Countdown to Chaos: 10 NHL Stars Whose Surprising Trades Could Shake the 2025-26 Season
One of the largest men in the league at 6-foot-7 and nearly 260 pounds, Oleksiak represents the kind of depth contenders crave. While he’s seen a small decline in his minutes in recent years, he’s shown he can handle second-pairing deployment at even strength while logging big minutes on the penalty kill. He can also line up on either side of the ice.
There will always be demand for massive defensemen who can take care of business, and Oleksiak finds himself as a candidate to be dealt because he’s eligible for unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2026.



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