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What are some good/bad moves that started off as a generic small move that ended up being extremely profitable or costly to a team despite it being unimpactful at first glance?
For instance, during the 2022 trade deadline, the Oilers traded a 2nd round draft pick for Brett Kulak, seemingly a generic draft pick for defense depth move a lot of teams make. That 2nd round pick has since become a Calder trophy contender in Lane Hutson, which by itself has changed the entire outlook of the Habs future and turned it into one of the worst trades of the past few years. The Oilers would go on to re-sign Brett Kulak to block a vastly superior player in Philip Broberg from getting ice time because of Ken Holland's outdated "give benefit of the doubt to veterans to show respect" and "over-ripen prospect development" ideology. This gross mishandling of Broberg ultimately culminated in one of the most impactful for the Blues, disastrous for the Oilers events this past offseason via the Broberg-Holloway double offer sheet. Brett Kulak would also be the player who was responsible for both goals against in Game 7 against the Panthers. It has slowly percolated from a slight overpayment for a bottom pairing dman to, without exaggeration, one of the most franchise crippling, value bleeding moves of the 21st century.
For instance, during the 2022 trade deadline, the Oilers traded a 2nd round draft pick for Brett Kulak, seemingly a generic draft pick for defense depth move a lot of teams make. That 2nd round pick has since become a Calder trophy contender in Lane Hutson, which by itself has changed the entire outlook of the Habs future and turned it into one of the worst trades of the past few years. The Oilers would go on to re-sign Brett Kulak to block a vastly superior player in Philip Broberg from getting ice time because of Ken Holland's outdated "give benefit of the doubt to veterans to show respect" and "over-ripen prospect development" ideology. This gross mishandling of Broberg ultimately culminated in one of the most impactful for the Blues, disastrous for the Oilers events this past offseason via the Broberg-Holloway double offer sheet. Brett Kulak would also be the player who was responsible for both goals against in Game 7 against the Panthers. It has slowly percolated from a slight overpayment for a bottom pairing dman to, without exaggeration, one of the most franchise crippling, value bleeding moves of the 21st century.