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NHL trade targets and proposed costs for each team:
Target: Mitch Marner, RW (TOR)
Cost: Patience to wait until July 1 and then sign him to a seven-year contract with $14.5 million AAV
Reality: Marner would give their forward group a jolt, but the problem is making Anaheim attractive enough for him and whether GM Pat Verbeek wants the established Marner to set his pay scale.
Target: Brady Tkachuk, LW (OTT)
Cost: Charlie McAvoy, RHD (BOS)
Reality: Giving up McAvoy would be too high a price and create a problem the Bruins have no solution for.
Target: Chris Kreider, LW (NYR)
Cost: Mattias Samuelsson, LHD (BUF)
Reality: The Sabres are in dire need of another top-six forward, and Kreider’s experience and ability to finish plays would be a perfect match. The Sabres have a surplus of left-shot defensemen, and Samuelsson has often been injured.
Target: Marco Rossi, C (MIN)
Cost: Yegor Sharangovich, C (CGY) and a second-round pick
Reality: The Flames have sought a young forward between 18 and 23 who can be kept long-term. Just like Sharangovich, Rossi is a versatile forward who can play wing and center.
Target: A top prospect
Cost: Nick Bjugstad, C (UTA) or Karel Vejmelka, G (UTA)
Reality: The Canucks need additional help on defense and will likely need to bolster the right side of their back end. Bjugstad or Vejmelka would be a solid addition.
Target: Will Borgen, RHD (SEA)
Cost: Second-round pick
Reality: The Canucks need help on defense, and Borgen stands out as a credible top-four option. He’s relatively affordable, young, and has enough offensive juice to work as a fill-in caddy for Quinn Hughes.
Target: Gustav Nyquist, C (NSH)
Cost: Two picks (second- and third-rounders)
Reality: Nyquist feels like the type of mid-level player Vegas likes to add to its middle-six. He’s a crafty playmaker with the puck and comes off a 75-point season.
Target: Nils Höglander, LW (VAN)
Cost: Martin Fehervary, LHD (WSH) or Trevor van Riemsdyk, RHD (WSH)
Reality: As good as the Caps have been, they could use a bit more pop in their middle six. Höglander has a history as a play-driver and could stick in the lineup for a few years.
Target: MacKenzie Weegar, RHD (CGY)
Cost: Brad Lambert, C (WPG) (or equivalent)
Reality: Weegar is an ideal top-pairing complement for Josh Morrissey. He’s tough, a strong penalty-killer, and a right-handed defenseman who plays first-pairing competition and beats it.
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