The NHL trade deadline expired yesterday with surprisingly few “big” trades; here is a site that has tracked all the trades. The Washington Capitals continued their trend of rampant trading, shipping Mike Grier to Buffalo for a relative unknown. I’m very surprised that they held on to Olaf Kolzig, although now he has to languish at the battered remains of an already weakened team. The Colorado Avalanche was in the running for Olie, as they were in desparate need of a veteran goalie, and it looks like they have found one in Edmonton’s Tommy Salo, who was among the many last-minute trades yesterday. The playoffs should be interesting this year, as several teams have tried to bolster their rosters with some fresh blood. However, it always bothers me to see some of these last-minute trades end up not even staying with the team, effectively acting as rentals for an end run to the Stanley Cup. I suppose the NHL is not alone in this respect, though…
