The Stanley Cup Final is still in full swing, but that hasn’t stopped several NHL teams from stealing the spotlight over the last several days. The Washington Capitals traded Darcy Kuemper and acquired Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings for some reason, and the New Jersey Devils finally added a respectable goalie to their roster by landing former Calgary Flames backstop Jacob Markstrom in exchange for Kevin Bahl and a 2025 first-round pick.
The Philadelphia Flyers and general manager Daniel Briere have yet to get in on the action, but that may change soon enough. TSN’s Travis Yost — who broke the Markstrom trade — reported Wednesday that the Flyers and Ottawa Senators “have the framework of a trade in place.