Name A Random Past Maple Leafs Player...

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The depressing thing about that list is all the players, particularly after the early 70s, who were only around for one or two years.

For one example, after Mike Pelyk, there were sixteen players in ten years who wore #28, before the great Brian Curran managed to keep it for a couple.

That and a lack of respect for former wearers was a theme through the 80s and 90s: how can you justify giving, for example, a number that was worn by King Clancy and Tim Horton to players like Gilles Thibaudeau, David Sacco, and Jason Podollan?
 
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I guess that coupled with a lack of emphasis on player development (draft schmaft ideology).

Crazy to think of trading your next four first round picks for a couple of middle sixes lol.
Another funny one was Ian White: a seventh round pick, he was traded three times, each time for a former first rounder.
 

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The depressing thing about that list is all the players, particularly after the early 70s, who were only around for one or two years.

For one example, after Mike Pelyk, there were sixteen players in ten years who wore #28, before the great Brian Curran managed to keep it for a couple.

That and a lack of respect for former wearers was a theme through the 80s and 90s: how can you justify giving, for example, a number that was worn by King Clancy and Tim Horton to players like Gilles Thibaudeau, David Sacco, and Jason Podollan?

Exactly dude, they gave 27, a number worn by Frank Mohavolich and Darryl Sittler, to John f***ing Kordic lol. Still can't get over that one
 
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