It’s exciting, right? Possibly even downright thrilling. Nothing gets those offseason rumour juices flowing quite like the signing rights to Fedor Gordeev, a late-round prospect who probably won’t make it, being traded for what is essentially the opportunity next year to draft another late-round prospect who, one day, probably won’t make it, either.
Catch the fever!
In all seriousness, the past 72 hours have been a whirlwind in Leaf Land.
From Mitch Marner reportedly preparing to flirt with other NHL teams despite technically still being a Maple Leaf, to Nikita Zaitsev‘s trade request, to indications that Kyle Dubas has been engaging in active trade discussions with the Los Angeles Kings which centre around Patrick Marleau, the news cycle lately has been unrelenting.