Well. That escalated quickly.

On Wednesday afternoon, in the span of 15 minutes, an entire offseason worth of activity happened in the NHL. I’ve never seen anything like it.

First, all the Taylor Hall trade speculation ended when the Edmonton Oilers traded him to the New Jersey Devils for young defenseman Adam Larsson. That’s big news, but everyone forgot about it two minutes later after an atomic bomb exploded in the form of a trade between the Montreal Canadiens and the Nashville Predators.

The Canadiens dealt their superstar defenseman P.K. Subban to the Predators for their superstar defenseman, Shea Weber. That’s like trading Mike Trout for Bryce Harper.

While all of us were still trying to comprehend the chaos around us, years worth of Steven Stamkos speculation came to a sudden end when he signed a contract extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He won’t go to Toronto, or Detroit, or anywhere. Wow.

The outlook of several NHL franchises changed today, all within the span of 15 minutes. You don’t see that everyday.