Worst trade in hockey history
- Thread starter hockeybrianboy
- Start date
Horvath Broncos
Registered User
- Aug 21, 2013
- 2,093
- 11
Oilers still won a cup after that trade and bussiness way it was okay. There are plenty of worst trades in history.
alko
Registered User
gudzilla
Registered User
- Aug 9, 2012
- 5,337
- 2
Markus Naslund to Vancouver for Alek Stojanov is one candidate from recent history. Markus did not develop immediately for Pittsburgh, though he had an excellent start to the 1995-96 for the Penguins with 19 goals and 52 points in 66 games, signs of a maturing player. What he needed was consistency. In Vancouver he received lots of ice time and gained a great amount of confidence; once that happened, he never looked back. He had a breakout goal-scoring campaign in 1998-99 with 36 goals that season, then his career really took off over the next several seasons. In his prime, Naslund finished second in league scoring in back-to-back years (2001-02, 2002-03) as runner-up to the Art Ross Trophy, experienced two forty-goal seasons including a 48-goal season, was runner-up to the Rocket Richard Trophy in 2002-03, won the Lester B. Pearson Award in 2002-03, and was a Hart Trophy finalist that year. He became the Canucks' all-time leading goal scorer and point producer before his retirement (the latter now surpassed by the Sedins) and has his number retired by the organization.
In 2002-03, Markus scored his 30th goal of the season at the 41-game mark. Stojanov, meanwhile, finished with two goals and four assists in 45 games with the Penguins before being sent down to the AHL never to return. Markus had already scored 19 goals and 52 points for the Penguins in the 1995-96 season before being traded. He was 22 years of age at the time. Unfortunately, the Penguins were impatient and mishandled his ice time when he experienced a slump in his production, demoting him to the bottom six and at times scratching him. They were unwilling to nurture their prospect, thus exchanged him for an enforcer. While Alek at one time appeared to be an admirable scorer, 1 assist in 62 games with the Canucks is an alarming statistic. The trade brought the Penguins nothing except short-term physical play and fighting skill from Stojanov; he fought 21 times between 1995 and 1997.
In 2002-03, Markus scored his 30th goal of the season at the 41-game mark. Stojanov, meanwhile, finished with two goals and four assists in 45 games with the Penguins before being sent down to the AHL never to return. Markus had already scored 19 goals and 52 points for the Penguins in the 1995-96 season before being traded. He was 22 years of age at the time. Unfortunately, the Penguins were impatient and mishandled his ice time when he experienced a slump in his production, demoting him to the bottom six and at times scratching him. They were unwilling to nurture their prospect, thus exchanged him for an enforcer. While Alek at one time appeared to be an admirable scorer, 1 assist in 62 games with the Canucks is an alarming statistic. The trade brought the Penguins nothing except short-term physical play and fighting skill from Stojanov; he fought 21 times between 1995 and 1997.
Last edited by a moderator:
ChiTownPhilly
Not Too Soft
Ha ha- youngsters...
Boston gives to Chicago: Pit Martin, Jack Norris, Gille Marotte
Boston receives from Chicago: Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, Fred Stanfield.
A trifecta of hose, from Chicago's point of view...
Boston gives to Chicago: Pit Martin, Jack Norris, Gille Marotte
Boston receives from Chicago: Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, Fred Stanfield.
A trifecta of hose, from Chicago's point of view...
King Woodballs
Captain Awesome
most would argue that oilers would have folded
Allot would argue Gretzky was sold and not traded
So maybe it doesn't count as worst trade of all time
I do agree that the Espo to Boston trade was a really REALLY bad one for Chicago.
ForsbergForever
Registered User
- May 19, 2004
- 3,326
- 2,049
Patrick Roy and Mike Keane for Jocelyn Thibeault, Martin Rucinsky and Andrei Kovalenko.
Pierre Turgeon and Craig Conroy for Shayne Carson and Murray Baron.
Rod Langway, Brian Engblom, Doug Jarvis and Craig Laughlin for Rick Green and Ryan Walter.
Pierre Turgeon and Craig Conroy for Shayne Carson and Murray Baron.
