With free agency beginning at noon ET on Oct. 9 and a bunch of teams needing to shed money to fit under the salary cap’s upper limit ($81.5 million) — or add to it to stay above the lower limit ($60.2 million) — it’s time to wheel and deal.
A number of big names are rumored to be on the trade block, including the Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau and Penguins netminder and pending restricted free agent Matt Murray.
Even the upstart Canucks may be making some moves. As GM Jim Benning told reporters at the end-of-year Zoom chat, “We’re going to have to make some tough decisions, maybe even on some young players to make sure that we give ourselves the best chance next year to be competitive.”
NHL FREE AGENCY: Best available players | All 31 teams’ UFAs, RFAs
The list of unrestricted free agents available this year is chock full of game-changing players while there’s a strong possibility an offer sheet will be submitted for an RFA. But, as with everything, it all comes down to money and teams are already clearing cap room.
Here’s a list of every trade completed during the 2020 offseason.
NHL trade tracker 2020
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- Pittsburgh is retaining a portion of Bjugstad’s salary for the 2020-21 season; TSN’s Frank Seravalli reports it is 50 percent.
