The Recent York Rangers and Recent York Islanders are closing in on a trade
Vince Z. Mercogliano: Appears like the Recent York Rangers and Recent York Islanders are understanding the small print for a trade involving defenseman Carson Soucy. The edges are still understanding the small print, and he’s expected to be held out of tonight’s game.
Vince Z. Mercogliano: This may be the primary Rangers-Islanders trade since 2010. The Islanders had traded defenseman Jyri Niemi to the Rangers for a sixth-round pick.
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Trade Tiers leading as much as the Trade Deadline
Matt Larkin of Day by day Faceoff: Tiering off players who could possibly be moved by the March sixth NHL trade deadline.
TIER 1: Obvious trade candidates
Artemi Panarin, LW, Recent York Rangers
Dougie Hamilton, D, Recent Jersey Devils
Brayden Schenn, C, St. Louis Blues
Ryan Hartman, C, Minnesota Wild
Steven Stamkos, C, Nashville Predators
Boone Jenner, C, Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan O’Reilly, C, Nashville Predators
Justin Faulk, D, St. Louis Blues
Jonathan Marchessault, RW, Nashville Predators
Blake Coleman, LW, Calgary Flames
Ondrej Palat, LW, Recent Jersey Devils
Carson Soucy, D, Recent York Rangers
Pavel Mintyukov, D, Anaheim Geese
Brad Lambert, C, Winnipeg Jets
Michael Bunting, LW, Nashville Predators
Evander Kane, LW, Vancouver Canucks
Andrew Mangiapane, LW, Edmonton Oilers
Lukas Reichel, LW, Vancouver Canucks
Emil Andrae, D, Philadelphia Flyers
Teddy Blueger, C, Vancouver Canucks
Luke Schenn, D, Winnipeg Jets
Mathieu Joseph, RW, St. Louis Blues
Oskar Sundqvist, C, St. Louis Blues
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, Carolina Hurricanes
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TIER 2: Names to control
Nazem Kadri, C, Calgary Flames
Vincent Trocheck, C, Recent York Rangers
Elias Pettersson, C, Vancouver Canucks
Jordan Kyrou, RW, St. Louis Blues
Charlie Coyle, C, Columbus Blue Jackets
Robert Thomas, C, St. Louis Blues
Shane Wright, C, Seattle Kraken
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, C, Recent York Islanders
Sam Montembeault, G, Montreal Canadiens
Nick Robertson, RW, Toronto Maple Leafs
Brandon Carlo, D, Toronto Maple Leafs
Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Philadelphia Flyers
Mario Ferraro, D, San Jose Sharks
Jared McCann, LW, Seattle Kraken
Alex Tuch, RW, Buffalo Sabres
Jake DeBrusk, LW, Vancouver Canucks
Conor Garland, RW, Vancouver Canucks
Nick Foligno, C, Chicago Blackhawks
Jonathan Quick, G, Recent York Rangers
John Klingberg, D, San Jose Sharks
Ryan Strome, C, Anaheim Geese
Matias Maccelli, LW, Toronto Maple Leafs
Logan Stanley, D, Winnipeg Jets
Simon Benoit, D, Toronto Maple Leafs
TIER 3: Big names, blockbuster potential, but too soon
Erik Karlsson, D, Pittsburgh Penguins
Morgan Rielly, D, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jordan Binnington, G, St. Louis Blues
Owen Power, D, Buffalo Sabres
Andrei Svechnkikov, LW, Carolina Hurricanes
Brady Tkachuk, LW, Ottawa Senators
Alexis Lafreniere, RW, Recent York Rangers
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TIER 4: Theoretical trade chips if their teams fall out of contention
Jaden Schwartz, LW, Seattle Kraken
Nick Schmaltz, RW, Utah Mammoth
Rickard Rakell, LW, Pittsburgh Penguins
Anders Lee, LW, Recent York Islanders
Bryan Rust, RW, Pittsburgh Penguins
Erik Haula, C, Nashville Predators
Connor Murphy, D, Chicago Blackhawks
Scott Laughton, C, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamie Oleksiak, D, Seattle Kraken
Calle Jarnkrok, RW, Toronto Maple Leafs
Troy Stecher, D, Toronto Maple Leafs
Anthony Mantha, LW, Pittsburgh Penguins
Mason Marchment (again), LW, Columbus Blue Jackets
Jason Dickinson, C, Chicago Blackhawks
Gustav Nyquist, LW, Winnipeg Jets
Ryan Lomberg, LW, Calgary Flames
Jordan Eberle, RW, Seattle Kraken
Timothy Liljegren, D, San Jose Sharks
Eeli Tolvanen, LW, Seattle Kraken
Maxim Tsyplakov, RW, Recent York Islanders
Jonathan Toews, C, Winnipeg Jets
Alex Nedeljkovic, G, San Jose Sharks
Andrew Peeke, D, Boston Bruins
Viktor Arvidsson, RW, Boston Bruins
Nick Jensen, D, Ottawa Senators
Claude Giroux, RW, Ottawa Senators
Evgenii Dadonov, RW, Recent Jersey Devils

