Every off-season it’s fun for the main stream media to float what sources say “could” happen. The key word being the veil of “could” as a qualifier. They’re not SAYING Iceburgh is going to be sent to the North Shore for the Pirate Parrot, just that it could be discussed.
Anyways, this hold-up on trading the best players is nothing new. Mainstream sources have forewarned not to be surprised about a Phil Kessel trade this summer. (Even though the refrain was the same in 2018.....And also, shamefully, in summer 2017 weeks after winning the Stanley Cup for the second time in Phil’s second season talks about Phil potentially being traded were floated by the Pittsburgh media).