NHL trade deadline 2026: The 18 top players left on the market
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The highly-anticipated NHL trade deadline is fast approaching, as Friday, March 6 will be the last day for teams to made trades this season.
Since our last post on the best remaining players, we've seen some big deals and lots of rumors: MacKenzie Weeger is a Mammoth defenseman now. Tyler Myers got dealt to the Stars. There's talk that Colton Parayko could be going to the Sabres.
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Because of a handful of rules changes such as the institution of a salary cap for the playoffs, some NHL general managers might not be as willing to spend big ahead of the postseason. Whatever the reason may be, things will no doubt pick up as we march ever closer to Friday's deadline.
Ahead of the 2026 NHL trade deadline, let's take a look at the top players remaining who could be dealt by Friday!
1. F Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
Age: 32
Position: Center
Cap hit: $5.625 million
Years: Three
2025-26 production: 12 goals, 38 points (45 games played)
2. D Dougie Hamilton, New Jersey Devils
Age: 32
Position: Defense
Cap hit: $9 million
Years: Two
2025-26 production: 8 goals, 23 points (55 games played)
3. F Nazem Kadri, Calgary Flames
Age: 35
Position: Center
Cap hit: $7 million
Years: Three
2025-26 production: 12 goals, 41 points (59 games played)
4. F Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 27
Position: Center
Cap hit: $11.6 million
Years: Six
2025-26 production: 13 goals, 35 points (51 games played)
5. F Jordan Kyrou, St. Louis Blues
Age: 27
Position: Right wing
Cap hit: $8.125 million
Years: Five
2025-26 production: 14 goals, 33 points (50 games played)
6. F Ryan O'Reilly, Nashville Predators
Age: 35
Position: Center
Cap hit: $4.5 million
Years: One
2025-26 production: 21 goals, 57 points (59 games played)
7. F Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues
Age: 34
Position: Center
Cap hit: $6.5 million
Years: Two
2025-26 production: 12 goals, 25 points (60 games played)
8. F Evander Kane, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 34
Position: Left wing
Cap hit: $5.125 million
Years: UFA
2025-26 production: 10 goals, 26 points (58 games played)
9. F Bobby McMann, Toronto Maple Leafs
Age: 29
Position: Winger
Cap hit: $1.35 million
Years: UFA
2025-26 production: 19 goals, 32 points (59 games played)
10. F Blake Coleman, Calgary Flames
Age: 34
Position: Left wing
Cap hit: $4.9 million
Years: One
2025-26 production: 13 goals, 21 points (47 games played)
11. F Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues
Age: 26
Position: Center
Cap hit: $8.125 million
Years: Five
2025-26 production: 12 goals, 35 points (43 games played)
12. F Michael Bunting, Nashville Predators
Age: 30
Position: Left wing
Cap hit: $4.5 million
Years: UFA
2025-26 production: 13 goals, 31 points (59 games played)
13. F Scott Laughton, Toronto Maple Leafs
Age: 31
Position: Center
Cap hit: $3 million
Years: UFA
2025-26 production: 8 goals, 12 points (42 games played)
14. D Justin Faulk, St. Louis Blues
Age: 33
Position: Defense
Cap hit: $6.5 million
Years: One
2025-26 production: 11 goals, 32 points (60 games played)
15. D Zach Whitecloud, Calgary Flames
Age: 29
Position: Defense
Cap hit: $2.75 million
Years: Two
2025-26 production: 2 goals, 11 points (58 games played)
16. F Jake DeBrusk, Vancouver Canucks
Age: 29
Position: Left wing
Cap hit: $5.5 million
Years: Five years
2025-26 production: 13 goals, 28 points (58 games played)
17. F Shane Wright, Seattle Kraken
Age: 22
Position: Center
Cap hit: $886,666
Years: One
2025-26 production: 11 goals, 23 points (59 games played)
18. D Rasmus Ristolainen, Philadelphia Flyers
Age: 31
Position: Defense
Cap hit: $5.1 million
Years: One
2025-26 production: 1 goal, 6 points (22 games played)
This article originally appeared on For The Win: NHL trade rumors: Ranking best players left ahead of 2026 deadline