2 years ago today: Taylor Hall was traded for Adam Larsson

[ReggietheSavage15]

This doesnt top forsberg for erat.

Forsberg is 23 and still improving while erat hasnt been in the league for years.

Larsson is still playing for edmonton.

You may be right, but the SC win exorcised the demons from that deal. LOL.

 

[Silky mitts]

Craziest shit is it was the worst trade since Erat for Forsberg for about 10 minutes

 

[DDRhockey]

You may be right, but the SC win exorcised the demons from that deal. LOL.

That deal had nothing to do with their stanley cup win.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

Craziest **** is it was the worst trade since Erat for Forsberg for about 10 minutes

That was one crazy day!

 

[DDRhockey]

Forsberg was a prospect though. Hall was a known commodity with elite/franchise winger potential who demonstrated it with an 80 point season in Edmonton.

And Larsson could just as easily be labeled a bottom 4 defenseman. He seems to be an average 2nd pairing defenseman to most people.

Wasnt halls first year a dissappointment while larsson was stellar?

Whats definitely a worse trade is markus naslund for stojanov.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Craziest **** is it was the worst trade since Erat for Forsberg for about 10 minutes

Wow I had to go back that date using Trade Tracker to see what you were referring to. I forgot Subban for Webber was on this same date.

This one overshadows that one for me though.

 

[Its a Trap]

Wasnt halls first year a dissappointment while larsson was stellar?

Whats definitely a worse trade is markus naslund for stojanov.

Halls first season was a disappointment? That's news to most of us.

 

[DDRhockey]

Halls first season was a disappointment? That's news to most of us.

Well larsson wasnt much worse than hall in his first season to put things in context.

 

[ReggietheSavage15]

That deal had nothing to do with their stanley cup win.

While true, there was still that cloud hanging over the franchise and was a talking point when bringing up the choking, amongst other things. Winning the cup has made that trade irrelevant. All the bad mojo from the choking to the Erat deal has been erased.

 

[Its a Trap]

Well larsson wasnt worse than hall in his first season to put things in context.

What an interesting way to backtrack. He "wasn't worse"? Based on what exactly.

 

[DDRhockey]

While true, there was still that cloud hanging over the franchise and was a talking point when bringing up the choking, amongst other things. Winning the cup has made that trade irrelevant. All the bad mojo from the choking to the Erat deal has been erased.

So when pittsburgh won the cup in 2009 it suddenly made the naslund for stojanov deal good?

I am just saying that erat did not help Washington in their cup run.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Peter Chiarelli is bad.

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Is this the most painful trade for Oiler fans in their history? Worse than Gretzky?

 

[DDRhockey]

What an interesting way to backtrack. He "wasn't worse"? Based on what exactly.

Based on that people didnt ridiculate this trade as much as season 2. Edmonton made playoffs for the first time in 10 years with larsson.

How many playoffs did they make with hall?

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

Well larsson wasnt worse than hall in his first season to put things in context.

Hey man, stop bringing logic and facts into this. If you see the Oilers being bashed, you're supposed to join in.

Yes, the Oilers lost that trade. But both teams got something they sorely needed. Far from being the worst trade, but people have short memories these days.

 

[LeHab]

Have to wonder how close Habs and Oilers were on a trade. Subban vs Hall - 1C Habs wanted vs 1D Oilers wanted, what could have been...In the end both got fleeced albeit Habs not as bad as Oilers.

 

[ReggietheSavage15]

So when pittsburgh won the cup in 2009 it suddenly made the naslund for stojanov deal good?

I am just saying that erat did not help Washington in their cup run.

I never said it did. You're putting words in my mouth, when I CLEARLY agreed with you.

Fact - It's one of the worst trades in NHL history.

Opinion - Talking about it now (as a Caps fan) isn't as painful due to the cup win.

That's my point.

 

[ZJuice]

1st season I didn’t miss Hall. 2nd season I didn’t miss Hall. Today I do not miss Hall.

Glad to see him doing well (MVP!) but he did not make the Oilers a better hockey team.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I didn't think i'd see a trade in the past 5-10 years that would top Forsberg for Erat...but....LOL

Forsberg is almost as good as hall and Larsson is a legit top 4 d on any team in the league, at least Edmonton got a useful player for many years in return.

 

[MessierII]

Is this the most painful trade for Oiler fans in their history? Worse than Gretzky?

Not even ballpark worst. Coffey trade, Gretzky trade, Messier trade the whole dynasty team we offloaded we got the best player back for Essa Tikenen funny enough he returned Doug Weight.

 

[XX]

1st season I didn’t miss Hall. 2nd season I didn’t miss Hall. Today I do not miss Hall.

Glad to see him doing well (MVP!) but he did not make the Oilers a better hockey team.

It appears that nothing will make the Oilers a better team.

If only we'd known.

 

[Frank Drebin]

1st season I didn’t miss Hall. 2nd season I didn’t miss Hall. Today I do not miss Hall.

Glad to see him doing well (MVP!) but he did not make the Oilers a better hockey team.

Some players are better when they're the best player on the team. How good is a team where Taylor Hall is the best player?

 

[MessierII]

Have to wonder how close Habs and Oilers were on a trade. Subban vs Hall - 1C Habs wanted vs 1D Oilers wanted, what could have been...In the end both got fleeced albeit Habs not as bad as Oilers.

I’d rather lose value filling a need than get an older version of a guy who plays the same role.

 

[ReggietheSavage15]

Forsberg is almost as good as hall and Larsson is a legit top 4 d on any team in the league, at least Edmonton got a useful player for many years in return.

Useful player got traded for a top 5/10 player in the league. That's lopsided.

 

[Its a Trap]

Based on that people didnt ridiculate this trade as much as season 2. Edmonton made playoffs for the first time in 10 years with larsson

Except the ridicule for it was pretty intense and crazy the first year. Just because it was magnified by 10 this season doesn't mean it wasn't ridiculed severely the season before. And Larsson is the sole reason the Oilers made the playoffs that year? Not Klefbom having his breakout season or Sekera playing better? Or wait, is all that because of Larsson's arrival too? It's not like he carried them like Hall carried the Devils this year or was the only reason to watch them last year.