Sergei Gonchar

As the NHL trade deadline looms on the horizon, we are forced to think about the big-time stars of the game that could be in a new market soon.

A lot of teams are fighting for a small number of playoff spots and they will be looking to make a move to secure their spot.

It will be interesting to see who starts selling the team off as the deadline approaches and who will make a concerted effort to get into the big dance.

This slideshow is of the 10 biggest names that could change locations.

With the Ottawa Senators sitting 28th overall in the league, and falling quickly, the selling off of players has begun.

With Mike Fisher already traded to the Nashville Predators for draft picks, the Senators will try to move many of their other assets before the February 28 trade deadline.

Sergei Gonchar signed a three-year, $16.5 million contract with the Senators just last summer, but has been frequently mentioned in rumors leaving Ottawa.

The NHL trade deadline, February 28, is rapidly approaching. It is the teams' last chance to add to their rosters going into the playoffs.

High profile teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins are in dire need of some acquisitions, if they want to remain serious Stanley Cup contenders this year.

The Penguins desperately need some offensive relief to replace the void left by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Both stars' statuses are unknown at this point.

NHL Trade Rumors: Will Arnott, Richards be dealt by the deadline?

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, we're seeing more and more trade rumors rocketing across the hockey world, and we're seeing some pretty big names being mentioned across the league. 

What's true? What's just speculation? Who'll get dealt, and who's staying put?

We're bringing you the latest news on 10 of the biggest names at the trade deadline, from who's interested to whether they'll actually get dealt. 

Let's get rolling, shall we?

In an article in today's Ottawa Sun, Bruce Garrioch reports that Ottawa Senators GM Brian Murray may by trying to trade Sergei Gonchar. 

The star defenceman has underachieved this year and is not living up to his three-year, $16.5 million deal signed this past summer.

Everyone can agree that the Sens are not getting good value for their dollar.  Gonchar has six goals and 15 assists, heading into the All-Star break.

Russia's Kontinental Hockey League has been in the news recently after Evgeni Nabokov terminated his contract with KHL club SKA St. Petersburg. Also Kyle Wellwood and Atlant Mytishchi parted ways over conflicting reports of whether he returned to the U.S. to be with his pregnant wife or if he was cut based on his performance.

Wellwood signed with the St. Louis Blues and Nabokov has yet to sign with another team.

The Washington Capitals joined the NHL as an expansion team for the 1974-75 season and promptly went on to record the worst record in NHL history going 8-67-5. That team set all types of records for futility during that season that I will not rehash here.

Well, there is one that is just remarkable. Michel Belhumeur, one of the Capitals goalies went the entire season without a win, posting a record of 0-24-3.

Gone are the questions of when Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will step up his game and play to his full potential, because the start of the 2010-2011 NHL season has this young Penguin playing some top-notch hockey.

For a player who was touted as a future Paul Coffey after being drafted 62nd overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, Letang's NHL career started slowly and unstable.

Six games into what many predict to be the Ottawa Senators' rebound season and already the fans are weary, the coach is frustrated and the team is looking fragile.

The Senators are now 1-4-1 and 27th in the league on the power play, 29th for goals against and 27th for taking penalties.

The finger-waving is strong and furious, drawing attention to the goaltending crisis, the sloppy defensive play in their own end and the always popular lack of secondary scoring.

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