The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2020–21 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 or that have had their contracts terminated are also listed. The 2020–21 NHL trade deadline was on April 12, 2021. Players traded or claimed off waivers after this date were not eligible to play in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Retirement Date Player Last Team Ref October 8, 2020 Carolina Hurricanes October 9, 2020 Washington Capitals October 26, 2020 Dallas Stars October 26, 2020 Detroit Red Wings December 22, 2020 Vegas Golden Knights December 27, 2020 Winnipeg Jets December 30, 2020 Ottawa Senators January 5, 2021 Colorado Avalanche January 9, 2021 New Jersey Devils January 11, 2021 St. Louis Blues January 15, 2021 Buffalo Sabres January 28, 2021 Detroit Red Wings February 9, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets April 26, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks May 8, 2021 Anaheim Ducks June 13, 2021 Dallas Stars June 15, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes June 18, 2021 Pittsburgh Penguins June 21, 2021 Minnesota Wild June 23, 2021 St. Louis Blues June 25, 2021 Arizona Coyotes July 13, 2021 Nashville Predators July 14, 2021 Boston Bruins July 20, 2021 Pittsburgh Penguins July 21, 2021 Colorado Avalanche July 22, 2021 Colorado Avalanche
Notes 1. Miller announced on April 29, 2021 that he would retire at the conclusion of the season; the Ducks played their final game of the year on May 8, 2021.
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 Player Previous team Notes Ref October 6, 2020 Pittsburgh Penguins Buyout October 7, 2020 Detroit Red Wings Buyout October 7, 2020 Montreal Canadiens Buyout October 8, 2020 Nashville Predators Buyout October 8, 2020 Nashville Predators Buyout October 9, 2020 New Jersey Devils Buyout October 9, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets Buyout October 29, 2020 Arizona Coyotes Termination December 25, 2020 San Jose Sharks Mutual termination January 1, 2021 Montreal Canadiens Mutual termination January 8, 2021 Colorado Avalanche Mutual termination January 17, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks Mutual termination January 23, 2021 Florida Panthers Mutual termination January 27, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes Mutual termination February 15, 2021 Boston Bruins Mutual termination February 26, 2021 Ottawa Senators Mutual termination April 7, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes Mutual termination April 10, 2021 New Jersey Devils Mutual termination May 18, 2021 Boston Bruins Mutual termination July 13, 2021 Minnesota Wild Buyout July 13, 2021 Minnesota Wild Buyout July 15, 2021 Florida Panthers Buyout
Notes 1. Miller was a draft-related restricted free agent for Arizona at the time of the termination, and was not under contract.
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.