Best Post-Deadline Stretch On New Team?

[67Leafs67]

I was just looking at Lee Stempniak's statistics, and what stuck out to me was that after Toronto dumped him after 123 games in the blue & white, he scored a whopping 14 goals and 18 points in 18 games for the Phoenix Coyotes to finish the season. 14 goals in 18 games from a guy who scored at an 18 goals per 82 game pace over his whole career!

What other players have joined a new team at the deadline, and gone on an absolute tear like this?

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[The Panther]

The recently oft-mentioned Theo Fleury comes to mind! The Fleurenator was traded from Calgary to Colorado at the deadline in 1999, and then put up 10 goals and 24 points in just 15 games.

 

[Normand Lacombe]

Marian Hossa with Pittsburgh in 2008. Hossa posted 10 points in 12 games during the rest of the regular season for Pittsburgh after being acquired from Atlanta. His true impact was felt in the playoffs with 12 G, 14A, 26 pts in 20 playoff games.

 

[The Panther]

Kelly Hrudey, after being traded to the Kings in March 1989 from the Islanders. Hrudey was having a disappointing season on the Island, with an 18-24-3 record and an .874 average. Upon arriving in L.A. to close out the season, he went 10-4-2, with a .904 average (and a 2.90 GAA, the lowest such any Kings' goalie would post for many, many years to come!).

The Kings also then took down Cup-champ Edmonton in seven games, and Hrudey posted a (then) solid .899 in that series. (However, he then was butt-slapped by Calgary in round two, posting a dismal .857.)

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

Dino Ciccarelli getting 12 goals in 11 games for the Caps.

 

[crobro]

Felix Potvin after being traded by the Canucks to Los Angeles

 

[tony d]

Saw that with Hossa. Got to wonder if his acquisition was the thing the Pens needed to get to the Cup final in 2008. A good veteran guy infused into a lineup that was still "green" at that time.

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

Butch Goring, Islanders 80 -11 points in 12 games followed by 19 points in 21 in the playoffs en route to the Cup
Kent Nilsson, Oilers 87 - 17 points in 17 games followed by 19 points in 21 in the playoffs en route to the Cup

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

March 18, 2002: Pavel Bure traded to NY Rangers by Florida with Florida's 2nd round choice (Lee Falardeau) in 2002 Entry Draft for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novak, NY Rangers' 1st (later traded to Calgary - Calgary selected Eric Nystrom) and 2nd (Rob Globke) round choices in 2002 Entry Draft and NY Rangers' 4th round choice (later traded to Atlanta- Atlanta selected Guillaume Desbiens) in 2003 Entry Draft.

Rk	Date	Tm		Opp		G	A	Pt	+/-	PIM	S
57	2002-03-19	NYR		VAN	L	1	0	1	-2	0	7	14.3	28:38
58	2002-03-21	NYR	@	OTT	W	1	1	2	1	0	3	33.3	18:08
59	2002-03-22	NYR		ATL	L	1	1	2	1	0	4	25.0	26:02
60	2002-03-25	NYR	@	NYI	L	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0.0	24:39
61	2002-03-27	NYR		PHI	L	1	0	1	1	0	5	20.0	26:49
62	2002-03-30	NYR	@	FLA	W	1	2	3	3	0	6	16.7	24:31
63	2002-04-01	NYR	@	TBL	W	2	1	3	0	0	2	100.0	20:02
64	2002-04-04	NYR	@	TOR	W	2	0	2	3	0	2	100.0	25:16
65	2002-04-06	NYR	@	BOS	W	0	2	2	3	0	3	0.0	21:06
66	2002-04-08	NYR		PIT	W	2	0	2	0	0	5	40.0	23:44
67	2002-04-10	NYR		TOR	L	1	1	2	1	0	6	16.7	24:25
68	2002-04-13	NYR	@	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	4	3	0.0	21:16

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Season	Tm	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	ATOI

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2001-02	NYR	12	12	8	20	9	6	49	24.5	23:43

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[Troubadour]

Reichel in 97. Scored 43 points in 70 games for the Flames. Got traded to the Islanders. Scored 19 in 12.

Went from a 0.6 PPG guy to a 1.58 man.