Islanduker
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- Aug 12, 2014
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During the boring days of summer, I got to thinking the other day. I was Just looking back nearly 20 years ago at a significant trade for two teams that came into existence at the same time-- Buffalo and Vancouver. Trades often have winners and losers, but sometimes there are trades that are mutually beneficial. Hindsight is 20/20, and I think Buffalo wins the trade in the long-term, but I also think that if both teams could go in the past, they would both make the trade again.
Summer 1995
To Vancouver: Alexander Mogilny. He would have an immediate impact surpassing 50 goals, and then proceed to have 4 semi-productive years. He was later traded to New Jersey in 2000 for Brendan Morrison, who would go on to be an integral part of Vancouver’s success in the early/mid 2000s. (Denis Pederson too, serviceable 4th liner)
To Buffalo: Mike Peca (played 5 seasons in Buffalo, winning the Selke and leading them to the Stanley Cup Finals, before being traded to the Islanders for Tim Connolly and Taylor Pyatt (both quality players), Jay McKee (played about 10 years in Buffalo as a dependable defensive defenseman, and Mike Wilson (played 4-5 seasons in Buffalo before being traded to Florida for Rhett Warrener a 5th rounder (Goalie Ryan Miller!!!)
Would you still make the trade? Who is the long-term winner of this?
Summer 1995
To Vancouver: Alexander Mogilny. He would have an immediate impact surpassing 50 goals, and then proceed to have 4 semi-productive years. He was later traded to New Jersey in 2000 for Brendan Morrison, who would go on to be an integral part of Vancouver’s success in the early/mid 2000s. (Denis Pederson too, serviceable 4th liner)
To Buffalo: Mike Peca (played 5 seasons in Buffalo, winning the Selke and leading them to the Stanley Cup Finals, before being traded to the Islanders for Tim Connolly and Taylor Pyatt (both quality players), Jay McKee (played about 10 years in Buffalo as a dependable defensive defenseman, and Mike Wilson (played 4-5 seasons in Buffalo before being traded to Florida for Rhett Warrener a 5th rounder (Goalie Ryan Miller!!!)
Would you still make the trade? Who is the long-term winner of this?