Written by Chris Wassel | 27 January 2010

Thanks to Ryan for this nice little list. Then Satan Chris decided to crash it and add a few wrinkles to the party. Mucho gracias Ryan. Yes my Spanish is that bad.


Yesterday we brought you the Top 5 trade deadline commodities. Today we take a look at the buyers and sellers of this year’s deadline. It looks like it’s a buyer’s market, but there’s not a lot out there. We still have some time before March 3rd, and some current buyers could become sellers.

BUYERS
Boston Bruins
Needs: Goal-scoring winger, depth defenseman
Cap room: $1.205 mil
Buffalo Sabres
Needs: Top 9 forward, depth defenseman
Cap room: $1.828 mil
Calgary Flames
Needs: Top-line center or winger
Cap room: $1.267 mil
Colorado Avalanche
Needs: Top 9 forward, depth defenseman
Cap room: $7.637 mil
Los Angeles Kings
Needs: Top 9 forward, veteran defenseman
Cap room: $5.669 mil
Nashville Predators
Needs: Top 9 forward, depth defenseman
Cap room: $13.313 mil
New York Rangers
Needs: Depth forwards
Cap room: $0.918 mil
Ottawa Senators
Needs: Depth defenseman
Cap room: $1.287 mil
Philadelphia Flyers
Needs: Depth defenseman
Cap room: $2.688 mil
Phoenix Coyotes
Needs: Top 9 forward
Cap room: $16.314 mil

SELLERS
Atlanta Thrashers
Trade bait: Ilya Kovalchuk, Colby Armstrong, Pavel Kubina, Slava Kozlov
Carolina Hurricanes
Trade bait: Ray Whitney, Matt Cullen, Joni Pitkanen, Joe Corvo, Niclas Wallin
Columbus Blue Jackets
Trade bait: Raffi Torres, Fredrik Modin
Edmonton Oilers
Trade bait: Sheldon Souray, Patrick O’Sullivan, Ethan Moreau, Andrew Cogliano, Fernando Pisani
Toronto Maple Leafs
Trade bait: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers, Ian White

I do not have Chicago, New Jersey, San Jose, Vancouver, or Washington listed as buyers, but I’m sure they will listen to any trade offers that would improve their Cup chances…

Also, Atlanta won’t necessarily be ‘sellers’, but do have some rentals that contenders will be interested in.

* Cap room numbers provided by nhlnumbers.com

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New Jersey Devils will likely look for a depth Winger in the mold of Ray Whitney. It will not be Ilya Kovalchuk as some as gone way off the deep end there. The Devils are also in the market for a depth defenseman as well.

Chicago will be in the market for Kovalchuk....they may not get him but believe me they will be amongst the 5 or 6 best suitors for him after the Olympic Break.

Vancouver and San Jose will be looking for gritty forwards to entertain a long playoff run.

Carey Price and Marty Turco will be traded...mark my words.

Washington will try and get another defenseman and depth goaltender anyway they can!

Atlanta will not sell the farm but Armstrong, Kovalchuk, and maybe 1 or 2 others will have a new address come the first week of March.

More coming tonight as we will go Wedneday and Sunday Trade Deadline crazy until the deadline.

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