So, yeah, about those doldrums we talked about yesterday. It seems the NHL woke up from a summer nap on the hammock yesterday and got around to doing some things. By the end of the day we had a couple of trades, some offer sheets, and the news that Jeff Vinik was in the process of selling his majority stake in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not bad for a random Tuesday in August.
Things started off innocently enough as the St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins swapped some draft picks [NHL.com]. The only odd thing about a straight picks-for-picks trade is the timing.