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<\/a><\/p>\n\n Jaden Schwartz, who won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019, has five points in seven games this season. (Minas Panagiotakis \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
7. Jamie Oleksiak, Seattle Kraken<\/p>\n
Age: 32
Position: LHD
Contract term: 2026 UFA
Cap hit: $4.6 million<\/p>\n
One of the largest men in the league at 6-foot-7 and nearly 260 pounds, Oleksiak represents the kind of depth contenders crave. While he\u2019s seen a small decline in his minutes in recent years, he\u2019s shown he can handle second-pairing deployment at even strength while logging big minutes on the penalty kill. He can also line up on either side of the ice.<\/p>\n
There will always be demand for massive defensemen who can take care of business, and Oleksiak finds himself as a candidate to be dealt because he\u2019s eligible for unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n
8. Mario Ferraro, San Jose Sharks<\/p>\n
Age: 27
Position: LHD
Contract term: 2026 UFA
Cap hit: $3.25 million<\/p>\n
No stranger to trade rumors over the past couple of seasons, Ferraro is poised to again hear his name circulate around the league\u2019s hot stove. This has the makings of another long season for the rebuilding Sharks, and the veteran profiles as one of their more attractive assets to sell.<\/p>\n
Still just 27, Ferraro is a minute-munching, shot-blocking defenseman who appears capable of producing much better numbers on a more complete team. He\u2019s also a decent puck mover and penalty killer with a competitive streak to match.<\/p>\n
9. Nick Robertson, Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n
Age: 24
Position: Wing
Contract term: 2026 RFA
Cap hit: $1.825 million<\/p>\n
Stop us if you\u2019ve heard this before: Robertson is in need of a fresh start, and the Leafs are at least exploring the available options to provide him with one.<\/p>\n
It probably doesn\u2019t help that the 24-year-old winger didn\u2019t find the back of the net in his first seven games to start the season. Robertson does carry a track record of production, though, including 29 goals scored in relatively minimal usage over the past two years combined.<\/p>\n
Crafty and competitive, and in possession of a deadly shot, the former second-round pick has plenty of tools. But he\u2019s also on the smaller side, which puts him at a disadvantage in puck battles and tends to lead to issues on the defensive side of the ice.<\/p>\n
10. Brennan Othmann, New York Rangers<\/p>\n
Age: 22
Position: Wing
Contract term: 2026 RFA
Cap hit: $863,333<\/p>\n
The Rangers system is stocked with wingers, including the 16th pick from 2021, and they\u2019re gauging the market on those players. While certainly not in a position where they feel they have to move Othmann, they\u2019d be willing to part with him at the right price.<\/p>\n
Othmann\u2019s dangerous shot and ability to win back the puck are both considered strengths, albeit traits he\u2019s yet to show with any consistency in limited looks at the NHL level.<\/p>\n
Othmann didn\u2019t make it to the end of training camp with the Rangers before being sent down to AHL Hartford and could benefit from a fresh opportunity elsewhere. Rival teams are intrigued by his potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NHL\u2019s trade market has basically been jammed up since mid-July. Transactions completed in the past three months…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234775,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[1419,64,63,5789,6581,7525,3615,7520,7522,3936,7521,3064,3275,3274,7526,7524,5790,7523,7519,5791,3617,575,6597,3065,4785,7527,3066,85,3935,4788,2370,7528,2371,7529,4791,6000],"class_list":["post-234774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boston-bruins","tag-buffalo-sabres","tag-calgary-flames","tag-carolina-hurricanes","tag-chicago-blackhawks","tag-colorado-avalanche","tag-columbus-blue-jackets","tag-dallas-stars","tag-detroit-red-wings","tag-edmonton-oilers","tag-florida-panthers","tag-los-angeles-kings","tag-minnesota-wild","tag-montreal-canadiens","tag-nashville-predators","tag-new-jersey-devils","tag-new-york-islanders","tag-new-york-rangers","tag-nhl","tag-ottawa-senators","tag-philadelphia-flyers","tag-pittsburgh-penguins","tag-san-jose-sharks","tag-seattle-kraken","tag-sports","tag-st-louis-blues","tag-tampa-bay-lightning","tag-toronto-maple-leafs","tag-utah-mammoth","tag-vancouver-canucks","tag-vegas-golden-knights","tag-washington-capitals","tag-winnipeg-jets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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