The Winnipeg Jets are looking to finish the season strong and make a deep playoff run, and three top trade targets have now emerged for the team. Kevin Cheveldayoff confirmed a week ago that <a href='https://clutchpoints.com/nhl-rumors-jets-predicted-add-upcoming-trade-deadline' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>negotiations for trades are in an early stage</a>. With the marketplace not yet settled <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/new-york-rangers/jt-miller-reveals-shocking-reason-for-waiving-no-trade-clause-to-join-rangers-from-canucks' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>and teams having recently completed some big trades</a>, it's a perfect opportunity to dream about the biggest name in rumors circulating and how they could fit in in Winnipeg. <h3>Dylan Cozens of the Buffalo Sabres</h3> Dylan Cozens, who is 23, carries a slightly high $7.1-million cap hit through 2030. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1879684791257448760'> </a></blockquote></div> In Buffalo's secondary unit at five-on-five, on the secondary-unit power play, and also capable of playing on the penalty kill, he has 10 goals and 16 assists in 52 games, so Buffalo may consider trading him out as they were expecting more. Perhaps the Sabres will regret opening the bank for <a href='https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/dylan-cozens-8481528' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cozens</a> during his breakout 2022-23 campaign, but he is no doubt a talented young player and someone Buffalo can build with. His price tag will sound high at the moment, but with a growing cap expected over the next three seasons, Buffalo can simply sit pat and let him develop into it. He doesn't have no-trade protection yet, but a five-team no-trade clause does kick in during the 2027-28 season. <h3>Seattle Kraken's Yanni Gourde</h3> Yanni Gourde, at the age of 33, carries a $5.167-million cap hit and a 23-team no-trade list, as he is set to become a UFA in 2025. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1864131185124729048'> </a></blockquote></div> A key player in two of Tampa's successive Stanley Cup wins, then off to Seattle in expansion, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/kraken/player/yanni-gourde-8476826' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Gourde</a> is a utility middle-six player but an injured one at present. Injuries have gotten in the way, but when healthy, he's a speedy, feisty, and deadly penalty killer. His no-trade could become an issue, but with a reasonable price tag, one can reasonably believe, he will not break the bank. <h3>Trent Frederic of the Boston Bruins</h3> Trent Frederic, age 26, carries a $2.3 million salary cap hit and will hit free agency in 2025. An undermarket, in-your-grill third-liner, he became a legend for fighting David Gustafsson in a disastrous bout. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1879322133916160014'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/bruins/player/trent-frederic-8479365' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Frederic</a> can add a bruiser presence to the Jets group, and he currently has seven goals and seven assists in 52 games played. It will be interesting and worth keeping an eye out to see how the Jets navigate these next few weeks leading up to the deadline.