I’ll keep this quick and short, mostly because I have a new golf swing I’m eager to test out.
It’s come to my attention through various media sources that the NHL is on fire. No, not literally (not that you’d fall for that anyways) but proverbially. It seems as though all the wheeling and dealing we missed at last years deadline finally spilled over into the offseason as a few HUGE trades have gone through, and a few more seem to be festering in front offices around the league.
The largest of which has to be the Philadelphia Flyers sending Captain Mike Richards to LA and perennial allstar Jeff Carter to Columbus. Granted, much has been made of the trades, but in all honesty, getting young players full of potential like Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds back and making room for goalie Ilya Bryzgolov was a great idea for a team not getting it done.
Oh, and LA and Columbus thank you Philly!
That being said, a few others have gone down: Robyn Rehger is now a Sabre, Filatov was shipped to Ottawa, and a few others were traded during the first and second rounds of the Draft over the last 48 hours. It begs the question, will this kind of trade fervor hold up for a while, or will we see a steeling of the collective resolve of NHL GM’s across the continent.
My guess is the former, as the NHL has been stupendously reactionary over the last few years. I expect trigger happy franchises like the Leafs and Devils to move a little to try and shore up issues and maybe get younger, and don’t be surprised if even the “standing pat” Bruins bite on a trade or two. (Maybe even a sign and trade? *cough Kaberle cough*)
