What is a random trade that you still think about?

[Halakitlikethat]

Sometimes I think about the time Montreal traded Jocelyn Thibault, Dave Manson and Brad Brown to the Blackhawks for Jeff Hackett, Eric Wenrich and Alain Nasreddine.

 

[Brodeur]

Sometimes I think about the time Montreal traded Jocelyn Thibault, Dave Manson and Brad Brown to the Blackhawks for Jeff Hackett, Eric Wenrich and Alain Nasreddine.

Oddly Eric Weinrich was one of my favorite old HF memories. Leading up to the 2001 trade deadline, there was one overzealous Montreal fan who was making seemingly daily proposals for Weinrich. He was expecting top NHL players or prospects in return. We tried to explain that a 34 year old Weinrich was unlikely to fetch what he was expecting, but the poster remained incredulous. He assured us that he'd be proven right. Then Weinrich was traded for journeyman Patrick Traverse.

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One of my favorite random trades: Felix Potvin and a 6th round pick for Bryan Berard and a 6th round pick. I'm just puzzled by how the pick swap became necessary.

 

[Deen]

Trading up for Trevor Kidd with the Devils who then picked Martin Brodeur...

 

[DFC]

Every once in a while I remember being a little kid and finding out the Red Wings (well, Scotty Bowman) was over-hauling the team. I think the first trade where I really understood what happened was Keith Primeau for Brendan Shanahan. And I was pissed, because I loved Primeau. I remember trades before that one (Coffey, Sheppard come to mind), but I CLEARLY remember that one, and what it felt like to be devastated by my team.

And that trade comes to mind now whenever I think about trades that hit people in the feels.

 

[Three On Zero]

What could’ve been with Ryder, Halak and a 2nd

 

[PuckG]

It's hardly random and more traumatic than anything; but a 1st, 2nd and 3rd for Griffin Reinhart.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Plekaneck to Toronto as rental.
Ryan Smith tears on Messier retirement night.

 

[pth2]

Patrick Roy for Stéphane Fiset and Owen Nolan. Didn't happen, but was apparently agreed upon in principle when the Habs GM got canned.

 

[Mrb1p]

Kovy for Balej

Whos Balej and why did anyone think he was worth Kovy

 

[thrillhous]

F Forsberg for Erat was a fun one and came out of nowhere from what I recall.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Malakhov for Souray

Malakhov was caught skiing even though he was supposed to be rehabing an injury. In his first game back he showed up the Montreal fans.

 

[rec28]

Oilers-Devils in 1993: Zdeno Ciger and Kevin Todd for Bernie Nicholls

 

[Stive Morgan]

Matt D'Agostini for Aaron Palushaj and then D'Agostini randomly put up like 46 points playing with Backes or whatever

 

[PensandCaps]

Gaustad for a 1st, he was a 4C.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I didn't give this trade a second thought at the time, didn't even know about the trade till earlier this year.

Everyone talks about the Bruins disastrous first round in 2015.

They made a meaningless trade where they swapped their 4th rd pick that year to the wild for a fourth pick in 2016. The wild chose kaprizov with the Bruins pick.

Wild. Pun intended.

 

[JadedLeaf]

When the Leafs traded for Raycroft

 

[Benedict Kovalchuk]

Isles trading for Vanek. Of all the things we need back then, Snow traded for Vanek?

 

[Brodeur]

Trading up for Trevor Kidd with the Devils who then picked Martin Brodeur...

The funny thing is that if HF were a thing in 1990, Calgary would have been praised while Devils fans would have been upset about reaching for Brodeur.

Malakhov for Souray

Malakhov was caught skiing even though he was supposed to be rehabing an injury. In his first game back he showed up the Montreal fans.

That whole saga was interesting to re-read a few years back for me. What I didn't remember was that Montreal went on a winning streak when Malakhov came back and they were somewhat back in the playoff hunt. But the streak came to an end at home game and the crowd let Malakhov have it. During his final shift, Malakhov egged on the crowd. He'd play the next night for Montreal (at New Jersey).

Rather than deal with the fan backlash with Malakhov, Montreal dealt him a couple weeks in advance of the trade deadline. This might have been important for the Devils since the Flyers thought they were getting Ray Bourque. But Bourque would get traded (to Colorado) after Malakhov which left the Flyers with no backup option. Had Malakhov still been available, maybe Philadelphia puts in a better offer?

Malakhov was a big luxury for the Devils during the 2000 Cup run.

Fast forward to 2004 and the Devils were looking to fortify their blue line. They tried to get Malakhov back, but Glen Sather refused to deal with Lou. Instead he dealt Malakhov to Philadelphia. Malakhov played well for the Flyers during those playoffs and helped knock off the Devils in the opening round.

Kinda thankful that the Montreal crowd expedited Malakhov's exit in 2000. Had Montreal kept him closer to the deadline, it might have cost New Jersey a Cup.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Ryan Dzingel for two second round picks.

If the Jackets just use those two picks for Zucc instead (he went to dallas for the same package IIRC) which I advocated for, the Jackets might have went to the Cup finals.

Dzingel was a disaster on and off the ice.

 

[WatchfulElm]

During the 1998 ice storm in Quebec, we were more than 2 weeks without electricity, so unable to watch hockey. But I remember 2 hockey events happened during that time frame :

1- Brian Savage had the game of his life, scoring 4 goals and adding 2 assists in an 8-2 win against the Islanders.

2- And a few days later, Réjean Houle continued to dismantle the Habs by trading away Stéphane Richer, Darcy Tucker and David Wilkie to the Lightning, in return for Patrick Poulin, Igor Ulanov and Mick Vukota.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Montreal trading Scandella for more after the Sabres just traded him to them. Just kinda funny.

The inclusion of Bjork in the Hall deal, with Lazar going with Hall. Just.. why?

 

[DFC]

Gaustad for a 1st, he was a 4C.

That one comes to my mind every trade deadline. The market is what it is, and it doesn't have to make sense.

 

[Soundgarden]

Gaustad for a 1st, he was a 4C.

I think about that one too, but mainly because Nashville picked Saros with the 4th rounder we got in addition to Gaustad.

 

[Random Comment]

Peter Bondra to Ottawa for Brooks Laich and a 2nd

 

[Kaiden Ghoul]

Coburn for Zhitnik, Zhitnik was on waiver before... LOL Wedell