NHL Trade Rumors

11 Feb 2026 21:07:56
Detroit sends: Kasper, Compher, Soderblom, Mazur, Augustine, 2026 1st, 2027 3rd.

St. Louis sends: Thomas, Faulk, 2027 5th.

Or

Detroit Sends: Kasper, 2026 3rd

N. Y. Rangers send: Trochek.

05 Feb 2026 16:49:40
Not that I want Ottawa to even consider moving Brady Tkachuk, I think it would be stupid to do that. But if it came to having no choice but to move him, they'd have to get a super stud back for him. So here is a thought that could be great for all involved.

COL - Makar

OTT - Tkachuk, Hensler, Zetterlund, Formenton (rights), Jensen

With Makars contract coming up soon, this would also NEED to be a double sign and trade to make sure both stars get locked in long term.

Ottawa gets the Star Defense partner for Sanderson they desperately need with Makar. And actually gets something for a skilled player like Formenton before he walks for nothing after the Hockey Canada garbage.

Colorado gets a unicorn forward who litteraly does it all with Tkachuk and gives them a new star to build around seeing MacKinnon is approaching his twilight years, but is also still good enough to pair them together and give them another strong push at a cup.they also get a strong prospect to eventually replace Makar in Hensler, and a solid Top 6 forward in Zetterlund to boot. Jensen more of a cap dump that could still prove useful in a new Colorado cup run.

06 Feb 2026 18:36:45
Absolutely zero chance this would be enough for COL not to block OTT from ever calling again.

06 Feb 2026 20:48:48
Makes absolutely no sense for either team. Removes only offensive dman for Colorado and mutes most of Sandersons value as well as weakens the forward unit.

07 Feb 2026 00:42:46
Chiefs - Makar contract expires next off-season. If he don't plan on staying there them a move like this makes perfect sense. Get a large haul for your stud instead of losing him for nothing. As for the muting Sandersons value, not sure i understand how you see that? If anything, it raises Sandersons value exponentially by pairing him with another of the best, If not, the best, defenseman currently in the game. Remember Steven's Neidermeyer? The top duo who made Brodeur look like one of the best goalies to ever play the game till he lost the 2 of them? Or Pronger Neidermeyer or Keith Seabrook? Pairs who won their teams cups. Or even successful world stage pairs like EK Hedman? that's what Sanderson Makar would likely be. As good as Toews is as Makar current partner, Sanderson is a massive upgrade there and they'd be smooth as butter together

07 Feb 2026 01:03:08
Chicken foot - do you actually follow the sport of hockey or are you simply posting dumb comments to elicit a reaction? 😆

Tkachuk = one of the very best all round forwards in the sport no matter who you ask. Fights, scores, backchecks, has passion matched by very few in the sport.

Hensler = a Top 10 pick, still super young, highly touted defensive prospect many would love to have on their team.

Formenton = one of the very fastest in the game, great all round versatile middle 6 forward who can play any situation, (and just proven innocent in the hockey canada scandle.

Zetterlund = a great Top 6 winger who can score goals, yes been rougher than expected in Ottawa so far, just hasn't quite found where he fits in quite yet, but still a proven commodity.

And finally Jensen = yes, a cap dump to make room to sign Makar, but still decent Addition to Colorados bottom 2, or a great bait peice to flip as a rental elsewhere.

On what planet would that not be enough for Colorado to say yes to 100× over?

Especially looking back at the Quinn Hughes return Vancouver got that every agreed was a lot! Buium might be a slightly more proven commodity than Hensler, but throw in Formenton and Jensen, that more than makes up for that. Zetterlund carries equal or greater value than Ohmgren, and Tkachuk far far far outranks Rossi value by a land slide, and Noone in their right mind would ever argue that!

As for Hughes vs Makar value, they are not far apart if at all! Many believe they are easily the Top 2 defencemen on the planet right now with great arguments on both sides as to who's better. I lean more to Makar myself, but I definitely dont sleep on what Hughes is capable of either.

So if Hughes warrants a return like he got, no reason this wouldn't be more than enough for Makar if it ever came to that! Especially seeing how his contract is up next off-season, and why would he want to stay in Colorado? He's done it all there already.

07 Feb 2026 17:52:27
As a Sens fan myself, there is zero chance Makar gets traded. Why would he want out of a team that consistently is in contention for the cup.

The Sens side I can see. Although not obvious, I do think Brady wants to be in the states like his brother. The Sens can do a retool around Stu and Sanderson.

