The first month of the 2026-27 NHL regular season is history, but it also came with a pair of big trades.
A blockbuster deal occurred just before we published our October NHL Trade Block Big Board, when the Columbus Blue Jackets shipped Kirill Marchenko to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies. Both had featured in our previous trade boards.
On Oct. 23, a more prominent player from our October board finally moved, as the Winnipeg Jets traded goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to the New Jersey Devils. The three-time Vezina Trophy winner topped every one of our trade boards since July.
Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin has also featured prominently on our trade boards since he went public with his trade request in June. Recent rumors suggest he could be the next noteworthy star to be moved in an early-season blockbuster, which is becoming the norm this season.
At least, that’s how it looked until Oct. 30, when it was reported that Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov wouldn’t sign an extension and had requested a trade.
Larkin is among the few players from our previous board to make it onto our November board. Most have dropped out of the rumor mill as speculation focused on other players throughout October. Meanwhile, Alexander Nikishin was dropped after signing a one-year deal with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Follow along to see which other notable players joined Larkin and Kucherov in the rumor mill over the past month. As always, the players’ skills, experience, contracts, and likelihood of being moved factored into our compilation.