Previewing The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline

It’s time for the 2025 NHL trade deadline preview on The Hockey News Big Show. Here’s what Katie Gaus, Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discussed in this episode: 0:50: The Florida Panthers traded goaltender Spencer Knight and a 2026 first-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Seth Jones. Do we like this move by Florida? 3:14: What does the acquisition of Jones mean for the future of defenseman Aaron Ekblad in Florida? 5:10: The Panthers also placed Matthew Tkachuk on LTIR to get an extra $8.7 million in cap space. What will Bill Zito do next? 8:40: The Colorado Avalanche made a big trade with the New York Rangers that brought in Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey. Did the Avs pay too much of a premium in this trade? 12:16: What current Avalanche player is "most at-risk" of being traded as Colorado looks to make more effective moves? 13:40: Name a trade that you want to see happen at this year's deadline. 16:31: What is one team you're confused by heading into the trade deadline? What’s their plan? 20:00: Who’s undecided about being a seller or not this deadline that needs a reality check? 22:53: Best trade from last year's trade deadline 25:35: Worst trade from last year's trade deadline 29:00: Which players who were traded at last year’s deadline became more valuable than you expected? 32:06: Would you rather be Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas or Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams at this year's trade deadline? 34:42: Should the Montreal Canadiens be buyers or sellers? 36:55: True or false: J.T. Miller has more points since being traded to the New York Rangers than Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson has shots. 39:23 OVER/UNDER: Ovechkin is now just 11 goals away from breaking the NHL all-time goals record... Will it take him over or under 10 more games to do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices