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Dylan Larkin reportedly expanded his trade list to 10 teams last week. Who is now in the best cap situation to land him? #LGRW #CarolinaCulture #TusksUp https://puckpedia.com/news/who-best-cap-situation-land-dylan-larkin

ICYMI: This week's PuckDrop newsletter unpacks the Connor Hellebuyck trade. #NJDevils #GoJetsGo https://puckpedia.substack.com/p/unpacking-the-connor-hellebuyck-blockbuster

Waivers today: No one new Thompson cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-26

Nikishin’s deal is 3M salary. After being a 10.2.c free agent with no rights or offer sheet eligibility, after this 1 year deal (assuming he plays 10 games) he’ll be both offer sheet and arbitration eligible. https://puckpedia.com/player/alexander-nikishin?6ade715bdb8b6

Waivers today: Jack Thompson #Canucks Merkulov, Ahcan and MacDermid cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-25

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Waivers today: Georgii Merkulov #GoAvsGo Jack Ahcan #Preds Kurtis MacDermid #GoSensGo Hunt claimed by #Preds St. Ivany claimed by #ALLCAPS https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-24

Why are the #NJDevils getting a bit of a break on Connor Hellebuyck's cap hit? We cover that & more in this week’s edition of The PuckDrop newsletter https://puckpedia.substack.com/p/unpacking-the-connor-hellebuyck-blockbuster

👀Watch out for The PuckDrop newsletter tomorrow for more details on why Connor Hellebuyck's cap hit is reduced and analysis on the trade. #NJDevils Check it out & subscribe!👇 https://puckpedia.substack.com

The #TusksUp signed 22 y/o D Artyom Duda to a two year $925K cap hit contract Yr 1: $900K Salary, $175K Minors, $220K Guaranteed Yr 2: $950K Salary 1-way Rep'd by Daniel Milstein and Vlad Spektor @GoldStarHockey https://puckpedia.com/signing/10844

The #GoAvsGo added Zachary L'Heureux to LTIR & removed Logan O'Connor from LTIR. They now have 0 space remaining in LTIR. https://puckpedia.com/team/colorado-avalanche?6adbd29c1e61c

Waivers today: Daemon Hunt #mnwild Jack St. Ivany #GoJetsGo Wilson and Dean cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-23

In case you were curious, #NJDevils have $1.33M of current cap space. They can also utilize $1.5M of LTIR as well with Bjugstad on LTIR. https://puckpedia.com/team/new-jersey-devils?6adb6ce05294d

The #NYR signed 37 y/o F Luke Glendening to a one year one-way $850K cap hit contract Rep'd by Shawn Hunwick @the_team_hockey https://puckpedia.com/signing/10843

Waivers today: Garrett Wilson #LetsGoFlyers Zach Dean #stlblues Cormier cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-22

The #VegasBorn added Wotherspoon to LTIR, gaining his $500K cap hit as space. After calling up Holtz, they have $453K of space remaining in LTIR. https://puckpedia.com/team/vegas-golden-knights?6ada34af3745f

Group 6 Unrestricted Free Agents: -What does it mean? -Who will definitely be one next summer? -Who will either be an RFA or UFA depending on how many games they play this year? All here: https://puckpedia.com/news/group-6-free-agency-watch-who-walks-who-stays-restricted-2027

The #NHLBruins signed 24 y/o F Marat Khusnutdinov to a three year $3.95M cap hit contract extension Yr 1: $2.2M Salary, $1.5M Signing Bonus Yr 2: $3.8M Salary, $500K SB Yr 3: $3.85M Salary Will be UFA upon expiry Rep'd by Paul Theofanous https://puckpedia.com/signing/10842

Waivers today: Lukas Cormier #VegasBorn https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-21

Waivers today: No one new Duehr cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-20

Waivers today: Walker Duehr #GoJetsGo https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-19

PuckPedia Cap Central | October 19, 2026 # Teams Using LTIR DeBrincat’s extension Raty Trade Hellebuyck Presented by @HardRockBet Hart Levine | @KeithKavJr Reply with Questions https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1mxPaZMeVYQKN

Waivers today: No one new Bernard-Docker cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-18

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Why did the #NYR make some roster moves right after Shesterkin’s injury, & why is he not yet on season ending LTIR? We cover that & more in this week’s edition of the The PuckDrop newsletter https://puckpedia.substack.com/p/what-the-rangers-ltir-moves-say-or

Waivers today: Jacob Bernard-Docker #LGRW https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-17

