2026 NHL UFA/Trade Thread

[Habsy]

And can’t trade him at deadline

 

[CH1]

And can’t trade him at deadline

exactly, they need to wait a year which unfortunately for them, will be past the UFA day

 

[Habsy]

I’d take the second and move on

 

[hairnova]

View: https://x.com/stevewerier/status/2072484759671042504?s=20

 

[Habspatrol]

Utah is screwed though. If they don’t match, they get a second rounder…. if they do match, they lose him for nothing next year as a UFA

But they get him this season and who knows what happens. If they have success, maybe they can re-sign him. Maybe they make the playoffs.

 

[CH1]

But they get him this season and who knows what happens. If they have success, maybe they can re-sign him. Maybe they make the playoffs.

For sure… but Devils have nothing to lose
Reportedly they had a deal for him that fell thru at the draft

 

[worm]

But they get him this season and who knows what happens. If they have success, maybe they can re-sign him. Maybe they make the playoffs.

Ya. They will probably overpay him to keep him before UFA as they lack leverage

 

[CH1]

Ya. They will probably overpay him to keep him before UFA as they lack leverage

Can they actually extend him before next season

 

[AH$$$]

Can they actually extend him before next season

Jan 1.

People are making too much of this. Utah can always extend Hayton in the new year.

 

[CH1]

View: https://x.com/pierrevlebrun/status/2072518962030535029?s=46&t=ZFoeJpONFeL00lgZvCrr2Q

 

[Krustchev]

View: https://x.com/pierrevlebrun/status/2072518962030535029?s=46&t=ZFoeJpONFeL00lgZvCrr2Q

Shocking that he signed there, no?

 

[GrandWazoo]

Too much for Sissons and Roslovic is a plug. For an analytics guy I have no clue what Chayka is thinking.

Ask Coyotes fan what he thinks of Chayka.

 

[Sal_Butera]

View: https://x.com/arponbasu/status/2072634607153889556?s=46

 

[Sal_Butera]

View: https://x.com/ethanbudowsky/status/2072341384502116735?s=46

 

[GEEMAN]

View: https://x.com/ethanbudowsky/status/2072341384502116735?s=46

ZITO time

 

[hockeylover]

That's actually the lowest amount of projected cap space for 2028-2029 of any team in the league.

 

[GEEMAN]

That's actually the lowest amount of projected cap space for 2028-2029 of any team in the league.

Billy will dump contracts to get more

 

[worm]

Habs stuck with Monty?

 

[Stinky]

Right now they are. Lotta time between meow and the start of the season.

 

[worm]

Right now they are. Lotta time between meow and the start of the season.

Just not seeing a path.