What do you think, are we in for an active trade week?
added 9:58am, from Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News,
Most observers thought the Colorado Avalanche were set to take Portland defenseman Seth Jones with the No. 1 overall pick but new Avs VP Joe Sakic buckled the hockey world last week when he said his team was going to take a forward with the top pick (translation being Halifax wunderkind Nathan MacKinnon).
You could just about hear the groans coming out of Florida and Tampa Bay with that one. Devine admitted he was floored by Sakic showing his hand. Was it all a smokescreen? We’ll see.
That’s going to be one interesting first round in Newark. How many times is Gary Bettman going to stroll to the podium and say, “We have a trade”? Will Miller or Vanek’s names get uttered? A growing name cycling Sunday was Phaneuf, now Toronto’s captain. Will Bobby Ryan or Paul Stastny finally go somewhere?
With the salary cap going down for next season, we could be embarking on a week unlike any we’ve ever seen: A Stanley Cup being awarded, frenetic trades and a historic draft party.
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