With few intriguing forward pieces remaining on the free agent market, many teams are turning to the RFA market and the trade market to upgrade their top-six.

For one, a lot of the Penguins’ underlying numbers in 2024-25 were respectable, especially as they related to generating offense and scoring chances. They were right around the 50 percent mark (or above) with expected goals shares, scoring chance shares and high-danger scoring chances shares, largely due to their ability to create opportunities.

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs were able to trade Ryan Reaves successfully. Why was he traded, and does this open up cap space for them to make another move?

PuckPedia indicates the Leafs have $5.33 million in cap space for this season with 23 active roster players under contract. Sachdeva cited colleague Elliotte Friedman reporting that forwards Calle Jarnkrok ($2.1 million AAV) and David Kampf ($2.4 million) are candidates to be traded out of Toronto, which would free up $4.5 million in cap space.

Red Wings Labeled 'Too Perfect' Fit for Veteran Penguins Forward originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Red Wings ' long playoff drought could push general manager Steve Yzerman to explore aggressive trade options during the offseason in a desperate attempt to crack the playoffs next season.

The Carolina Hurricanes were interested in both Rust and Rakell before signing former Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers to a six-year, $51 million contract, The Athletic’s Josh Yohe reported on Monday.

The Detroit Red Wings are linked to trading for a $30 million sniper to add some much-needed top-line offense to the roster.

With the main wave of free agency behind them, teams that missed out on big-name signings may now be shifting their focus to the trade market.