After testing a bit more, I think I know what happened the first time. I was trashing cards and not seeing any activation, because most turns I was trashing only one card per turn, they all ended up with my bot opponent (who wasn't trashing anything). By pure coincidence, the few times there was a card left over in the trash at the start of my turn, I had a Shaman in my hand, making me see a connection that wasn't there.
