ANAHEIM, Calif. — The timing looked strange.

Noah Dobson’s name had been flying around social media, with the defenseman rumored to be on the move, when news broke about a month ago that he had switched agents and now would be represented by Wasserman Sports.

It’s not hard to understand why some took that as confirmation of something going on.

With the trade deadline past and Dobson still an Islander, something never came to fruition.