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Kyle Dubas after the trade deadline: “We’ve shown enough since Sheldon has been at the helm to give you a great sense of optimism”

Why did you end up having a quiet deadline day today?

Dubas: I just think that things change as the season progresses. The way you operate at the deadline is a byproduct of a number of things — cap space being one function, the performance of the team being another, and then how different player injuries and their return to their lineup will impact the cap space in the remainder of the year, thus how we have to manage that.

The confluence of all three of those things led to just some depth moves.