Sellers push assets as NHL Trade Board 5.0 widens before Olympic freeze

With the Olympic roster freeze looming on Feb. 4, NHL teams are accelerating trades as the seller wave grows. Early moves already include Carson Soucy to the Islanders, Kiefer Sherwood to the Sharks, and Rasmus Andersson to Vegas, while the NHL Trade Board 5.0 expands to 40 targets with nine new names. The list is led by high-profile potential moves such as Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck, Evander Kane, Shane Wright and Robert Thomas, among others, with market values and contract details noted to gauge impact. Teams are weighing cap hits, no-trade clauses and fit as deadline chatter intensifies and rosters shift in anticipation of a busy stretch run.