The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2017–18 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick (s), if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed. The 2017–18 NHL trade deadline was on February 26, 2018. Players traded after this date were not eligible to play in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Retirement Date Player Last Team Ref July 7, 2017 New York Rangers July 13, 2017 Edmonton Oilers July 17, 2017 Chicago Blackhawks August 3, 2017 Nashville Predators August 12, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning August 14, 2017 Los Angeles Kings August 30, 2017 Arizona Coyotes September 12, 2017 Minnesota Wild September 13, 2017 Nashville Predators September 29, 2017 Boston Bruins September 29, 2017 New York Islanders October 4, 2017 Carolina Hurricanes October 11, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets October 30, 2017 Montreal Canadiens November 9, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights November 23, 2017 Calgary Flames December 14, 2017 Ottawa Senators December 24, 2017 Vancouver Canucks December 27, 2017 Minnesota Wild January 22, 2018 New Jersey Devils January 31, 2018 Florida Panthers April 7, 2018 Vancouver Canucks April 7, 2018 Vancouver Canucks April 7, 2018 Florida Panthers April 7, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks April 24, 2018 Anaheim Ducks May 12, 2018 Nashville Predators May 30, 2018 Edmonton Oilers
Notes 1. On February 26, 2018, Fisher returned from his voluntary retirement, signing a one-year deal with the Nashville Predators, before retiring again at the end of the season.
Contract terminations A team and player may mutually agree to terminate a player's contract at any time. All players must clear waivers before having a contract terminated.
Buyouts can only occur at specific times of the year. For more details on contract terminations as buyouts:
Teams may buy out player contracts (after the conclusion of a season) for a portion of the remaining value of the contract, paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well. If the player was under the age of 26 at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 2/3 over the extended period. If the player was 26 or older at the time of the buyout the player's pay and cap hit will reduced by a factor of 1/3 over the extended period. If the player was 35 or older at the time of signing the contract the player's pay will be reduced by a factor of 1/3, but the cap hit will not be reduced over the extended period.
Injured players cannot be bought out.
Date Name Previous team Notes Ref June 23, 2017 Los Angeles Kings Buyout June 27, 2017 Dallas Stars Buyout June 29, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets Buyout June 30, 2017 Edmonton Oilers Buyout July 1, 2017 Calgary Flames Buyout July 1, 2017 Calgary Flames Buyout July 1, 2017 New Jersey Devils Buyout July 1, 2017 New Jersey Devils Buyout July 1, 2017 Florida Panthers Buyout July 1, 2017 Boston Bruins Buyout July 1, 2017 Winnipeg Jets Buyout August 14, 2017 Nashville Predators Mutual termination August 15, 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Mutual termination September 18, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning Mutual termination September 18, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning Mutual termination October 2, 2017 New York Rangers Mutual termination October 16, 2017 Montreal Canadiens Mutual termination October 21, 2017 New York Rangers Mutual termination October 29, 2017 Montreal Canadiens Mutual termination November 21, 2017 Vancouver Canucks Mutual termination November 22, 2017 Edmonton Oilers Mutual termination November 27, 2017 Los Angeles Kings Mutual termination January 2, 2018 Arizona Coyotes Mutual termination February 13, 2018 Anaheim Ducks Mutual termination March 3, 2018 Colorado Avalanche Mutual termination April 11, 2018 New York Rangers Mutual termination May 9, 2018 New Jersey Devils Mutual termination June 20, 2018 New York Rangers Mutual termination
Free agency Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.