Players With Trade Protection In 2025-26

The following players have some form of trade protection for the duration of the 2025-26 league year, according to PuckPedia.

Trade protection comes in three forms: no-movement clauses (NMCs), no-trade clauses (NTCs), and modified no-trade clauses (M-NTCs). No-movement clauses are blanket protection save for buyouts, so the player is also protected against a waiver placement and subsequent AHL assignment unless they approve it.

No-trade clauses limit a team from trading a player to any other club without their approval, but if they’re trying to send a player somewhere where he won’t approve a deal, the team can still waive the player and have the team in question claim them.

Modified no-trade clauses do not prevent all trades. Players can submit a trade list with a preset number of teams, which is either in the form of a no-trade list or an approved trade list. The former is far more common. If a player has an approved trade list, the number of teams they can be traded to is asterisked. If there is no asterisk, the number of teams they can block a trade to is shown next to their name in parentheses.

NMCs and M-NTCs can be combined to provide guardrails for discussions when a team is approaching a player about waiving their NMCs. No-move and no-trade clauses can also differ over the life of a contract, or sometimes, mid-season. Only players who would otherwise be eligible for UFA status are eligible for trade protection.

Anaheim Ducks

NMCs: none

NTCs: Mikael Granlund

M-NTCs: Radko Gudas (10), Alex Killorn (15), Chris Kreider (15), Troy Terry (10), Jacob Trouba (12), Frank Vatrano (7)

Boston Bruins

NMCs: Viktor Arvidsson, Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak

NTCs: Tanner Jeannot, Nikita Zadorov

M-NTCs: Henri Jokiharju (8), Joonas Korpisalo (10), Pavel Zacha (8)

Buffalo Sabres

NMCs: Rasmus Dahlin

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Jordan Greenway (5), Tage Thompson (5), Alex Tuch (5), Jason Zucker (5)

Calgary Flames

NMCs: Mikael Backlund, Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri

NTCs: MacKenzie Weegar

M-NTCs: Rasmus Andersson (6), Backlund (15, begins Jan. 1), Blake Coleman (10*), Yegor Sharangovich (10)

Carolina Hurricanes

NMCs: Sebastian Aho, Frederik Andersen, William Carrier, Jalen Chatfield, Nikolaj Ehlers, Taylor Hall, Jaccob Slavin, Jordan Staal

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Andersen (20), Shayne Gostisbehere (15), Jordan Martinook (10), Eric Robinson (8), Andrei Svechnikov (10*), Sean Walker (15)

Andersen’s M-NTC reduces to a five-team no-trade list on Feb. 23 if he does not play in at least 33% of the Hurricanes’ regular season games by Feb. 15.

Chicago Blackhawks

NMCs: none

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Tyler Bertuzzi (10), Andre Burakovsky (10), Ryan Donato (10), Ilya Mikheyev (12), Connor Murphy (10), Teuvo Teravainen (8)

Colorado Avalanche

NMCs: Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews

NTCs: Brock Nelson

M-NTCs: Mackenzie Blackwood (6), Ross Colton (12), Samuel Girard (9), Artturi Lehkonen (12), Landeskog (12), Josh Manson (12), Valeri Nichushkin (12), Logan O’Connor (6)

Columbus Blue Jackets

NMCs: Charlie Coyle, Sean Monahan, Ivan Provorov, Zach Werenski

NTCs: Damon Severson

M-NTCs: Coyle (3), Erik Gudbranson (10), Boone Jenner (8), Elvis Merzlikins (10), Mathieu Olivier (10), Miles Wood (6)

Dallas Stars

NMCs: Jamie Benn, Matt Duchene, Miro Heiskanen, Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen, Tyler Seguin

NTCs: Esa Lindell

M-NTCs: none

Detroit Red Wings

NMCs: none

NTCs: Patrick Kane, Dylan Larkin

M-NTCs: Ben Chiarot (10), J.T. Compher (10), Andrew Copp (10), Alex DeBrincat (16), John Gibson (10), Justin Holl (10)

Edmonton Oilers

NMCs: Leon Draisaitl, Trent Frederic, Adam Henrique, Zach Hyman, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Darnell Nurse

NTCs: Andrew Mangiapane

M-NTCs: Mattias Janmark (10)

Florida Panthers

NMCs: Aleksander Barkov, Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling, Seth Jones, Brad Marchand, Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Sergei Bobrovsky (16), Reinhart (16)

Los Angeles Kings

NMCs: Kevin Fiala, Anze Kopitar

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Cody Ceci (10), Phillip Danault (10), Drew Doughty (7*), Brian Dumoulin (10), Joel Edmundson (10), Warren Foegele (5), Adrian Kempe (10), Darcy Kuemper (10)

Minnesota Wild

NMCs: Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno, Kirill Kaprizov, Jacob Middleton, Mats Zuccarello

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Eriksson Ek (10), Filip Gustavsson (5), Ryan Hartman (15), Jared Spurgeon (10), Vladimir Tarasenko (8*)

