Fantasy: 2019 NHL Trade Deadline preview

With the NHL Trade Deadline set for Monday at 3 p.m. ET, NHL.com has identified players to consider targeting in fantasy trades or on the waiver wire before potential moves happen in reality. Players who play for non-contending teams, have expiring contracts after this or next season and/or have underachieved based on preseason fantasy expectations have been included on this list. For more fantasy hockey coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

NOTE: Defenseman Erik Karlsson, a potential 2019 unrestricted free agent, and left wing Taylor Hall, a potential 2020 UFA, are examples of elite players unlikely to be traded before the deadline who have been excluded from this list. Matt Duchene, who has already been traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets, has been removed from this list. Yahoo rankings are as of Wednesday, Feb. 20.
FORWARDS
Chris Kreider, LW, NYR
Current Yahoo rank: 44Contract status: Potential UFA in 2020
Artemi Panarin, LW, CBJ
Current Yahoo rank: 53Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Micheal Ferland, LW/RW, CAR
Current Yahoo rank: 66Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Kasperi Kapanen, RW, TOR
Current Yahoo rank: 136Contract status: Potential RFA in 2019
Evgenii Dadonov, LW/RW, FLA
Current Yahoo rank: 168Contract status: Potential UFA in 2020
Eric Staal, C, MIN
Current Yahoo rank: 171Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Andreas Johnsson, LW/RW, TOR
Current Yahoo rank: 207Contract status: Potential RFA in 2019
Jeff Carter, C, LAK
Current Yahoo rank: 287Contract status: Potential UFA in 2022
Jordan Eberle, C/RW, NYI
Current Yahoo rank: 356Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Ilya Kovalchuk, LW/RW, LAK
Current Yahoo rank: 409Contract status: Potential UFA in 2021
Jason Spezza, C/RW, DAL
Current Yahoo rank: 423Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Brandon Pirri, C/LW, VGK
Current Yahoo rank: 496Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Andre Burakovsky, LW/RW, WSH
Current Yahoo rank: 559Contract status: Potential RFA in 2019
Jesse Puljujarvi, RW, EDM
Current Yahoo rank: 670Contract status: Potential RFA in 2019
DEFENSEMEN
Dougie Hamilton, CAR
Current Yahoo rank: 122Contract status: Potential UFA in 2021
Justin Faulk, CAR
Current Yahoo rank: 134Contract status: Potential UFA in 2020
Jake Gardiner, TOR
Current Yahoo rank: 255Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Alec Martinez, LAK
Current Yahoo rank: 483Contract status: Potential UFA in 2021
GOALIES
Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ
Current Yahoo rank: 110Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Jimmy Howard, DET
Current Yahoo rank: 184Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Semyon Varlamov, COL
Current Yahoo rank: 160Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
Mike Smith, CGY
Current Yahoo rank: 281Contract status: Potential UFA in 2019
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