The near unanimous blogosphere call for the execution......eeeerrrrr.........trade of T.J. Oshie, like many other acts of mass fear and panic, reminds me of the mob charging Dr. Frankenstein's castle. Fearful citizens light their torches and proceed up the hill chanting their hostile intent led by the stern faced police captain.
Blues management has taken on the police captain role. They chant, "Big Changes. Big Changes," knowing the citizenry will point their collective fanaticism at the veteran players. Specifically, management must know they are throwing T.J. Oshie to the mob because he is the one that publicly complained about Hitchcock.