What is the single worst decision your team ever made?

[LT]

Not my team but Vegas took Tuch instead of Kaprizov in a trade from Minnesota so that the Wild could protect who they wanted in the expansion.

Vegas was offered a choice of Kunin, Tuch, or Kaprizov at the time. Imagine lol

I think Tuch eventually turning into Eichel still turned out pretty damn well for Vegas.

I'd consider trading Nick Suzuki a much bigger, preventable error.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Since I've been following the Penguins since around like 2004 I'd say that it would probably be signing Jack Johsnon. You gotta think this was a favor to Crosby, given his history with JJ and JJ's financial woes.

Honorably mention to the 2012-13 season when they decided to dump a ton of assets for Iginla, Morrow, Murray, and Jokinen only to get embarrassingly swept by Boston.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Since there are so many blunders in the Vancouver Canucks history. I'll just go with the 3 most recent. The above poster got it right with the Jim Benning hiring, but these are some of Benning's most moronic moves in recent times.

1. Trading for Ekman-Larsson at a point where the team should of been rebuilding. Now the Canucks have one of the worst contracts in the league and a player who is shell of his former self. While the Yotes deepen their prospect pool with Dylan Guenther.

2. Treating Chris Tanev like trash and leaving him hang while Jim Benning actively pursued Ekman-Larsson a year before. Then only to come back at the last minute when the Larsson talks fell through. The Canucks D has been in shambles ever since and Tanev should of retired a Canuck.

3. Drafting Olli Juolevi over Matthew Tkachuck. Enough said.

Is Juolevi the kid that basically chose Fortnite over an NHL career? I remember hearing about it; kid was rumoured to be playing like 8+ hours per day or something, staying up late playing it, and being late for practices and stuff. Not sure if it was him lmao. Crazy stuff.

 

[JoeSakic13]

I don't get the reference and at this point I'm too afraid to ask

I mean the reference is a wrestler listing off all the wrestling moves he knows.

However the joke being it’s an absurdly long list. Much like the list of Edmonton’s mistakes.

 

[Selanne00008]

For Sabres one could argue NOT keeping Briere/Drury. It sounds silly now, but Briere was holding a line on 5 years/25 million. Seems like peanuts these days.

However, a bigger mistake may have happened a week afterwards by MATCHING the Oilers offer on Vanek which I believe was 7 years/49 million. If you're gonna move on from Briere/Drury you were probly better off taking the Oilers next 4 1st round picks. They would have been top 10 in hindsight, mix that with our picks being better (closer to top). With Vanek the Sabres were stuck in mediocrity.

 

[Coffey]

I don't get the reference and at this point I'm too afraid to ask

Jericho was feuding with guy (Dean Malenko) who was nicknamed "The man of 1000 holds", so he came in with a list of 1004 holds to prove he was better. He said "armbar" like 6 times and named some ridiculous moves.

It's a legendary promo.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Using the Stanley Cup to burn documents.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Using the Stanley Cup to burn documents.

Found Bettman’s burner account

 

[Voight]

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this should be high on Boston's list, I still reflect on this to this day

What are the odds that literally the next 3 picks all turned out to be great players.

 

[GMR]

What are the odds that literally the next 3 picks all turned out to be great players.

The Red Wings had the next pick you don't see on that list and drafted Svechnikov............the other Svechnikov.

For their sake, I hope the Oilers brought somebody in to help Holland with draft choices.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Nothing will ever top trading Gretzky's for cash.

 

[Oneiro]

For Lou in NJ, it was the decade of futile drafts between 05-15. If you don’t want to rebuild, you better hit on some players. Refusal to address scouting and then a refusal to rebuild - fatal blow.

But specifically, he should’ve done everything in his power to keep Scott Niedermayer. Likely cost himself a cup, maybe two.

 

[Drij]

Landeskog spoke very highly of ROR during his interview on Spittin Chiclets. If he can get over it, so can you.

Do you honestly expect Landeskog to trash talk another player in a interview?

 

[Frobbo]

Haven't read the whole thread but for the Hawks trading Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield for Pit Martin and Gilles Marotte.

 

[LemonSauceD]

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[MartinS82]

Pens: Kris Beach and those other 2 guys for Jagr. Literally would have been better to just get a bag of pucks. Trading Naslund for Alex Stojanov.

 

[JoeSakic13]

*checks out the cost to land Chychrun*

Can I change my answer?

 

[Straight Fire]

The Hull trade is an interesting debate because many people will point to it helping the Flames win a Cup and I would never give that up or bemoan a trade that results in a Cup win. However, I have seen more recently some discussion of how much that deal really was key to winning the Cup, if they could have still won the Cup without it and/or how many Cups might they have won by keeping Hull instead.

I was too young at the time to have a solid opinion on it, so will go with it helped us win a Cup so won't complain much, and Brett Hull is a complete jackass so glad I didn't have to cheer for him.

I think as good as Ramage was and as meh to decent Wamsley was I'd have kept the 741 goal scorer (41g, 72g, 86g, 70g in his first 4 full seasons with Stl after the trade) who was on pace for 40 goalsish in pretty much his rookie season. I think we'd have won the cup in '89 regardless as Vernon was our main starter.

 

[Miller Time]

Habs top 5 in order:

Extending Bergevin
Hiring Houle
Hiring Bergevin
Roy Trade
Chelios trade

 

[spcastlemagic]

Hiring Ron Hextall

 

[Sentinel]

Play Datsyuk with Abdelkader and Cleary.
Darrian Hatcher
Uwe Krupp
Franz Nielsen

 

[Lady Stanley]

Rangers: Never made any mistakes
Jets: Byfuglien fiasco and keeping Maurice too long.

I'd argue Nate Schmidt is a bigger fiasco.

Not that he isn't great, but he's the only expensive contract, on a team desperate for forward depth.

 

[BringTheReign]

LA Kings

Trading the pick that became Ray Bourque for an average starting goalie

…or letting McSorley play with an illegal curve AND letting Canadiens coaching staff illegally go snooping into the Kings equipment area

 

[5 Minute Major]

The Sabres caving into Hasek’s trade demand or he’d retire. Diminished return because of that. Should have called his bluff, got him back even if he sat out a year, and then traded him for a lot better package than they received.

Losing him for nothing wouldn’t have been much worse than what they received. Should have gambled on Hasek’s desire to play hockey in the NHL.

 

[bolobow]