Now that the biggest part of NHL free-agency action is over, it’s time to decide who made out, who crapped out, and how the Dallas Stars figure into it all. ESPN hockey mavens Emily Kaplan and Grey Wyshynski have put their heads together to decode this year’s deals.
For starters, Wysh just comes out and says it: There are no biggest losers among the latest teams to get robbed by Joe Sakic, because they’re all the biggest loser in their own way.
What compels these NHL general managers to keep making trades with Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche when they know it’s going to end in grand larceny?