His price will be high right now so if they go on a losing streak after the break then maybe it makes sense to trade him over the summer.

Some ideas:
- Philly: York, Drysdale, Tippett are all good pieces to target
- Columbus: not sure what they would offer but he would fit their team I think
- Florida: obvious reasons
- TBL: obvious reasons and actually could work out for both if it is Hagel or Point involved. Canadian for American.

08 Feb 2026 15:12:07
Don't think you'll ever see Makar get moved tbh. If the Sens move Brady it wouldn't be for a bigger piece, he would be the biggest piece in the deal and they would be getting futures in picks and prospects, and a roster player or two as well.

09 Feb 2026 17:25:16
Crozier1 - Brady already gone on record saying he wants to stay and build a legacy in Ottawa. However if that does change and he needs to be traded. They'd need to target much bigger fish than those you mentioned. The Philly targets you mentioned especially. If Philly is and option, the the main piece that needs to be part of any deal involving Tkachuk to Philly would have to include Matvie Mishkov coming to Ottawa! And that is NOT up for debate!

09 Feb 2026 17:29:42
MG69 if the were 5 years ago at the start of Ottawas rebuild you would be correct. But it's not! Ottawas rebuild is over. So a start like Tkachuk is NOT getting lesser pieces, he's getting an equal or greater piece to help Ottawa win now!

10 Feb 2026 14:25:15
Crozier, it’s just a fact that you won’t get that.

Look at the Hughes deal as an example. I think Hughes and Brady would have similar value (maybe Hughes slightly higher, but Ottawa has more leverage than Vancouver) .

10 Feb 2026 17:27:24
So if the rebuild is over, then why propose trading the heart and soul of your team? Especially for a player like Makar, who the Avs significantly value and were willing to lose Ratanen for, knowing they needed the space to give Makar his extension? This would also open up a huge hole upfront for the Sens with no one on the roster or in the organization to fill it.

Also, while yes the rebuild is over. The retooling has begun seeing as the Sens goaltending situation is in absolute shambles.

If Brady ever makes it clear he has no intentions of not resigning with the Sens, they will be at the mercy of the "best offer available" from teams which won't include a player even close to his caliber but rather a serviceable roster player/ young roster player with upside, a high end prospect, and draft capital. just like Hughes got.

The last time we've seen a top player for top player swap was Huberdeau and Weegar for Tkachuk (unsure of other pieces involved) and Calgary had to eat a rubbish sandwich on that one. You just don't see top players being dealt for each other anymore.

10 Feb 2026 20:33:41
Crazier Vancouver and Ottawa are in very different stages right now. Yes they accepted lesser pieces as they are admittedly in rebuild mode. So stocking up the far is the right move to do as most of their top players are at or past their prime years already.

Ottawa on the other hand, are in a win now position after a completed rebuild. So if a star like Tkachuk wants out, they are only accepting equal or greater piece to stay the course and win now while they still have all their young studs like Sanderson, Stutzle, Cousins, Pinto, etc. Trading him for lesser pieces don't make any sense for them.

Different situations does matter in this things.

10 Feb 2026 20:56:21
MG69

First off, I did say I'd rather NOT trade Tkachuk, but if he wants out, as some rumors suggest, I'd rather them stay quiet about it and get top value for him while he's still worth it. Last thing I want is a Marner/Tavares situation where we hold on to him until he walks for nothing or a DeBrincat/Chychrun situation where the cat is out of the bag and we get peanuts for him.

Secondly, I'm not one of the marks who believes the crap about Ottawas Goaltending being in shambles. I know better and can see the problem is that Right Side Defense. A problem landing Makar would easily fix for them.

As for why Colorado would trade Makar? Simple, as i said above, his contract is coming up, and Colorado isn't exactly the most preferred destination to play your whole career due to the intense atmosphere at high altitudes. He could easily decide he wants a change now that he's an RFA and seeing how he's already done everything there is to do in Colorado. And furthermore, why he'd decide Ottawa would be a great destination? Again, simple, Ottawa is build with a strong young core who gives him a strong chance to push for a cup and be the hero Canada needs that helps bring the cup back home where it belongs in his home country. Not to mention the chance to pair up with Sanderson and possibly cement both of their legacies as a potential Top Defensive Pairing in NHL History alongside pairs like Stevens and Neidermeyer.

