The Dog Days of summer are upon us, with the excitement of the off-season horse trading now behind us. That horse trading was productive, however, as in just over a fortnight, the Blue Jackets boldly added to the stockpile of young talent and transformed the existing roster without abandoning the commitment to the "brick by brick" methodology of growing and improving the club. Brandon Saad adds elite talent to the contingent of forwards, and those types of deals do not come around frequently. Sure, it stung to lose Artem Anisimov and Marko Dano, but good hockey trades customarily involve a bit of pain on each side, and the Saad deal certainly fit the bill.
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