Did you realize that there was a blockbuster trade in the NHL on Monday? Seriously. Maybe not quite as big as Gretzky to the Kings, but it’s as big a name to get traded at the deadline that I can think of, probably even bigger than Ray Borque to the Avs a few years ago.

Did anyone know? (Monkey, you’re excluded.) I didn’t find out until Tuesday night, and that was only because I happened to catch the Flyers/Sabres game on Vs., and since the player in question is from one of those teams, they mentioned it. I then had to dig through ESPN.com to find mention of it. So maybe Wade’s point from yesterday was a little anti-football, but you’d think a huge trade in a major sport might have lingered on the front page somewhere.

All right, are you ready?

Peter Forsberg was traded to the Nashville Predators on Monday. Now just hold on a minute, all you non-hockey people. Don’t discount it because you’ve never watched a Preds game in your life. They’re a good team. Best record in their conference this year. Second best record in the league. They were the third best team in the West last year. This trade makes them a very serious Cup contender.

It’s just too bad that nobody in the business of covering sports seems to care all that much.