After months in a bubble, the NHL has its champion and now the league is rushing to wrap up the final threads of the season so that we can all stare into the open future and wait for Gary Bettman to tell us it’s time to start again. It seems a little silly to rush, but if the league is eyeing a potential December return, it starts to make sense.
Which puts us right into the thick of trade season, before the mad scramble of free agency.
Sharks general manager Doug Wilson hasn’t made a major move so far, but in true Two-Phone Doug fashion, he’s been putting out feelers across the league.