMC | — | 5.9 | −$611K | 60 | 67 | 1 | Neutral |
| Lucas Raymond | DET | Bubble | L | 24 | $8.075M | 6 | None | — | 3.5 | +$752K | 40 | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Jack Hughes | NJD | Bubble | C | 25 | $8M | 4 | M-NTC | — | 3.3 | +$3.881M | 44 | 94 | 1 | Value |
| Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | Bubble | L | 28 | $9.5M | 4 | None | — | 2.8 | −$165K | 51 | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Dylan Holloway | STL | Bubble | L | 25 | $7.75M | 5 | M-NTC | — | 2.3 | +$335K | — | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Casey Mittelstadt | BOS | Bubble | C | 27 | $5.75M | 1 | None | — | 1.4 | −$279K | — | — | 1 | Contract yr |
| Travis Konecny | PHI | Bubble | R | 29 | $8.75M | 7 | None | — | 2.0 | +$566K | 27 | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Vince Dunn | SEA | Bubble | D | 29 | $7.35M | 1 | M-NTC | — | 1.3 | +$1.35M | 87 | 84 | 1 | Contract yr |
| Ryan O'Reilly | NSH | Bubble | C | 35 | $4.5M | 1 | None | — | 2.0 | +$4.188M | — | — | 1 | Value |
| Travis Sanheim | PHI | Bubble | D | 30 | $6.25M | 5 | NTC | — | 1.2 | +$277K | 36 | 56 | 1 | Neutral |
| Artturi Lehkonen | COL | Contender | L | 31 | $4.5M | 1 | M-NTC | — | 1.6 | +$2.572M | — | 67 | 1 | Value |
| Matthew Wood | NSH | Bubble | R | 21 | $950K | 1 | None | — | 1.1 | +$2.769M | — | — | 1 | Value |
| Tyler Seguin | DAL | Contender | C | 34 | $9.85M | 1 | NMC | — | 1.3 | −$3.919M | 40 | 59 | 1 | Risk |
| Denver Barkey | PHI | Bubble | C | 21 | $925K | 2 | None | — | 1.0 | +$2.522M | 48 | — | 1 | Buy-low |
| Mavrik Bourque | NSH | Bubble | C | 24 | $5.5M | 6 | None | — | 1.0 | −$853K | — | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Jimmy Snuggerud | STL | Bubble | R | 22 | $950K | 1 | None | — | 1.0 | +$6.946M | — | 50 | 1 | Value |
| Elias Pettersson | VAN | Bubble | C | 27 | $11.6M | 6 | NMC | — | 1.5 | −$4.032M | 80 | 66 | 1 | Risk |
| Sidney Crosby | PIT | ContenderCore | C | 39 | $8.7M | 1 | NMC | — | 3.6 | +$1.808M | 69 | 68 | 1 | Value |
| Brock Boeser | VAN | Bubble | R | 29 | $7.25M | 6 | None | — | 1.3 | −$142K | 67 | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Brett Howden | VGK | Contender | C | 28 | $2.5M | 4 | None | — | 1.0 | +$1.614M | — | — | 1 | Value |
| Philip Broberg | STL | Bubble | D | 25 | $8M | 6 | None | — | 1.2 | −$1.731M | 70 | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Mathieu Olivier | CBJ | Bubble | R | 29 | $3M | 5 | M-NTC | — | 0.8 | +$1.335M | 39 | 14 | 1 | Neutral |
| Trevor Moore | LAK | Bubble | L | 31 | $4.2M | 2 | None | — | 0.7 | +$1.149M | — | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Joel Armia | LAK | Bubble | R | 33 | $2.5M | 1 | None | — | 0.7 | +$1.313M | — | — | 1 | Rental |
| Anthony Duclair | NYI | Bubble | L | 31 | $3.5M | 2 | NTC | — | 0.7 | +$442K | 62 | 67 | 1 | Neutral |
| Lane Hutson | MTL | ContenderCore | D | 22 | $8.85M | 8 | M-NTC | — | 2.6 | +$3.169M | 63 | 57 | 1 | Value |
| Nazem Kadri | COL | Contender | C | 35 | $7M | 3 | M-NTC | — | 0.9 | +$1.119M | 58 | 63 | 1 | Buy-low |
| Mason Lohrei | BOS | Bubble | D | 25 | $3.2M | 1 | None | — | 0.6 | +$3.252M | 73 | — | 1 | Value |
| Matias Maccelli | NYI | Bubble | L | 25 | $2.25M | 1 | None | — | 0.9 | +$2.792M | — | 45 | 1 | Value |
| Devon Toews | COL | Contender | D | 32 | $7.25M | 5 | NMC | — | 0.8 | −$271K | — | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Brayden McNabb | VGK | Contender | D | 35 | $3.65M | 2 | NTC | — | 0.7 | +$312K | 62 | 40 | 1 | Buy-low |
| Evgeni Malkin | PIT | ContenderCore | C | 40 | $5.5M | 1 | NMC | — | 2.2 | +$4.278M | 64 | 89 | 1 | Value |
| Matt Savoie | EDM | Bubble | C | 22 | $886K | 1 | None | — | 0.5 | +$3.928M | 47 | — | 1 | Value |
| Josh Norris | BUF | ContenderCore | C | 27 | $7.95M | 4 | M-NTC | — | 2.0 | −$1.545M | — | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Bryan Rust | PIT | ContenderCore | R | 34 | $5.125M | 2 | None | — | 2.0 | +$4.333M | 42 | — | 1 | Value |
| Brayden Schenn | NYI | Bubble | C | 35 | $6.5M | 2 | M-NTC | — | 0.5 | −$557K | 46 | 31 | 1 | Neutral |
| Blake Lizotte | PIT | Contender | C | 28 | $2.25M | 3 | None | — | 0.6 | +$1.137M | 54 | — | 1 | Neutral |
| Mason McTavish | STL | Bubble | C | 23 | $7M | 5 | M-NTC | — | 0.4 | −$57K | 76 | 67 | 1 | Buy-low |
| Tyler Tucker | STL | Bubble | D | 26 | $925K | 1 | None | — | 0.4 | +$3.426M | 50 | — | 1 | Value |
| J.T. Compher | DET | Bubble | L | 31 | $5.1M | 2 | M-NTC | — | 0.3 | −$1.099M | 16 | — | 1 | Neutral |
Team status comes from our power rating (points percentage, goal differential, and 5v5 expected goals share, leaning on last season until a team has played enough games): top 10 Contender, bottom 10 Seller once teams have played 20 games (Bubble before that). A contender's six best players by projected WAR are marked Core and shown faded, since contenders rarely move them. Cap fit is the share of salary the selling team would need to retain (50% maximum). Fills is his percentile at his position in the team's weakest category he helps. WAR is PuckSleuth's projection per 84 games; Surplus compares the cap hit with our market estimate (hover the i next to Surplus for how it is calculated). Players traded, signed, extended, or claimed off waivers in the last 120 days are left out. Buy-low: his underlying play (5v5 expected goals share and chance quality) ranks well above his results (goal share and points), with bad luck behind the gap.
Most trade chatter
Quinn Hughes, 37 mentions this week
MIN (Contender) · $7.85M for 1 more season.
Buy-low signal
Brayden McNabb
His team has 54% of the expected goals with him on the ice but only 50% of the actual goals. Results are lagging his play.
Contract year
Alex DeBrincat, free agent next summer
Projected 2.5 WAR per season at age 28, on $7.875M.