So I was all set to sit down and write this story on Ryan Graves when all hell broke loose in the NHL Wednesday. Holy shishkebab!
First, Devils GM Ray Shero absolutely fleeced Edmonton GM Peter Chiarelli by dealing defenseman Adam Larsson, a good player, for an exceptional player and potential superstar Taylor Hall.
The trade of Hall means that all of the top six players from the 2010 NHL entry draft have been traded, two of them by Chiarelli (who dealt Tyler Seguin when he was Boston’s GM). That includes Hall (who went No. 1), Seguin (2), Erik Gudbranson (3), Ryan Johanson (4), Nino Niederreiter (5) and Brett Connolly (6).