Now that the NHL is back in Winnipeg, trade rumors will be flying around Winnipeg like never before. Many fans expect a flurry of player movements over the next few months.

Here is a list of potential moves straight from Sneezl that the Winnipeg team could consider:

• Center Nik Antropov to Ottawa for a 2nd round draft pick – At 31 Antropov is a known steady 2nd or 3rd line center. Ottawa is rebuilding and could use Antropov’s help. If Ottawa isn’t interested, this same deal could be completed with almost any other team too, possibly for a lower pick and a prospect.
• Defense Dustin Byfuglien to Pittsburgh for Jordan Staal – This would give Pittsburgh flexibility at wing and defense, unloading a piece of their logjam at center. This would give Winnipeg a perfect #1 or #2 center for a decade, including a player who grew up just down the road from the ‘peg.
• UFA rights of Radek Dvorak to San Jose for UFA rights of Ian White – Both new teams could try to sign a deal before July 1st for players who score 25-35 points per season. Ian White hails from Steinbach, Manitoba, which would make him an immediate hometown favorite.
• LW Evander Kane and Goalie Ondrej Pavelec to Chicago for Jonathan Toews, Nik Hjalmarsson and a draft pick – Getting Winnipeg boy Jonathan Toews into a Winnipeg jersey would be worth almost any price, including the two young Atlanta/Winnipeg players in this deal. From Chicago’s perspective, wouldn’t it be great to market “Kane + Kane”?

Whatever this team ends up being called, today is a good day to chant “Go Jets Go!”