Rod Langway, Brian Engblom, Doug Jarvis and Craig Laughlin for Rick Green and Ryan Walter.
tony d
New poll series coming from me on June 3
From 1991:
To Pittsburgh: Ron Francis, Grant Jennings and Ulf Samuelsson
To Hartford: John Cullen, Zarley Zalapski and Jeff Parker
To Pittsburgh: Ron Francis, Grant Jennings and Ulf Samuelsson
To Hartford: John Cullen, Zarley Zalapski and Jeff Parker
Bexlyspeed
Registered User
Canucks Trade Cam Neely + #1 pick (Glen Wesley) to the Bruins for Barry Pedersen
Isles Trade Zigmund Palffy + Bryan Smolinski to the LA Kings for Ollie Jokinen, Josh Green & Matheiu Biron
Isles Trade Roberto Luongo & Ollie Jokinen tot he Panthers for Oleg Kvasha & Mark Parish
Isles Trade Zdeneo Chara, Bil Muckalt & #1 Pick (Jason Spezza) to the Sens for Alexei Yashin
Isles Trade Zigmund Palffy + Bryan Smolinski to the LA Kings for Ollie Jokinen, Josh Green & Matheiu Biron
Isles Trade Roberto Luongo & Ollie Jokinen tot he Panthers for Oleg Kvasha & Mark Parish
Isles Trade Zdeneo Chara, Bil Muckalt & #1 Pick (Jason Spezza) to the Sens for Alexei Yashin
Killion
Registered User
- Feb 19, 2010
- 36,763
- 3,216
Frank Selke, Interim GM of the Leafs while Conn Smythe was off engaged in WW2 in 1942 trades prospect Defenceman Frank Eddolls to the Montreal Canadiens for the rights to Ted Kennedy which according to writer Michael Farber in a 2001 Sports Illustrated article ranks in the Top 5 Darkest Days in Habs History.
This trade caused quite a rift between Selke & Smythe as the latter was pretty high on Eddolls thinking he was going to develop into a Superstar of the 1st Order though as history unwound, ah, not so much, as in not at all. Though a reasonably serviceable & decent player, poor Frank there only lasted a few seasons in Montreal while also spending time in the minors before eventually being traded to the Rangers along with Buddy O'Connor for Hal Laycoe, George Robertson & Joe Bell. The rift between Smythe & Selke widened over the trade & issues of control upon Smythes return from overseas, Selke being given the bums rush out of town, landing in Montreal where he then lays the tracks for the Canadiens Dynasties that followed from the 50's through the 70's.
As for Ted Kennedy, in a poll as recently as 1998 (again by Sports Illustrated) he was selected as having the Greatest Face-Off Skills Ever in the History of the NHL.... now you just think about that for a minute.... thats better than Lemieux, Beliveau, Mikita, Gretzky, you name it. Old timers claim he was the "Greatest Leaf Ever". The quintessential Toronto Maple Leaf. Sort of a cross between Bobby Clarke & Wendel Clark meets Jerome Iginla. Howie Meeker who played on a line with Kennedy said "he wasnt the fastest skater but he still got from point A to point B just as fast as the best because he went right through players". In 1948 he was appointed Captain, leading the Leafs to 5 Stanley Cups & the last Toronto player ever to win the Hart Trophy.
That trade while setting up Toronto for a great run through the 40's & 50's, running on the fumes of what Selke had built before being unceremoniously kicked to the curb by Smythe had ramifications that echo'd clear on into present day. Through the waning days of the Golden Era; with Stafford Smythe & Harold Ballard assuming control of the Gardens & the Leafs essentially by the late 50's & early 60's, the selling off of farm clubs & talent through the 60's followed by Ballards 20+ year reign of terrors & errors, Donald Crump then facilitating Steve Stavro's takeover of the Leafs & Gardens followed by the soul less corporate takeover by the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund, some major dysfunction that seems never-ending, but I digress... Meanwhile in Montreal under Selke & then Pollock bastions were built, a view to the future that resulted in multiple Cups right into the 80's.
