Conor Sheary heard the rumblings.
With the Penguins attempting to create salary-cap space while simultaneously trying to figure out how to deploy several skilled, young wingers, the 26-year-old Sheary figured there was a decent chance he might be moved this summer.
But …
“You never really expect it until it happens,” Sheary said by phone on Wednesday afternoon, reflecting on the June 27 trade that sent him and Matt Hunwick to Buffalo for a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2019.
“I was definitely shocked when it did happen, but it’s kind of the business that I’m in right now.