RedFX 48 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Thought this might be fun right before the deadline. In your opinion, what was the single worst trade ever made in the NHL? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcwingsfan19 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Eric Lindros for Peter Forsberg, Mike Ricci, Steve Duschesne, Kerry Huffman, Chris Simon, Ron Hextall, $15 million and two first round picks Edited February 2, 2008 by bcwingsfan19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.T.Hun 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Two words: Bernie Federko OK, maybe not the worst EVER, but still the one that annoys me the most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grind_Lines_#1_Fan 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Eric Lindros for Peter Forsberg, Mike Ricci, Steve Duschesne, Kerry Huffman, Chris Simon, Ron Hextall, $15 million and two first round picks That made Colorado an instant champion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 I can't ever see anything even coming close to how bad the Lindros trade was. Even then, with how much the guy was hyped up it was ridiculous. But there may never've been the heated rivalry that happened between us and the Avs had it not happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kp-Wings 3 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 I can't really think of a true #1 worst, but there are definitly some bad ones. Here are some that come to mind: 1996: Pittsburgh Penguins trade Markus Naslund to the Vancouver Canucks for Alek Stojanov (loser: Pittsburgh) 1996: Montreal Canadians trade Patrick Roy and Mike Keane to the Colorado Avalanche for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky, and Andrei Kovalanko (loser: Montreal) 1990: Detroit Red Wings trade Adam Oates and Paul MacLean to the St. Louis Blues for Bernie Federko and Tony McKegney (loser: Detroit) 1992: Quebec Nordiques trade Eric Lindros to the Philadelphia Flyers for Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Steve Duchesne, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, Kerry Huffman, two 1st round draft picks (which became Jocelyn Thibault and Nolan Baumgartner), and $15 million in cash (loser: Philadelphia) 2005: Boston Bruins trade Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks for Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau, and Marco Sturm (loser: Boston) 1986: Vancouver Canucks trade Cam Neely and a 1st round draft pick (which became Glen Wesley) to the Boston Bruins for Barry Pederson (loser: Vancouver) There are plenty of others as well. I'll post some more later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCaptain19 49 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Steve Yzerman to Ottawa for Yashin... thank god that one never happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedFX 48 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Steve Yzerman to Ottawa for Yashin... thank god that one never happened. Otherwise we might all hate the number 19. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Winnipeg Jets trade their third-round pick in that year's draft to Montreal for journeyman defenseman Robert Picard; The Canadiens used the pick to draft Patrick Roy. (loser: Winnipig) Florida Panthers trade Roberto Luongo, Lukas Krajicek, and a 6th round draft pick to Vancouver for Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan Allen, and Alex Auld. (loser: Florida..big time) Chicago trades Dominik Hasek to Buffalo for Stephane Beauregard and future considerations (loser: do I even have to say?) Winnipeg Jets trade Teemu Selanne, March Chouinard and a 4th round pick to the Ducks for Chad Kilger, Oleg Tverdovsky and a 3rd round pick. (loser: Jets) Red Wings trade 4th round pick for Cory Cross (loser: kenny) Edited February 2, 2008 by Hockeytown0001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedFX 48 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 This technically isn't the NHL but... WHA's Indianapolis Racers trade Wayne Gretzky and Ed Mio to the Edmonton Oilers.....for cash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feldmarschall 9 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Didn't we get Draper for a dollar? That's pretty bad, but I think the Lindros trade will go down in history as the worst ever, barring some sort of madness in the near future... and given how dumb GMs have been getting lately, I'm certainly watching carefully. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Dynasty 267 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Didn't we get Draper for a dollar? That's pretty bad, but I think the Lindros trade will go down in history as the worst ever, barring some sort of madness in the near future... and given how dumb GMs have been getting lately, I'm certainly watching carefully. The "Sundin Trade" that may happen in the near future has some potential. Especially if he goes back to TO after the post. Some GM throws 2 players, a prospect, and a couple picks to the Leafs because he thinks Mats will put his team over the top and 3 years later he would do anyting to take it back because he gave up a Zetterberg, Lidstrom, or Roy in the draft; and to top it off Sundin is back in Toronto. