As teams are eliminated from the postseason, their trade window opens.
With free agency beginning at noon ET on Oct. 9 and a bunch of teams needing to shed money to fit under the salary cap's upper limit ($81.5 million) — or add to it to stay above the lower limit ($60.2 million) — it's time to wheel and deal.
A number of big names are rumored to be on the trade block, including the Flames' Johnny Gaudreau and Penguins netminder and pending restricted free agent Matt Murray.
Even the upstart Canucks may be making some moves. As GM Jim Benning told reporters at the end-of-year Zoom chat, "We're going to have to make some tough decisions, maybe even on some young players to make sure that we give ourselves the best chance next year to be competitive."
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The list of unrestricted free agents available this year is chock full of game-changing players while there's a strong possibility an offer sheet will be submitted for an RFA. But, as with everything, it all comes down to money and teams are already clearing cap room.
Here's a list of every trade completed during the 2020 offseason.
NHL trade tracker 2020
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| DATE | TEAM | PLAYERS | TEAM | PLAYERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 12 | Canucks | Nate Schmidt (D) | Golden Knights | 2022 third-round pick |
| Oct. 12 | Avalanche | Devon Toews (D) | Islanders | 2021 second-round pick, 2022 second-round pick |
| Oct. 11 | Avalanche | Kyle Burroughs (D) | Islanders | A.J. Greer (F) |
| Oct. 10 | Blackhawks | Nikita Zadorov (D), Anton Lindholm (D) | Avalanche | Brandon Saad (F), Dennis Gilbert (D) |
| Oct. 10 | Senators | Austin Watson (F) | Predators | 2021 fourth-round pick (from COL) |
| Oct. 10 | Maple Leafs | Joey Anderson (F) | Devils | Andreas Johnsson (F) |
| Oct. 9 | Jets | Paul Stastny (F) | Golden Knights | Carl Dahlstrom (D), 2022 conditional fourth-round pick |
| Oct. 8 | Blue Jackets | 2021 fifth-round pick | Devils | Ryan Murray (D) |
| Oct. 8 | Blue Jackets | Cliff Pu (F) | Panthers | Markus Nutivaara (D) |
| Oct. 8 | Senators | Erik Gudbranson (D) | Ducks | 2021 fifth-round pick (from EDM) |
| Oct. 7 | Kings | Lias Andersson (F) | Rangers | 2020 second-round pick |
| Oct. 7 | Wild | Nick Bonino (F), 2020 second-round pick, 2020 fourth-round pick | Predators | Luke Kunin (F), 2020 third-round pick |
| Oct. 7 | Senators | Matt Murray (G) | Penguins | Jonathan Gruden (F), 2020 second-round pick |
| Oct. 6 | Canadiens | Josh Anderson (F) | Blue Jackets | Max Domi (F), 2020 third-round pick |
| Oct. 5 | Sharks | Devan Dubnyk (G), 2022 seventh-round pick | Wild | 2022 fifth-round pick |
| Oct. 5 | Sharks | Ryan Donato (F) | Wild | 2021 third-round pick |
| Oct. 4 | Kings | Olli Maatta (D) | Blackhawks | Brad Morrison (F) |
| Oct. 2 | Senators | Josh Brown (D) | Panthers | 2020 fourth-round pick |
| Sept. 28 | Blackhawks | Brandon Pirri (F) | Golden Knights | Dylan Sikura (F) |
| Sept. 26 | Red Wings | Marc Staal (D), 2021 second-round pick | Rangers | Future considerations |
| Sept. 24 | Penguins | Mike Matheson (D), Colton Sceviour (F) | Panthers | Patric Hornqvist (F) |
| Sept. 16 | Wild | Marcus Johansson (F) | Sabres | Eric Staal (F) |
| Sept. 12 | Canadiens | Joel Edmundson (D) | Hurricanes | 2020 fifth-round pick |
| Sept. 11 | Wild | Nick Bjugstad (F) | Penguins* | 2021 conditional pick |
| Sept. 7 | Canadiens | Jake Allen (G), 2022 seventh-round pick | Blues | 2020 third-round pick (from WSH), 2020 seventh-round pick (from CHI) |
| Aug. 25 | Maple Leafs | Evan Rodrigues (F), Filip Hallander (F), David Warsofsky (D), 2020 first-round pick | Penguins | Kaspari Kapanen (F), Pontus Aberg (F), Jesper Lindgren (D) |
* Pittsburgh is retaining a portion of Bjugstad's salary for the 2020-21 season; TSN's Frank Seravalli reports it is 50 percent.