Corey Hirsch wrote an interesting article for Sportsnet, in the lead up to this years’ NHL trade deadline, about how being traded can have a significant impact on an athlete’s professional and personal life. Hirsch described the emotional toll that being traded took on him, and his marriage, as well as the challenges that traded players face in these situations. The sudden requirement to move to a new city, often on a moments notice and leave one’s family and friends (not to