Yesterday, the silly season NHL offseason began with a bang. The Montreal Canadiens sent their top defensive prospect Mikhail Sergachev to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Jonathan Drouin.
Understandably, rumors are starting to come out about teams looking to make moves and players that might be available in the trade market. After all, teams have to figure out their expansion draft strategy pretty quickly, as their protection lists are due by 5 PM EST tomorrow.
While we sit and wait for the Dallas Stars and general manager Jim Nill’s strategy and whether he makes a move now to shore up his team’s roster for the coming season, let’s look at a few deals that have been floated on the interwebs involving the team we’re anxious to see get back to contention.