This trade caused quite a rift between Selke & Smythe as the latter was pretty high on Eddolls thinking he was going to develop into a Superstar of the 1st Order though as history unwound, ah, not so much, as in not at all. Though a reasonably serviceable & decent player, poor Frank there only lasted a few seasons in Montreal while also spending time in the minors before eventually being traded to the Rangers along with Buddy O'Connor for Hal Laycoe, George Robertson & Joe Bell. The rift between Smythe & Selke widened over the trade & issues of control upon Smythes return from overseas, Selke being given the bums rush out of town, landing in Montreal where he then lays the tracks for the Canadiens Dynasties that followed from the 50's through the 70's.
As for Ted Kennedy, in a poll as recently as 1998 (again by Sports Illustrated) he was selected as having the Greatest Face-Off Skills Ever in the History of the NHL.... now you just think about that for a minute.... thats better than Lemieux, Beliveau, Mikita, Gretzky, you name it. Old timers claim he was the "Greatest Leaf Ever". The quintessential Toronto Maple Leaf. Sort of a cross between Bobby Clarke & Wendel Clark meets Jerome Iginla. Howie Meeker who played on a line with Kennedy said "he wasnt the fastest skater but he still got from point A to point B just as fast as the best because he went right through players". In 1948 he was appointed Captain, leading the Leafs to 5 Stanley Cups & the last Toronto player ever to win the Hart Trophy.
That trade while setting up Toronto for a great run through the 40's & 50's, running on the fumes of what Selke had built before being unceremoniously kicked to the curb by Smythe had ramifications that echo'd clear on into present day. Through the waning days of the Golden Era; with Stafford Smythe & Harold Ballard assuming control of the Gardens & the Leafs essentially by the late 50's & early 60's, the selling off of farm clubs & talent through the 60's followed by Ballards 20+ year reign of terrors & errors, Donald Crump then facilitating Steve Stavro's takeover of the Leafs & Gardens followed by the soul less corporate takeover by the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund, some major dysfunction that seems never-ending, but I digress... Meanwhile in Montreal under Selke & then Pollock bastions were built, a view to the future that resulted in multiple Cups right into the 80's.
SuperNintendoChalmrs
Registered User
brianscot
Registered User
October 1978: Boston sends Ron Grahame (while still owning Cheevers and Gilbert) for the Kings first round pick in 1979.
August 1979: Hello Ray Bourque.
Harry Sinden gets generally treated like crap by Bruins fans and much of it is warranted, but the man could convince you that his Trabant was better than your Ferrari.
August 1979: Hello Ray Bourque.
Harry Sinden gets generally treated like crap by Bruins fans and much of it is warranted, but the man could convince you that his Trabant was better than your Ferrari.
Leafs sent John Kordic to the Canadiens for Russ Courtnall.
Nordiques sent Mats Sundin to the Leafs for worn out Wendl Clark
Nordiques sent Mats Sundin to the Leafs for worn out Wendl Clark
Killion
Registered User
- Feb 19, 2010
- 36,763
- 3,216
Marcel Dionne to LA from Detroit for Terry Harper & Dan Maloney.
J.S. Giguere from Calgary to Anaheim for a 2nd Round pick (Matt Pettinger).
Joe Thornton from Boston to San Jose for Primeau, Stuart & Sturm, only Sturm still a Bruin.
Cliff Fletcher, newly appointed GM in Toronto absolutely robs his former team in Calgary of Doug Gilmour, Jamie Macoun, Ric Nattress, & Kent Manderville for Gary Leeman, Jeff Reese, Michel Petit, Godynyuk & Craig Berube insuring Calgary hasnt a hope in Hell of ever really challenging seriously for the Stanley Cup again.
J.S. Giguere from Calgary to Anaheim for a 2nd Round pick (Matt Pettinger).
Joe Thornton from Boston to San Jose for Primeau, Stuart & Sturm, only Sturm still a Bruin.
Cliff Fletcher, newly appointed GM in Toronto absolutely robs his former team in Calgary of Doug Gilmour, Jamie Macoun, Ric Nattress, & Kent Manderville for Gary Leeman, Jeff Reese, Michel Petit, Godynyuk & Craig Berube insuring Calgary hasnt a hope in Hell of ever really challenging seriously for the Stanley Cup again.
