Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like this has been an unusually chaotic NHL offseason (or postseason, if your team’s still in it).
The on-ice action has been competitive, with the exception of the Avalanche-Predators series, which makes for great viewing.
Off the ice, it seems like there’s been a new headline every day: Carolina’s embarrassing out-of-area ticket policy. Mitch Marner getting carjacked. The ongoing Coyotes saga.
It’s already been tough sledding for NHL coaches this offseason too, with Jeff Blashill, Barry Trotz, Mike Yeo, and Peter DeBoer out of work.
Blashill and Yeo were pretty obvious, as they hadn’t exactly worked wonders in Detroit or Philadelphia, but the other two were relatively surprising.