Back in the colorful Ron Caron Era in Blues history, “The Professor” would declare “The meat is on the burner!” as the NHL trade deadline neared.
Then he jumped on the phone to peddle his players. Caron’s willy-nilly managerial style kept things lively for fans, but it created roster churn and dressing room chaos.
The same was true under “Iron” Mike Keenan. He clashed with — and either traded or tried to trade — every quality Blue during his reign of error. Wayne Gretzky, we hardly knew you!
Manic wheeling and dealing is difficult these days, due to the super-sized contracts, no-trade clauses and the increasingly restrictive NHL salary cap.