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Monday Musings: Trade market explodes, contract increases, a Darnell Nurse update and more

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29.06.2026

Since June 16, we have seen 29 trades involving NHL players, the first trade of a top-five pick in the NHL draft since 2008, and now we are two days away from unrestricted free agency and potential offer sheets. The busiest off-season in recent memory will only get more hectic.

Here’s a quick recap if you’ve missed any of the trades involving NHL players, courtesy of PuckPedia.

June 16: Philadelphia acquired Joseph Wall and Simon Benoit from Toronto for Samuel Ersson, Emil Andrae, and a 2026 third-round pick.

June 16: Nashville acquired Ross Colton and Isak Posch from Colorado for Magnus Chrona and a third-round pick in 2026 and a third-round pick in 2027.

June 17: San Jose acquires Michael Kesselring and the 27th pick from Buffalo for the 20th pick. Sharks signed Kesselring to a three-year, $4.5 million AAV deal yesterday.

June 19. Toronto acquired Darren Raddysh from Tampa for a 2026 fifth-round pick. It was a sign-and-trade, and Raddysh signed an eight-year deal with an $8.5m AAV.

June 21: Seattle acquired Mackie Samoskevich from Florida for the 25th pick in the draft and a conditional second-round pick in 2027.

June 21: Florida acquired Brady Tkachuk from Ottawa for the 9th and 25th picks in 2026, a second-round pick in 2027, and a first-round pick in 2029.

June 23: Calgary acquired Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov from New Jersey for Etienne Morin, a second-round pick in 2026, and two first-round picks in 2027 and 2028 (potential to move to 2029).

June 23: Ottawa acquired William Eklund and prospects Kasper Halttunen and Brandon Svoboda from San Jose for the 9th overall pick, used to select Keaton Verhoeff.

June 23: Washington acquired Jordan Kyrou from St. Louis for Connor McMichael, prospect Milton Gästrin, and the 16th overall pick in 2026.

June 23: Chicago acquired Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway from Buffalo for Louis Crevier, the fourth overall pick, used to select Daxon Rudolph, and a 2026 second-round pick.

June 24: Nashville acquires Jack Drury, Chase Bradley, and a third-round pick in 2029 for Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L’Heureux. Nashville signed Drury to a five-year, $4.5m AAV contract Sunday.

June 24: Washington acquired Alex Tuch from Buffalo for David Kampf and a third-round pick in 2027. It was a sign-and-trade, and Tuch got an eight-year, $10.5m AAV deal.

June 25: Florida acquired Garnet Hathaway and a sixth-round pick in 2026 from Philadelphia for a fifth-round pick in 2026 and a fourth-round pick in 2027. Philly retained 50 per cent of the final year of Hathaway’s $2.4 million contract.

June 25: Pittsburgh acquired forward Hendrix Lapierre from Washington for a third-round pick in 2027 and a fifth-round pick in 2028.

June 25: Columbus acquired Valeri Nichushkin from Colorado for a second-round pick in 2026, a third-round pick in 2027, and a fifth-round pick in 2028.

June 25: New Jersey acquired Declan Chisholm from Washington for a fourth-round pick in 2027.

June 26: Ottawa acquired Samuel Ersson from Toronto for a fifth-round pick in 2027.

June 26: Buffalo acquired Owen Zellweger from Anaheim for Anton Wahlberg and a second-round pick in 2026.

June 26: Ottawa received Andre Burakovsky from Chicago........

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