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StaticWithABeat 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 The Lindros debacle is in a league of its own...Although no s***ty trade discussion would be complete without mentioning Ron Francis/Ulf Samuelsson for John Cullen/Zarley Zalapski...destroyed one franchise and brought 2 Cups to another. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reds4Life 51 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 yea..trades mentioned above were really bad..the Joe Thornton trade was bad too (looser - Boston). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nev 1,085 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 The Lindros trade probly does it - hell, Lindros for Forsberg straight up would favour QUE/COL But one that hasn't been mentioned and is always a favourite of mine is Alexei Yashin for Zdeno Chara and a 1st (Jason Spezza). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kingston 21 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Rayan Smith trade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou_Siffer 1 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Steve Yzerman to Ottawa for Yashin... thank god that one never happened. The proposed deal i remember hearing was Yzerman for Stanislav Neckar (which is MUCH worse) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interminded 1 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Detroit trades Klima, Sharples,Graves and Murphy to Edmonton for Carson, McClelland and a 5th-round pick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.T.Hun 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Detroit trades Klima, Sharples,Graves and Murphy to Edmonton for Carson, McClelland and a 5th-round pick The "best" part about that trade is that happened not long after the Federko trade. In two fell swoops Oates, Klima, and Graves were gone for a bag of pucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kozac 10 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 That Tkuchuk trade last year was pretty bad. Obviously not the worst of all time, but worth mentioning. Loser: Atlanta, big time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 Some of the worst deals in recent memory that haven't been mentioned: Detroit trades Tim Cheveldae and Dallas Drake to Winnipegfor Bob Essensa and Sergei Bautin. Montreal trades John LeClair, Eric Desjardins, and Gilbert Dionne to Philadelphia for Mark Recchi. Also, The Hasek trade in 1992 went like this: Winnipeg trades G Stephane Beauregard to Buffalo for C Christian Ruuttu and future considerations. Chicago trades G Dominik Hasek to Buffalo for G Stephane Beauregard and future considerations. Chicago trades G Stephane Beauregard to Winnipeg for C Christian Ruuttu. It was drawn out over the course of two months but ultimately might be the only three way deal in history where one team ended up with what they started with. And it can't really be called a bad deal, and here's why: Chicago had Ed Belfour, who won the Vezina in 1991 and would win it again the next season. They traded their backup goaltender, who didn't really play well in Chicago, for a much needed defensive center. Interesting factoid about Beauregard...he might be the only player in NHL history effectively traded for himself twice; Later in 1992 he was traded to Philadelphia for future considerations, and a year later was sent back to Winnipeg to complete the deal. Traded for himself twice, and within a year's time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 That Tkuchuk trade last year was pretty bad. Obviously not the worst of all time, but worth mentioning. Loser: Atlanta, big time. Not even the worst Tkachuk trade. St.Louis trading Nagy, Handzus, Taffe, and the pick that became Ben Eager for Tkachuk is one of my all-time worst trades. Especially when coupled that offseason with Craig Conroy for Cory Stillman and you have a pretty horrible offseason for the Blues that saw two Selke contenders who brought decent offense shipped off for defensively irresponsible players who weren't that much better offensively...but that was to be expected with Larry Pleau in charge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 The "best" part about that trade is that happened not long after the Federko trade. In two fell swoops Oates, Klima, and Graves were gone for a bag of pucks. Carson was not a bag of pucks. He is the only player I am personally aware of in NHL history to score 30 goals playing as a third line center. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 New York Islanders traded Olli Jokien and Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers for Mark Parrish and Oleg Kvasha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted February 2, 2008 The worst trade for us had to be the Federko trade. If we would have kept Oates, and MacLean for that matter, we would have had an even more successful 90's, and in Oates' benefit, we would have got him a cup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
