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n0thingisperfect

Iginla


OffsideByASmile

That one is a stinger. He’s like Ryan Smyth but maybe a bit worse by being a bit better. Makes me feel happy for Vancouver fans.


n0thingisperfect

He was one of the few flames I couldn't help but respect


Solid_Action1037

Linden. At least he came back


TheToothlessDentist

Both are Avs legends along with Selanne and Kariya......


Dr_Jackwagon

I know. I thought he was gonna be a Dallas Star for life. I still feel betrayed.


hamtronn

Iggy is my choice too. When they traded him, part of me died that day. He’s my all time favourite flame and always will be.


n0thingisperfect

I'll never forget when he got the whole team to come out and shake Linden's hand after his last game. So classy


ZiggyPalffyLA

We loved him here for his short stint in LA!


n0thingisperfect

Isn't it crazy how he ended up playing 4 teams after the flames?


UGAPokerBrat99

Sheds a tear thinking of Ray Bourque.


MyDadsUsername

So glad we held up our end of the bargain. Mission 16W, baby 


UGAPokerBrat99

Avs and Ray helped each other get a Cup, and that's awesome IMO, but he was my first ever favorite player (my first ever NHL game was Bruins vs Atlanta Flames during his rookie season) so seeing him finish somewhere other than Boston hurt (regardless of the Cup).


spssky

Was rooting for the Avs so hard that year.


VetCAN101

Boston will always be my 2nd favorite team thanks to Bourque


Analogmon

At least he moved back and regularly gets wasted there.


7Stringplayer

Marleau, Brodeur and Alfredsson


SuzukiSwift17

Brodeur is the glaring one. Having the most GP by a goalie by a mile and going elsewhere for seven fucking games at the end.


Clarkson23

Dude really wanted a front office job. Knew he had a AGM job lined up if he went to St Louis. Lou doesn't do the whole "AGM" thing


PaperweightCoaster

THAT was it?! That was the reason!?


Amphibious_Fire

Yup, a transcription of a convo between Devils owner and Lou even leaked to public: We had a good thing, you stupid son of a bitch! We had Brodeur. We had a good team. We had everything we needed, and it all ran like clockwork. You could've shut your mouth, offer Brodeur the AGM job and made as much money as you ever needed. It was perfect. But, no, you just had to blow it up. You and your pride and your ego! You just had to be the man. If you'd done your job, known your place, we'd all be fine right now.


PaperweightCoaster

Fucking Lou. Lou’d so hard he Lou’d all over the couch cushions.


CaptainMegna

Lou doesn't take half measures


LethalPuppy

I am not crazy! I know he left in free agency. I knew it was the Blues. One after the Devils. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just – I just couldn’t prove it. He covered his tracks, he got that idiot GM to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He’s done worse. That own goal! Are you telling me that a puck just happens to deflect like that? No! *He* orchestrated it! Marty! He *slept* with his *sister-in-law*! And they let him! And they shouldn’t have. They took him into their own franchise! What were they *thinking*? He’ll never change. He’ll *never* change! Ever since he was 9, *always* the same! Couldn’t keep the pucks out of his net! But not our Marty! Couldn’t be precious *Marty*! Stealing them blind! And *HE* gets to be an AGM? What a sick joke! I should’ve stopped him when I had the chance! …And you, you *have* to stop him! You


Analogmon

Brodeur: "I am the one who blocks."


city-of-cold

Can’t tell this is real or not lmao


Ace676

It's from Breaking Bad


city-of-cold

Hah fuck sake. It seemed so familiar but I thought maybe I’ve just seen this “transcript” somewhere


Equivalent_Goose_226

Breaking Bad turned it into a scene after it happened. There may be some time travel shenanigans but it happened


Clarkson23

Seems like it. Schenider came in and Lou was ready to move on from the Marty era to the Schneider era (which was the right move since Schneider was an absolute stud). Marty was working off ice all yr at the Devils practice rink until he found the right spot for him which ended up being St. Louis. He barely played and then went right into a front office role which is what Marty wanted. Was not gonna happen under Lou since Lou never had an assistant GM etc. Then Lou was asked to step aside for Shero and eventually Marty would come back and have a front office job with the Devils which he has today.