And like I said, its not like the Avs are getting shafted here. Tkachuk value alone, you said it yourself, is near Makar/Hughes level. Add in Formenton, Jensen, Zetterlund, and a Top young Defense Prospect like Hesler, and that's a significant haul and likely more than they'd ever get for and player they have ever again! Worst case they keep Tkachuk, Formenton, and Hensler and flip the other 2 for upgrades somewhere or for picks.

11 Feb 2026 02:38:05
In the last 10 games between your three goalies only one of them has a 0.900 save percentage or higher. For a team fighting for a wild card spot their goalies need to be better, plain and simple. So yes, they are in shambles.

While I see your argument for Makar wanting to leave; there's also the argument that could be made for him wanting to remain on the team that regularly makes the playoffs, is currently sitting in first place overall, and has one of the best players in the game on it.

His value is nowhere near Makar's. I would say he is right there with Hughes though, you could even make the argument it's more than Hughes.

As for the package itself, outside of Tkachuk you have: Zetterlund, who is currently playing on the 4th line and is not on any special team's line so his value isn't great by any means. Jensen, being played on the second pairing, but hasn't looked great this year and wouldn't do half of what Makar does for the Avs. Formemton is a reclamation project at this point with extremely high likely hood it doesn't pan out, seeing as he has yet to be a point per game player in the National League the past 3 seasons. And finally Hensler. Was a great pick by the Sens last year, recently out with a long term injury that has yet to be confirmed as to what it is. But he wouldn't be helping the Avs anytime soon, likely 3-4yrs away from being in contention for a spot in the NHL.

But again, you trade away Tkachuk and you have no one to fill that hole. Just as if the Avs trade Makar they have no one to fill that hole either. The Sens would be better off holding onto Tkachuk; pursue a guy like Weegar or Parayko who would give Sanderson a little more room to take chances offensively and are tiednfor fifth and first for blocked shots league wide; figure out a way to address the goaltending struggles or hope that Ullmark figures it out.

11 Feb 2026 02:59:46
Colorado says no.

03 Feb 2026 02:17:53
This is a crazy trade idea that I don’t think would happen, but imo wouldn’t be too off . MTL trades with Toronto which would help habs now and in the future while also giving Toronto enough pieces to do a proper rebuild

MTL sends : hage, reinbacher, dach, 26 1st, 27 1st, 26 2nd and 27 2nd
Toronto sends : mathews and knies

Caufield Suzuki knies
Slafkovsky mathews demidov
Bolduc kapanen Newhook
Texier Evans Anderson

Hutson Dobson
Matheson guhle
Engstrom Pickford

Fowler/ dobes
With the cap skyrocketing, bad contracts coming off the book and the core all signed to long term deals, habs wouldn’t have any problem extending demidov and mathews to long term deals

I just feel that demidov/ mathews combo is match made in heaven with slaf as great compliment, not to mention knies is the perfect fit for Suzuki/ caufield.

05 Feb 2026 01:56:56
Montreal has no interest in Matthews and his ego.

06 Feb 2026 18:37:59
OMG…🙄.

01 Feb 2026 12:30:06
Car: Kotkaniemi, Nadeau, 1st 2027

Cgy: Kadri.

03 Feb 2026 09:02:45
Drop Nadeau and I think it’s good.

06 Feb 2026 18:38:58
Agree with EBS👍.

01 Feb 2026 00:52:39
Maple Leafs and Kings

Maple Leafs trade William Nylander and Nick Robertson to the Kings

Kings trade Brandt Clarke, Andrei Kuzmenko, prospect Francesco Pinelli and the 18th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

28 Jan 2026 16:36:07
Colorado:
B. McMann

Toronto:
2nd 2027
2nd 2028

San Jose:
W. Nylander
N. Robertson

Toronto:
M. Misa
S. Dickinson.

29 Jan 2026 06:31:10
I dont see McMann having value of 2 second round picks. the second trade seems ok. but moving these players doesn't solve your main issue. when you have a supposed leader showing up when he feels like it, you won't win.

29 Jan 2026 11:45:51
Nylander might be the only guy on the team that deserves to stay.

29 Jan 2026 16:36:16
Doubt Habs could get him, but id like McMann on 4th line.. like his grit.

31 Jan 2026 22:03:38
Why would San Jose do that?

06 Feb 2026 18:40:19
More generous leaf trades from the pretend MTL fan.

08 Feb 2026 15:17:12
McMann could fetch that potentially. His cap hit is low, he can play up and down the lineup (mind you I would keep him on your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th line), hes quick, scores in bunches (but streaky) . We will see what the market is at after the olympic break.