The #TexasHockey signed 38 y/o F David Perron to a one year 1-way $850K cap hit contract Rep'd by Allan Walsh @walsha 1st on signing @FriedgeHNIC, 1st on AAV @frank_seravalli https://puckpedia.com/signing/10841

Waivers today: No one new Barre-Boulet and Räty cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-15

After #GoAvsGo became the latest team to use LTIR, we now have 13 teams with players on LTIR so far this season. Teams using LTIR by season: 26-27: 13 so far 25-26: 15 24-25: 20 23-24: 22 22-23: 19 21-22: 18 20-21: 15 19-20: 13 https://puckpedia.com/teams

The #GoAvsGo put Logan O'Connor on Long Term Injured Reserve, allowing them to exceed the cap by $2.2M. They then called up Brindley. They have $1.625M cap space remaining in LTIR. https://puckpedia.com/team/colorado-avalanche?6ad02d0183c37

“Teams still had leverage over you." Mathieu Schneider talks about his departure from Toronto by holding out as an "RFA", which led him to sign with the Rangers. https://youtu.be/urqRWk4Lvzw

Waivers today: Alex Barre-Boulet #SJSharks Aatu Räty #Canucks Scott cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-14

Waivers today: Harrison Scott #TexasHockey Grans cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-13

Today #ALLCAPS & #stlblues placed players on LTIR. We now have 12 teams with players on LTIR so far this season. Teams using LTIR by season: 26-27: 12 so far 25-26: 15 24-25: 20 23-24: 22 22-23: 19 21-22: 18 20-21: 15 19-20: 13 https://puckpedia.com/teams

🚨Trade To #LetsGoPens Ryan Johnson, 25 y/o D, Yr 2/3 $875K Cap Hit To #LetsGoBuffalo Caleb Jones, 29 y/o D, Yr 2/2 $900K Daniel Laatsch, 24 y/o D, Yr 2/2 $935K No net cap hit as none of traded players in NHL https://puckpedia.com/trade/1210

Tomorrow, @mathieuschneids of @3gsportsltd is on The PuckPedia Hockey Show! He discussed his playing career, being a key part of the NHLPA, joining 3G Sports, and more! Subscribe so you don’t miss it: https://youtube.com/@puckpediatv?si=B_JimL932wmGzX9o

The #ALLCAPS put Sandin on LTIR when they had $125K of cap space. They can exceed the cap by $3.85M. After calling up Holl, they have $3.1M of space remaining in LTIR https://puckpedia.com/team/washington-capitals?6acd292510365

Waivers today: Helge Grans #LetsGoFlyers https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-12

The #VegasBorn added Olofsson to LTIR, gaining his $1.64M cap hit as available space. After calling up Heinola (850K), they have $788K cap space remaining in LTIR. They have a league high $114M projected cap hit https://puckpedia.com/team/vegas-golden-knights?6acc04e4a10ce

This week's PuckDrop newsletter shares some 👀 numbers on rising trade protection across the #NHL. Read it👇 🔗 https://puckpedia.substack.com/p/the-numbers-behind-the-nhls-no-trade?r=912nqu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

This week, #NYR #MNWild & #NJDevils placed players on LTIR. We now have 10 teams with players on LTIR so far this season. Teams using LTIR by season: 26-27: 10 so far 25-26: 15 24-25: 20 23-24: 22 22-23: 19 21-22: 18 20-21: 15 19-20: 13 https://puckpedia.com/teams

The #GoKingsGo signed 23 y/o F Jared Wright to a two year $925K cap hit contract Yr 1: $900K Salary Yr 2: $950K Salary Rep'd by Dean Grillo @deangrillo https://puckpedia.com/signing/10839

Waivers today: Trent Miner #GoAvsGo Solovyov cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire?day=2026-10-10

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🚨 Trade To #Preds Jayden Struble 25 y/o D, Yr 2/2 $1.4125M - RFA To #GoHabsGo '27 2nd - VGK NSH adds net $1.4125M cap hit https://puckpedia.com/trade/1209?6ac974cdc4a51

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The #MNWild entered LTIR. The order of their moves: -Sent down Pitlick & called Lorenz up -Placed Gustavsson on LTIR -Called up Kiersted They can exceed the cap by $3.8M, and have $3.1M space remaining in LTIR. https://puckpedia.com/team/minnesota-wild?6ac95930b8292

What happens if Connor Hellebuyck wants to return to Winnipeg? A: Things get real complicated. @stevewerier explains👇 https://puckpedia.com/news/what-happens-if-connor-hellebuyck-wants-return-winnipeg

Waivers today: Ilya Solovyov #LetsGoPens Leason, Noesen, and Stillman cleared from yesterday https://puckpedia.com/waiver-wire

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