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A malign star kept him
I'm just measuring the trade by what went out and what came back.
Habs traded Vincent Damphousse not because he was a pending UFA...but because they didn't want to re-sign him.
Vincent Damphousse ended up being traded for the following;
1999 5th round pick (M-A Thinel)
2000 1st round pick (Marcel Hossa)
2000 or 2001 2nd pick (Kiel McLeod)
Impact on franchise?
I guess that depends on how one defines "impact".
I can't compare a trade where a HOF-caliber player gets traded and the best you get back is Marcel Hossa.
PK Subban may be a HOF caliber player one day but there's as much chance Shea Weber will be too.
Ultimately, that's how I measure this trade.
Just because the players drafted sucked doesn't mean the Habs didn't get a good haul for Damphousse.