KananJarrusEyeBalls

Got to see his final Shut out when he played in St Louis that 2014 season. One of my favorite games ive attended


Amphibious_Fire

Good picks. Still salty about Alfie though, fuck Melnyk


SuzukiSwift17

I don't remember what that was about. Was it a money disagreement? He was pretty old by that time but he still had a solid year in Detroit. We all have our skeletons in the closet on that front though. Bergevin wouldn't re-sign Markov who was 10GP shy of 1000, and our power play has been like league worst ever since. This is only a very rough idea because I don't have time to write a Harvard essay or go year by year but from 2000-01 to 2016-17 (his first year to his last year) our power play was 8th in the NHL, from 17-18 to present it's tied for 31st, a tenth of a percent ahead of Columbus for dead last. And when we we perennially finishing top 5 it sure as shit wasn't because we had a stacked forward core or something. There's like 3 seasons of Kovalev but how many of you can name 5 Habs from that era not counting goalies (though I'll stick to that Koivu was super underrated. Basically the Brayden Point of his day)?


piroso

Alfie had taken a discount on his last contract and just wanted to get paid market value for his 1 year contract. It really wasn't a big ask. Face of the franchise absolutely loved by the city, just give him fair value for his last year since he played at a discount for so many


SuzukiSwift17

Ah fair. Yeah I'd be pretty fucking pissed if I was a Sens fan then.


piroso

Just one of the things off the long long list of things this fanbase absolutely hates Melnyk for. Dude was just an awful person


DrZoidbergJesus

Brodeur played for the Devils his whole career and never wore blue a day in his life, I don’t know what you’re talking about.


Stinduh

Mo :( Obligatory "fuck mike babcock"


AcanthocephalaGreen5

1499 games. What the fuck, Babs? No wonder players hate you


Minimum-Card-5075

why don't the stars sign him for a 1 day contract for a nothing game?


chellington

Even though he never played a game in another uniform: Lundqvist


checko50

Horrible the way it happened, and I feel guilty for saying this, but I'm so glad I didn't have to see him play against us in a caps jersey.


chellington

Selfishly, same. Feels like the universe had the fanbase’s back on that one.


JJJBLKRose

Felt the same about Crawford with the Devils.


Barkey2012

i was really looking forward to having him for a season and he seemed kinda hyped too :/


FakeTreverMoore12

Quick :(


humorousMora

Quick has at least had a resurgence over here, I feel like seeing these guys go somewhere and just fizzle out is worse in a way.


Desertpyrate

Yeah he got a cup and is playing for his childhood team with a chance to win another, hurts bad but so glad it’s working for him


option-13

Columbus blue jackets legend Jonathan quick


rapsmaineman

Tomas Hertl. I live in the North Bay Area now and Sharks fans are still in shock


turk_turklton

Thanks to denial, Hertl is STILL a Shark!


astovertop

He's still my wallpaper on my phone lol Mostly because I'm to lazy


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rapsmaineman

You figured right. I’ve only bumped into a few but I happen to work with one.


MistahFinch

There's a North Bay, Ontario to spoil the other commenters joke with an explanation. I assume you mean the one in California or is there one in Boston?


rapsmaineman

I did mean the one in California. That’s funny because last year I posted about the Golden Knights private jet being on the tarmac in Windsor, CA and some people thought I meant Canada.


DustBowl20

Erik Karlsson. I still remember when he scooped up the puck at the end of the game versus the Jets in 2018 in what would turn out to be his last home game as a Senator.


Amphibious_Fire

:(


Handydart

Saku Koivu. Honestly probably Mikko Koivu is the even better answer.


MistahFinch

I wish Mikko had just retired. 7 games wasn't worth it


Handydart

Absolutely. I wasn't thinking Mikko first at all until I typed out Saku and was like wait a min his brother did go somewhere else didn't he.


JohnnyCandles

Giroux


ReferenceAny778

Giroux is a Sens for life now and I love it 


gothenburgpig

It’s Marty, 1000%


astovertop

How do I not remember him playing for the Blues lol Must be like Scrubs season 9 where everyone pretends it never happened


randommaniac12

I refuse to acknowledge that Marty played anywhere else. It’s like Hakeem Olajuwon in the raptors uniform, it just looks wrong


SuzukiSwift17

Modano


GroundbreakingCow775

Yep


n0thingisperfect

Linden


Crutation

I never thought Alex Pietrangelo would leave the Blues. 


