1) Well, to be truthful, they have never really stopped from some places. The usual rumor salesmen have been at it since before the season began. As they have folks who pay them money for this "service" they are compelled to make up both obvious and ridiculous trade rumors.
2) With the combination of the early trading deadline, as well as the amazing parity that has taken a hold of the "New NHL" we're sure to see this trend of silly/ludicrous/odd rumors to intensify over the next 6-8 weeks.
3) An unprecedented(for this time of year) number of teams are in playoff contention. Many of those same teams are also in need of 'help'of one type or other. The rumor mongers and media hockey types are sure to try to 'correct' those deficiencies with an added player by making up a silly rumor with hopes it comes true. Almost all without an actual source.
4) Many amazingly don't even do their home work with respect to the player's contract status, possible no-trade clause, or a team's salary cap liability. All very pertinent to a GM before making a deal.
5) As always we here at FAUXRUMORS have no one to answer to. No 'stock holders' to mollify. We ONLY relate actual information that we hear from our various sources through out the league. As always keep it here for the latest as it develops!
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Hey faux in case ya missed it, dumb rumors are neither new nor do they stop at any point during a season or offseason for that matter.
1) Hey back jmol. We understand silly rumors never stop. Infact if you re-read our piece you will see where we state that very point.
2) That the usual rumor whores continue to create trade rumors all year, as this is how they keep their paying customers happy/content
3) The point we wanted to make was that with the parity, with the deadline approaching we wanted to alert our readers to the likelihood that there will be a noticeable spike in the number and inanity of the rumors
A silly rumor - Doan to the Rangers.... We are still waiting...
1) Its still on the table(Doan to NY) or so we're told, BUT the recent good play of the 'Yotes has made Barnett a bit more hesitant to make any big deals until his team is out of it
2) As of today they are officially a 'bubble' team. They did make a minor deal today with carolina, but not the big one that we've been waiting on
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