August and September are dangerous times for hockey fans. The draft and free agency periods of June and July are a distant memory, yet the start of the National Hockey League (NHL) season is still weeks away.
How do fans fill this lull in the calendar before puck drop in October? Obviously, by reading into every rumor and creating crazy hypotheticals that may (but probably never even come close) happen.
In this offseason’s edition of conspiracies, Sidney Crosby, Kirill Kaprizov, and Connor McDavid may leave their respective teams, leading to 31 other fanbases being convinced that these superstars will be coming to their cities.