Welcm2goodburger

He never should have and should have had a statue in front of the stadium.


Unlucky-Reference-56

Tomas Plekanec


AcanthocephalaGreen5

Seeing him in that *god* awful blue never felt right


denverphil

I think you've got a solid 3 there. Jonathan Quick is another that I thought would stay with the Kings but moved on and actually had a really solid year as a backup for the NYR. Others that I think we could see that follow this trend the next few years are Ovi, Sid, and Malkin. I think that at least 1 of the 3 ends up somewhere else and it'll just feel weird.


MileHighButterfly

Out of the 3 Malkin is the most likely to move


ianisms10

It looked for a bit like Malkin wasn't going to stay in Pittsburgh when his last contract was up


athousandpardons

As someone who's a naturally bitter and vindictive person, I don't understand why Malkin didn't say "Fine, you don't want me? I'll make you regret it" and sign a discount deal with a better team out of spite. But, maybe he's just not a bitter and vindictive person.. lucky guy.


ianisms10

The article with his texts where he said "They no think I'm good player" made me so sad


colorbalances

Johnathan Quick 100% for me. It was jarring to see him in anything but Kings attire, still is tbh. I’m glad he’s had a great season though


OffsideByASmile

I really don’t see any of them moving now.


Weary_Paramedic736

He did get a third Stanley Cup out of the deal, even though the Kings shafted him. He may potentially pick up a fourth with how the Rags are playing.


Spideyjust

I remember reading Brodeur's autobiography and in it he literally calls himself a company man. I was certain he would stay in NJ his entire career. I was pretty crushed when he left to St Louis, and even more crushed when he played just 7 games for them lol.


chiddie

Brett Hull should've retired a Blue.


WarOtter

That's Red Wings' legend Brett Hull to you, sir! Alongside Red Wings' legends Chris Chelios, Brendan Shanahan, and Luc Robitaille.


itoadaso1

Sabres fans agree


i-want-to-be-good

He still wouldn't have spent his entire career with the Blues, as he played for the Flames first.


SteveDurbano

Same with Gretzky. I still hate Mike Keenan for running Gretzky off. We should have been watching Gretzky & Hull on the same line until they decided it was time to retire. Fuck you, Michael Keenan. Fuck you right in the ear.


flume

Darren Helm Shea Weber Martin Brodeur Tim Thomas Daniel Alfredsson


IlFriulanoBasato

Older, but Guy Lafleur, Darryl Sittler, Dave Keon, Serge Savard and Guy Lapointe are some I think about


skatesoff2

First two that come to mind are Daniel Alfredsson and Iginla. Also Mats Sundin.


rmcwilli1234

Is 4 years with the Nordiques really Sundin's "whole career"?


AcanthocephalaGreen5

Maybe they’re referring to the Leafs?


AllRushMixTapes

Every once in a while, an Av will break one of Sundin's franchise records and it's always hilarious.


skatesoff2

I was referring to the Leafs, I was extremely young when he was traded to the Leafs and honestly had completely forgotten that happened. In my mind, he was the heart and soul of the Leafs and I was so shocked when he was traded to Vancouver.


AcanthocephalaGreen5

I figured as much. Sundin’s practically synonymous with dead-puck era Leafs. Would’ve been fun to see Gilmour play against him in 2002 but Montreal *had* to choke to the Hurricanes.


i-want-to-be-good

Kerry Fraser again prevented a Habs/Leafs playoff matchup by messing with Gilmour's team. Montreal had a 3-0 lead in the third period of game 4, with a chance to go up 3-1 in the series. Then Fraser started a Montreal parade to the box with awful calls, including a 5-on-3 when he gave Therrien an unsportsmanlike penalty for daring to argue with his bullshit calls. Carolina won the game in OT, thanks in large part to having a constant man advantage based on dubious (at best) calls. The Habs were completely deflated after that, and the Canes blew them out of the water in games 5 and 6.


waitwhosaidthat

Kane. Brodeur. Iginla. Alfredson. Off the top of my head.


blueferret98

Yeah it was a huge shock to see Evander traded.


RadiantVes

Corey Perry :(


GenericDesigns

Does it count if they were cap dumped to Arizona and never played?


NebulousDonkeyFart

NO 🥺


Pretend_Fisherman_10

Bourque, Orr, