NHL Trade Rumors: The Definitive Big Board of Updated Rumors on Biggest Stars

The NHL trade deadline is February 27, and the rumor mill is heating up as teams face the pressure of making bold moves for a run at the Stanley Cup.

Big names like Corey Perry, James Van Riemsdyk, Zach Parise and Jeff Carter could all be moved before the deadline in trades that will significantly impact the playoff race.

With so many star players hitting free agency this summer, teams that have these upcoming free agents may look to trade them and avoid the risk of getting nothing in return if they leave after the season.

Take a look at the Definitive Big Board of NHL Trade Rumors surrounding all the best players who could be traded in the coming weeks.

Note: All salary and no trade/movement clause information courtesy of Capgeek.com

Check back to this article regularly for the latest updates.

Last Updated: Monday, Feb. 27 at 4:34 p.m. ET

Monday's new rumors/news include: Buffalo traded Paul Gaustad to Nashville. Vancouver acquired Sami Pahlsson from Columbus. Boston acquired Brian Rolston and Mike Mottau from the New York Islanders in exchange for Yannick Riendeau and Marc Cantin. Buffalo acquired Cody Hodgson and Alexander Sulzer from Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Toronto has traded Keith Aulie to Tampa Bay for Carter Ashton. Winnipeg has traded defenseman Johnny Oduya to Chicago. Detroit traded Mike Commodore to Tampa Bay. Andrei Kostitsyn has been traded from Montreal to Nashville.

Player	Team(s) Interested/Rumored	Source(s)	Salary Cap Hit	Upcoming FA?	NTC/NMC
Jeff Carter	Traded to LA	Columbus Dispatch	$5.27m	No	None
Dustin Brown	Kings are no longer shopping Brown	Elliotte Friedman	$3.175	No	None
Rick Nash	TOR	TSN	$7.8m	No	NTC
Evgeni Nabokov	Would consider moving no trade	Andy Strickland	$570k	UFA	NMC
Paul Gaustad	Sabres want a 1st round pick for him	Andy Strickland	$2.3m	UFA	None
Mike Knuble	SJS	CSN Bay Area	$2.0m	UFA	None
James Van Riemsdyk	COL	CSNPhilly	$4.25m	No	None
Mikhail Grabovski	One offer on table	NBC Sports	$2.9m	UFA	None
Travis Moen	VAN, SJS, DET	TSN (VAN), TSN (SJS), NHL.com (DET)	$1.5m	UFA	None
Ales Hemsky	Re-signed, 2-yr, $10 million contract	TSN	$4.1m	UFA	None
Ray Whitney	SJS, NYR, BOS	ESPN	$3.0m	UFA	NMC
Luke Schenn	Staying in Toronto	Fourth Period	$3.6m	No	None

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