Ah yes. It’s a mere 17 days before the Trade Deadline, and already buzz is flying all over the place, rumors abound about players moving or staying, teams deciding what their futures will be, and the hockey internet suddenly becomes the most dangerous and potentially misinforming place to be.
We’ve all been suckered by rumors and have been watching other teams like a hawk, and it can be kind of stressful to come into this knowing you have to basically do a lot of your own research and double-check pretty much everything, so I came up with a few very simple but very important tips to get you through this tough period without being afraid of losing Jake DeBrusk for Kris Russell or something stupid like that for about five minutes only to realize you’ve been pranked.