To say that the Everett Silvertips have been indecisive on the trade market would be an understatement. At the beginning of the 2014-15 season, the 'Tips made a massive trade for Nikita Scherbak. Despite making a huge move for one of the WHL's top talents, they failed to stock up at the trade deadline. At the beginning of this season, they traded away their only remaining high-end offensive threat in Ivan Nikolishin.
The Nikolishin trade seemed to signify a rebuild for the 'Tips. Instead, the team has surpassed expectations, sitting just four points back of the division lead with two games in hand.