At the end of May, it’s obviously the end of the NHL playoffs, but it’s also a good time to discuss trade rumors.
Last Monday, my colleague Marc-Olivier Cook wrote an article on the NHL rumours of the moment.
Now, on May 28, there are a number of other rumours about players who could be changing addresses in the near future, and we’re going to take a look at them together.
Top-4 defensemen are often in demand across the NHL.
Left-handed defensemen are a little less in demand than right-handed ones, but some teams may want to improve the left flank of their defensive brigade.
As for the Rangers, we know they’ve had a miserable year, and there have to be changes to the line-up, otherwise we can expect another disappointing season.
In fact, they want to test the transaction market with their big left-handed defenseman K’Andre Miller.
Elliotte Friedman talked about this in his most recent 32 Thoughts Podcast.
Elliotte Friedman: Rangers are testing the market on RFA defenseman K’Andre Miller – 32 Thoughts Podcast
– NHL Rumour Report (@NHLRumourReport) May 28, 2025
At 6 feet 5 inches, Miller is one of the NHL’s good defensive AND physical defensemen, and that’s worth its weight in gold. He’s often been paired with Adam Fox to provide defensive stability, and he’s had his share of success.
However, he may have to pursue his career elsewhere.
Marco Rossi is a 5’9″ center who blossomed this season with the Minnesota Wild.
After Joel Eriksson Ek’s injury, Rossi got his chance to shine, playing center for Kirill Kaprizov.
And let’s just say he impressed. So much so, in fact, that he remained on the first line, even though Eriksson Ek had returned to the game.
Last year, the 23-year-old Austrian amassed 40 points, but this season he’s racked up 60, including 24 goals.
He’s been in the rumor mill lately, but no team seemed more interested than another.
According to Jimmy Murphy of RG Media, there are four teams showing more interest in the young center: Flyers, Sabres, Penguins and Blackhawks.
Per @MurphysLaw74 Marco Rossi is very much on the block for the Minnesota Wild, with chatter expected to pick up next week.
Flyers, Sabres, Penguins and Blackhawks are among the teams to have already shown interest, with the field expected to expand. https://t.co/IDQevGjf2j
– Marco D’Amico (@mndamico) May 28, 2025
The Flyers are in desperate need of a top-notch center, and Rossi is definitely an interesting option.
Demko had a slightly more disappointing season than last year, but he remains one of the NHL’s top goaltenders.
The Canucks were six points out of the final playoff spot in the West with a total of 90 points.
According to Frank Seravalli, Demko could change addresses this summer, and the Flyers seem a perfect fit for the San Diego native.
New TRADE TARGETS
board from insider @frank_seravalli:
The top 20 for the NHL offseason includes
JJ Peterka
Erik Karlsson
Ramus Andersson
Thatcher Demko
Morgan Rielly
and more:https://t.co/2WH0ZDEJIy
– Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) May 28, 2025
As we all know, the goalkeeping situation in Philadelphia has been precarious for some time. The city has been seen as a keeper graveyard for too long, and Demko could come in and fill that need to bring the club to another level.
– Suzuki is perfect as Habs captain: the pressure is 10 feet over his head.
Meanwhile Nick Suzuki would talk to a dozen journalists after a brutal loss during the Habs rebuild while playing alongside Jesse Ylonen pic.twitter.com/Hh4WVWvGdw
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) May 28, 2025
– Read on.
They have no choice. https://t.co/1lXcDcJ5nd
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) May 28, 2025
– Can’t wait to see what happens. Will we get a beating from the Americans?
Flag football: Antony Auclair on the Canadian teamhttps://t.co/8BLglCwYrh
– RDS (@RDSca) May 28, 2025
– Chelsea as dominant as ever.
Chelsea complete their European collection against Betishttps://t.co/xaPk2lYdKy
– RDS (@RDSca) May 28, 2025
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