Montreal Canadiens

NMCs: Brendan Gallagher, Carey Price

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Josh Anderson (5), Gallagher (6), Patrik Laine (10), Mike Matheson (8)

Nashville Predators

NMCs: Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, Jonathan Marchessault, Juuse Saros, Brady Skjei, Steven Stamkos

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Erik Haula (6), Skjei (15)

New Jersey Devils

NMCs: Jesper Bratt, Dougie Hamilton, Jacob Markstrom, Timo Meier, Ondrej Palat

NTCs: Jake Allen, Connor Brown, Evgenii Dadonov (through March 1), Brenden Dillon, Johnathan Kovacevic, Brett Pesce

M-NTCs: Dadonov (10 after March 1), Hamilton (10*), Nico Hischier (10), Stefan Noesen (10), Palat (10*), Jonas Siegenthaler (10)

New York Islanders

NMCs: Ilya Sorokin

NTCs: Anthony Duclair, Bo Horvat, Scott Mayfield, Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Pulock

M-NTCs: Mathew Barzal (22), Jonathan Drouin (16), Pierre Engvall (16), Anders Lee (15), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (16), Adam Pelech (16), Semyon Varlamov (16)

New York Rangers

NMCs: Adam Fox, Vladislav Gavrikov, J.T. Miller, Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin, Mika Zibanejad

NTCs: William Borgen

M-NTCs: Jonathan Quick (20), Carson Soucy (12), Vincent Trocheck (12)

Ottawa Senators

NMCs: Claude Giroux, Brady Tkachuk, Linus Ullmark

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Thomas Chabot (10), Lars Eller (14*), David Perron (15), Artem Zub (10)

Philadelphia Flyers

NMCs: Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny

NTCs: Travis Sanheim, Nick Seeler

M-NTCs: Dan Vladar (8)

Pittsburgh Penguins

NMCs: Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Noel Acciari (8), Ryan Graves (12), Kevin Hayes (12), Danton Heinen (12), Tristan Jarry (12), Rickard Rakell (8)

San Jose Sharks

NMCs: none

NTCs: John Klingberg (through Jan. 30), Dmitry Orlov, Jeff Skinner (through Jan. 30), Tyler Toffoli

M-NTCs: Logan Couture (3*), Barclay Goodrow (15), Klingberg (14 after Jan. 30), Skinner (8* after Jan. 30), Alexander Wennberg (15*)

Seattle Kraken

NMCs: Chandler Stephenson

NTCs: Jordan Eberle, Adam Larsson, Brandon Montour

M-NTCs: Joey Daccord (12), Vince Dunn (16), Frederick Gaudreau (15), Philipp Grubauer (10), Ryan Lindgren (6), Mason Marchment (10), Jared McCann (10), Jamie Oleksiak (16), Jaden Schwartz (16)

St. Louis Blues

NMCs: none

NTCs: Pavel Buchnevich, Jordan Kyrou, Colton Parayko, Robert Thomas

M-NTCs: Jordan Binnington (14), Justin Faulk (15), Cam Fowler (4*), Torey Krug (15), Brayden Schenn (15)

Tampa Bay Lightning

NMCs: Jake Guentzel, Victor Hedman, Brayden Point

NTCs: Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelli, Yanni Gourde, Nick Paul

M-NTCs: Oliver Bjorkstrand (10), Zemgus Girgensons (16*), Nikita Kucherov (10*), Ryan McDonagh (12), Andrei Vasilevskiy (10*)

Toronto Maple Leafs

NMCs: Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, Chris Tanev, John Tavares

NTCs: Jake McCabe

M-NTCs: Brandon Carlo (8), Max Domi (13), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (16), Calle Jarnkrok (10), David Kampf (10), Anthony Stolarz (8)

Utah Mammoth

NMCs: none

NTCs: Clayton Keller, Mikhail Sergachev

M-NTCs: John Marino (8), Olli Maatta (10), Nick Schmaltz (10), Nate Schmidt (10), Brandon Tanev (10), Karel Vejmelka (10)

Vancouver Canucks

NMCs: Brock Boeser, Jake DeBrusk, Filip Hronek, Kevin Lankinen, Tyler Myers, Elias Pettersson, Marcus Pettersson

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Teddy Blueger (12), Dakota Joshua (12), Evander Kane (16*), Drew O’Connor (12)

Vegas Golden Knights

NMCs: Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner, Alex Pietrangelo, Mark Stone

NTCs: Noah Hanifin, Brayden McNabb, Brandon Saad, Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore

M-NTCs: Ivan Barbashev (8), Tomas Hertl (3*), Adin Hill (10), William Karlsson (10)

Washington Capitals

NMCs: Jakob Chychrun, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Ovechkin

NTCs: none

NMCs: John Carlson (10), Ovechkin (10), Matt Roy (15), Logan Thompson (15), Tom Wilson (14)

Winnipeg Jets

NMCs: Connor Hellebuyck, Mark Scheifele, Jonathan Toews

NTCs: none

M-NTCs: Kyle Connor (10), Dylan DeMelo (10), Adam Lowry (6), Josh Morrissey (15), Neal Pionk (15)