The 2023 National Hockey League Draft takes place on Wednesday from Nashville, Tennessee. In recent days, there have been several trades that have taken place. Here we rank the top 12 players who were dealt. Players are ranked in terms of points they had last season.
12) Rasmus Kupari
The native of Kotka, Finland had three goals and 12 assists for 15 points in 66 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2022-23. He was traded with fellow centres Gabriel Vilardi and Alex Iafallo, along with a second round pick in the 2024 National Hockey League Draft from the Kings to the Winnipeg Jets for centre Pierre-Luc Dubois on Tuesday.
11) Nick Foligno
The native of Buffalo, New York had 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points in 60 games for the Boston Bruins in 2022-23. The left winger was traded with fellow left winger Taylor Hall from the Bruins to the Chicago Blackhawks for prospect defensemen Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula on Monday.
9) Yegor Sharangovich
The native of Minsk, Belarus had 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points in 75 games with the New Jersey Devils. The centre was traded from the Devils to the Calgary Flames for right winger Tyler Toffoli on Tuesday.
9) Alex Newhook
The native of St. John’s, Newfoundland had 14 goals and 16 assists for 30 points in 82 games with the Colorado Avalanche last season. The centre was traded from the Avalanche to the Montreal Canadiens for prospect defenseman Gianni Fairbrother of Vancouver, British Columbia, and a first and second round pick in the 2023 National Hockey League Entry Draft on Tuesday.
8) Ross Colton
The native of Robbinsville, New Jersey had 16 goals and 16 assists for 32 points in 81 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season. He was traded from the Lightning to the Colorado Avalanche for a second round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft on Wednesday.
6) Alex Iafallo
The native of Eden, New York had 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points last season with the Los Angeles Kings. He was traded with centres Gabriel Vilardi and Rasmus Kupari, along with a second round pick in the 2024 National Hockey League Draft from the Kings to the Winnipeg Jets for centre Pierre-Luc Dubois on Tuesday.
6) Taylor Hall
The native of Calgary, Alberta had 16 goals and 20 assists for 36 points last season with the Boston Bruins. He was traded from Boston to Chicago with fellow left winger Nick Foligno on Monday for prospect defensemen Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula.
5) Sean Durzi
The native of Mississauga, Ontario had nine goals and 29 assists for 38 points in 72 games with the Los Angeles Kings last season. The blueliner was traded from the Kings to the Arizona Coyotes for a second round draft pick in the 2024 National Hockey League Entry Draft on Saturday.
4) Gabriel Vilardi
The native of Kingston, Ontario had 23 goals and 18 assists for 41 points in 63 games with the Kings last season. The centre was traded with fellow centres Rasmus Kupari and Alex Iafallo, along with a second round pick in the 2024 National Hockey League Draft from the Kings to the Winnipeg Jets for centre Pierre-Luc Dubois on Tuesday.
3) Kevin Hayes
The native of Dorchester, Massachusetts had 18 goals and 36 assists for 54 points in 81 games with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2022-23. The centre was traded from the Flyers to the St. Louis Blues for a sixth round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft on Tuesday.
2) Pierre-Luc Dubois
The left winger from Ste-Agathe-Des-Monts, Quebec had 27 goals and 36 assists for 63 points in 73 games with the Jets in 2022-23. The centre was traded from the Jets to the Los Angeles Kings for centres Gabriel Vilardi, Rasmus Kupari, Alex Iafallo and a second round pick in the 2024 National Hockey League Draft on Tuesday.
1) Tyler Toffoli
The right winger from Scarborough, Ontario had 34 goals and 39 assists for 73 points with the Calgary Flames in 2022-23. The former Stanley Cup champion with the Los Angeles Kings was traded from the Flames to the Devils for centre Yegor Sharangovich on Tuesday.
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