from Carol Schram of The Hockey News,

Hockey fans, the dog days of summer have arrived.

Sunday's Alex DeBrincat trade to the Detroit Red Wings may have been the true kickoff point — an anticipated move by Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion, which landed the sharp-shooting winger at the destination he was widely rumored to be seeking. The deal landed with a bit of a whimper, especially given the underwhelming trade return and a new contract for the Michigan native, which runs for just four years and comes in at a rather conservative $7.875 million per year. That's well below the $9-million qualifying offer he originally had on the table for next season.

As teams wriggle through one last summer of salary cap hell, there simply isn't much money still available in the system.

But just because the news cycle is slowing, don't feel like you venture too far away from your social media — or this website. Remember, Brad Treliving and Bill Zito caught us all napping last year when they announced the franchise-altering Matthew Tkachuk/Jonathan Huberdeau trade long after sunset on Friday, July 22.

We thought we might see more blockbusters this summer. That hasn't happened yet, but it still could. And Treliving might even be at the epicenter of another earthquake.

Let's start there. Here are five NHL teams that may still shake up the hockey world this off-season. And there's one thing they all have in common: a relatively fresh pair of hands on the wheel.

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