Winter is here, and the game of negotiations is afoot.
But just because it’s going to be a while until the owners and players hammer out some sort of resolution to end the lockout, that doesn’t mean we have to stop discussing what might/should happen when the sport eventually resumes.
Because when it does, and teams are allowed to sign free agents and make trades again, you’re going to see a flurry of activity. It will probably be a lot of fun, honestly, to see free agents ink contracts and to see teams make trade after trade.