Big Phil
Registered User
- Nov 2, 2003
- 31,703
- 4,147
Gretzky is still #1 for me. I mean, it isn't quite as dumb as the Babe Ruth trade by the Red Sox, but when you trade the greatest player of all-time and get average players in return, you are losing no matter what. Glen Sather said he wouldn't have traded Gretzky for an entire franchise. Sorry, but that was a dumb trade and one Edmonton hasn't recovered from 25 years later.
The Esposito to Boston trade is right up there as well. Wow.
The Esposito to Boston trade is right up there as well. Wow.
vadim sharifijanov
Registered User
- Oct 10, 2007
- 28,877
- 16,393
it's been said many times before, but not only did the samsonov pick become the lucic pick, but kyle mclaren, one of the other players drafted from picks they got for wesley became jeff jilsson, who became brad boyes, who became dennis wideman, who became nathan horton. stupid foxy nathan horton, intentionally admiring his pass so aaron rome would level him and wake up the bruins...
yeah, safe to say that trade kept coming back to haunt the canucks.
The Palffy trade wouldn't have been so bad had the Isles not flipped Jokinen away shortly afterwards. It's a shame the Panthers couldn't contend during the early to mid 2000s. Luongo and Jokinen were literally free franchise building blocks.
Imagine how bad that Yashin trade would have looked had Ottawa chosen to keep Chara over Redden. Chara wasn't Norris-esque until after he left Ottawa.
And yes, the Neely trade is just brutal. It's probably the worst of the bunch considering the Bruins actually made the most of it (two Cup final appearances) and the Canucks sucked for a few years afterwards (until Bure came along). But can you imagine a Canucks team with both a healthy Neely (who presumably doesn't get kneed by Ulf Samuelsson if he stayed out West) and Bure in the early 1990s?
Actually, Sturm hasn't been a Bruin for a while. No one from that trade is still a Bruin.
Speaking of the Bruins, I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Rask for Raycroft trade.
mouser
Business of Hockey
Not the all time worst, but still notable.
1988: The Blues trade Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley to the Flames for Brett Hull and Steve Bozek
1989: The Blues trade Bernie Federko and Tony McKegney to the Wings for Adam Oates and Paul MacLean.
1988: The Blues trade Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley to the Flames for Brett Hull and Steve Bozek
1989: The Blues trade Bernie Federko and Tony McKegney to the Wings for Adam Oates and Paul MacLean.
Killion
Registered User
- Feb 19, 2010
- 36,763
- 3,216
^^^ ya thats right to, Sturms moved on as well....
what about that Messier trade from Edmonton to New York? That was rather lopsided. Messier & Beukeboom to the Rangers for Bernie Nicholls who had a couple of seasons in Edmonton, Steve Rice & Louie DeBrusk, neither one of which panned out. Made for "financial reasons" but still....
Or Adam Oates from Detroit to St.Louis for Bernie Federko (played 1yr in Motown) and Tony McKegney (12 games). Oates meanwhile goes on a tear hooking up with Brett Hull who has a couple of 70G seasons before winding up in Boston in a trade that saw the Blues receiving Craig Janney & Stephan Quintal.
what about that Messier trade from Edmonton to New York? That was rather lopsided. Messier & Beukeboom to the Rangers for Bernie Nicholls who had a couple of seasons in Edmonton, Steve Rice & Louie DeBrusk, neither one of which panned out. Made for "financial reasons" but still....
Or Adam Oates from Detroit to St.Louis for Bernie Federko (played 1yr in Motown) and Tony McKegney (12 games). Oates meanwhile goes on a tear hooking up with Brett Hull who has a couple of 70G seasons before winding up in Boston in a trade that saw the Blues receiving Craig Janney & Stephan Quintal.
Ad
Upcoming events
-
TO ADVANCE Bayern Munich @ Real Madrid - 2nd leg. 1st leg result: 2-2Wagers: 2Staked: $12,844.00Event closes- Updated:
-
-
Game 3 Belleville Senators @ Cleveland Monsters - Series tied 1-1Wagers: 1Staked: $25.00Event closes- Updated:
-
Game 3 Providence Bruins @ Hartford Wolf Pack - Series tied 1-1Wagers: 2Staked: $50.00Event closes
- Updated:
-
Game 3 Hershey Bears @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms - Hershey Bears leads series 2-0Wagers: 1Staked: $25.00Event closes
- Updated: