Trades with a Dramatic / Bizarre / Controversial Backstory

[RJ8812*]

Roy also had a locker room fight with Schnieder.

Shanahan allegedly got traded from StLouis because of an affiar with Janney's wife (Now married to Shanny?)

Pronger!

Lindros forced his rights traded from the Soo Greyhounds, Quebec Nordiques and Philadelphia Flyers

Lindros didnt force the Flyers to trade his rights

Bobby Clarke just didnt want him to play for the flyers and took his time moving him

 

[Hasbro]

Lindros didnt force the Flyers to trade his rights

Bobby Clarke just didnt want him to play for the flyers and took his time moving him

Lindros held out that entire season demmanding a trade to the Leafs.

But full credit to Clarke being a jackass too.

 

[saskganesh]

explain more, i don't get it...

alleged
she was only 14 years old. there were criminal charges, but no indictment.

 

[Hasbro]

It was a civil suit not criminal charges

The Baby-Sitter Incident: Early in his NHL career, as he was emerging as a bona fide star in St. Louis, Gilmour was sued by a St. Louis couple, who claimed he had sexually abused their daughter over a period of months, beginning when she was 13. The couple's daughter had been working as a baby-sitter for the Gilmours, often spending entire nights at the house while she cared for the couple's baby girl, Maddison, who was born in 1985. The couple demanded $1 million in damages, charging that Gilmour repeatedly had sex with their daughter while she was staying in his home. In their lawsuit, the couple alleged that Gilmour's wife and Blues team officials were aware of the incident but chose to do nothing. The suit, filed Aug. 30, 1988, was entirely civil in nature, since police never filed criminal charges against Gilmour. In fact, St. Louis County prosecutor George Westfall said the girl's family had never come to the authorities requesting a criminal investigation and said he saw the accusation as a blatant attempt at extortion. Westfall said the family had begun its endeavor by asking the Blues for more than $200,000 in order not to go public with their allegations, and that prosecutors might investigate the family to see if criminal charges were in order. Despite all of this, negative publicity surrounding the case hurt Gilmour's popularity with fans and made it difficult for him to continue playing in the city. Gilmour initially refused to comment on the lawsuit, but his first wife, Robyne, was quick to deny the allegations and said her husband was not guilty in any way. But the damage had been done. Gilmour, who later joined his wife in denying the charges, was plagued by prank phone calls to his home, while Blues officials were unhappy at being asked by the media to comment on the issue. The firestorm ended in early September 1988, when the Blues traded Gilmour to Calgary. Due to the controversy, St. Louis was unable to deal Gilmour for fair value and had to settle for a seven-player deal that clearly favored Calgary. After the trade, Gilmour reiterated that the accusations were an extortion effort and had done nothing but humiliate his entire family. He said he had not asked to be traded but recognized he would be better off in another city. "This has jeopardized my career," he said at a press conference after the trade. On Oct. 4, 1988, Gilmour and his first wife countersued the girl's family for $4 million, charging them with slander and libel. On Oct. 22, 1988, the attorney for the girl's family was charged with trying to extort hush money from the Blues organization. Despite his efforts to clear his name and the obvious flaws in the girl's family's case, the 1988-89 season was a nightmare for Gilmour, as he was subjected to taunts from fans everywhere. In the long run he didn't need to worry about his hockey career. He went on to greater heights in the NHL, while the case against him never made it to court. On Dec. 27, 1988, a St. Louis County grand jury ruled there was insufficient evidence to press sexual assault charges against Gilmour, and the case was promptly dismissed. Gilmour, who sat for two hours of grand jury questioning, expressed great relief at the ruling and turned his focus back to the Flames, who went on to win the 1989 Stanley Cup.

 

[slapsht25]

yup that was the story and after a day or so tocchet gave lindros a "concussion" when he punched him out in the locker room.

 

[xeric716x]

yup that was the story and after a day or so tocchet gave lindros a "concussion" when he punched him out in the locker room.

whats the story behind this?

 

[archangel2]

Did MacT really have to get smuggled like that.. I'd be interested to hear some stories about how some early european players made their escape from Russia/Czech to get over to the NHL as well.. kinda reminds me of that

As I recall it was about him getting served papers from the bar he was drinking at and not the family of

 

[crobro]

Gary Leeman got thrown out of a limo in the rain by John Kordic after hearing that leemAn slept with Iafrate wife

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Careful with speculation that hasn’t been confirmed in a reputable venue, folks.

 

[Brodeur]

Canadiens' Malakhov skis his way into a suspension

Montreal coach left fuming, asks general manager to make trade

www.theglobeandmail.com

The Vladimir Malakhov trade in 2000 might have arguably swung the Stanley Cup that year. Malakhov was a talented D but just seemed like he wasn't trying most of the time. He was rehabbing a knee injury and wouldn't make his season debut until February 2000. A week beforehand, he was spotted a ski resort (with his family) and he had a clause in his contract that was supposed to prohibit him from those sort of activities. Habs coach Alain Vigneault didn't help things by publicly saying he didn't want Malakhov on the team.



When Malakhov came back, Montreal went on an eight game win streak to put themselves back into playoff contention. But the streak came to an end at home and the Montreal crowd let Malakhov have it. I had forgotten Malakhov was in Patrick Roy's last game as a Canadien, so perhaps he channeled his inner Patrick and egged the fans as he left for his last shift.

Normally Montreal might have held onto Malakhov until closer to the trade deadline (March 14). But it was decided they couldn't bring Malakhov back to Montreal with him. They'd play him one more time in a road loss to New Jersey on February 27. They'd end up trading Malakhov on March 1 to the Devils so they could get Sheldon Souray for the stretch run.

Meanwhile Philadelphia thought they were getting Ray Bourque but to their surprise Boston moved him to Colorado instead on March 7. Malakhov would have been a logical fall back option for them, but he was no longer available. Philly ended up not adding any D at the deadline and they were unable to finish off New Jersey in the ECF.

In 2004, the Devils tried to get Malakhov back for the playoffs but Glen Sather wasn't about to help out New Jersey. Malakhov ended up with Philadelphia instead and he played well (~25 minutes/game). Philly ended up knocking the Devils out in the opening round.

 

[MadLuke]

They'd end up trading Malakhov on March 1 to the Devils so they could get Sheldon Souray for the stretch run.

I remember a lot of talks in Quebec sport media-pundit about how talented he was and how good he would be if he was not the best player on the team with the pressure that goes with it.

He went on the Devils has a number 4D, not even 20 minutes a night behind Niedermayer-Stevens-Rafalski, scored 10 pts in 40 games, way below Mtl production.

Went to the rangers, widely behind Leetch, did nothing special either.

 

[Brodeur]

I remember a lot of talks in Quebec sport media-pundit about how talented he was and how good he would be if he was not the best player on the team with the pressure that goes with it.

He went on the Devils has a number 4D, not even 20 minutes a night behind Niedermayer-Stevens-Rafalski, scored 10 pts in 40 games, way below Mtl production.

Went to the rangers, widely behind Leetch, did nothing special either.

Malakhov was a huge luxury on the 3rd pairing (+PP2). I wouldn't necessarily judge his time with the Devils by his offensive numbers; Niedermayer only had 7 points in 22 games that playoff run.



At least as a Devils fan, I could always point to Malakhov as the main difference between the 2000 team that won and the 2001 team that fell just short. Lou brought in Sean O'Donnell in 2001 and he was a poor fit next to Colin White to the point where O'Donnell was a healthy scratch for a couple games against Colorado.

Malakhov was fantastic for Philadelphia in the 2004 playoffs when the used his a top pairing guy. Unfortunately that led Lou to sign him after the lockout to help replace Niedermayer to unsexy results.

 

[Hasbro]

 

[Brodeur]

Minor trade, but definitely a bit bizarre (and then got even stranger down the road).

- June 2000 - Devils draft 2nd year eligible Mike Jefferson in the 5th round. He profiles to be a 4th line agitator.

- February 2001 - Jefferson has a decent AHL rookie season and earns a two game cup of coffee with the big team.

- September 2001 - Jefferson is one of the last cuts in training camp and refuses to be sent to the AHL. Team suspends him and he sits out the season. Jefferson makes some disparaging comments about the organization.

- July 2002 - Jefferson changes his last name to Danton after an ongoing dispute with his parents.

- September 2002 - Team gives him another chance he makes the opening night squad as a 4th line center.

- December 2002 - Danton starts to complain about ice time. Lou suspends him again and doesn't want him on the AHL club either. Danton ends up sitting out the remainder of the season.

- June 2003 - Lou finally find a modest trade sending Danton to St. Louis to move up eight spots in the 3rd round.

- April 2004 - Danton scores a goal in the playoffs but the Blues are eliminated. A couple days later, he's arrested for hiring a hitman to kill his agent.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

adam gaudette gave the entire team covid and he was fired into the sun

Vancouver Canucks Gaudette trade was expedited by team's COVID-19 outbreak

As the Canucks get set to return to game action on Friday, we are learning more about what prompted the team to trade Adam Gaudette.

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