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?