Possible Trade Targets
from Dan Rosen of NHL.com,
The 2022 NHL Trade Deadline is six weeks from Monday.
"It'll be interesting," New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider said.
Interesting might be an understatement when describing what the next month and a half in the NHL will be like, up to the March 21 deadline.
This phase of the season will feature several important parts. Here are four:
Decision time
Claude Giroux, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tomas Hertl, Phil Kessel, and possibly Joe Pavelski and John Klingberg, will be headliners in trade rumors and discussions.
Each is an impact player and can become an unrestricted free agent after this season, and could be the missing piece for a Stanley Cup run.
Giroux, the Philadelphia Flyers forward and captain since the 2012-13 season, has a full no-movement clause and an $8.275 million NHL salary cap charge. Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher has said it'll be Giroux's decision if he gets traded or stays in Philadelphia.
The Flyers are 17 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 37 games to play.
"A lot of time left," Giroux said. "A lot of hockey left. I know the playoffs for us, it's going to be a long shot, but I've seen crazier things."
Fleury, the Chicago Blackhawks goalie, could also be traded, and the Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers will likely be interested.
The Avalanche, first in the Central Division, are especially a team to watch in the run-up to the deadline.
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