It’s officially silly season in the NHL. Fake twitter accounts with bogus trades swirl amid Friedman bombs and “insider” scoops. Everyone starts overestimating their favorite team’s depth, until Victor Rask is traded for Nino Niederreiter and you think, maybe it’s okay to float those garbage trades around on Twitter after all. No matter the noise of the encircling chaos, we can usually count on Doug Wilson to at least try something. This something has, lately, manifested itself in the way of first-round picks and prospects sent away for scoring wingers.
Given the team’s current trajectory, it makes sense.