Somebody posted the 1993 Draft on YouTube and it was a fascinating retroactive watch (I didn't start watching regularly until 1995).
Around the 7 minute mark, Sens GM Randy Sexton is being interviewed and he says that Quebec asked if they'd consider moving the pick but Ottawa declined. At face value, Sexton says nothing was on the table.
Bob McKenzie says Quebec's owner told a slightly different story but didn't mention names.
HOCKEY; As Expected, Senators Make Daigle Top Pick (Published 1993)
Maybe it was mentioned elsewhere, but the links I'm finding about Sakic/Forsberg/etc seem to be questionable.
This thread seems pretty well researched:
That may have been in an effort to land Chris Pronger (more on him in a bit) rather than Daigle since Ottawa didn't want to move the pick.
WHALERS GET PRONGER, THE REAL DEAL
The interesting tidbit on the draft broadcast was that Quebec also tried to move up for Chris Pronger. I don't think any names were mentioned, but I'd be curious if Mike Ricci was dangled; Ricci was 21 and coming off of a 78 point season. San Jose passed became they really wanted Viktor Kozlov. A few years later, San Jose would indirectly swap Kozlov for Ricci.
McKenzie also mentioned talk of a Joe Sakic for Felix Potvin deal.
Getting back to Daigle, I feel the need to mention that the "nobody remembers #2" sound bite was made in jest rather than with arrogance. But over time it seems like that gets lost and it's easy to use it to make it sound worse.
