Jeff O'Neill

And the weird thing, Brian, I don't know how you feel about this, there's teams that probably didn't want to shut down.

Columbus was on fire.

Columbus, Buffalo on fire.

And now you come back and it's like, okay, you know, the goalie.

Eat himself into oblivion?

Did you have this guy not work out?

You don't know what you're coming back to.

It's almost like a new season.

Here's what I think, and maybe this is why you're starting to see some trades trickle out.

Managers, as much as guys who have skin in the game, Kyle Dubas is over there, a bunch of general managers and that.

But there's been a lot of time for general managers to formulate plans moving forward, whether you're in it, whether you're out it, whether you're on the cusp.

You probably had to meet with owners and figure out the plan for the next couple months and maybe the next couple years, depending on what you have to sell for your owner.

There's a lot of time for these guys to formulate stuff.

That's why you're right, Hayes.

I'm surprised that it wasn't announced today, but maybe the Leafs have something in the can, either good or bad or something moving.

But I think you're going to see some moving lead up to the deadline.

I say it every year, and I'm going to say it again this year.

I feel like all hell could break loose at the deadline.

It's possible.

This might be the year that actually I'm right on that.