Ron Hainsey didn’t see his daughter, Alexa, before she left for school Thursday morning. So when Hainsey learned he had been traded and would be in a new city within of hours, he wanted to stop and see Alexa before he drove to the airport.
Not that Dad's about to complain.
Not even close given what Thursday’s trade meant for the 35-year-old, stay-at-home defenseman.
Despite an NHL resume that includes 891 games, Hainsey has never before made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs, a torturous record that, barring something catastrophic, will be history in about six weeks.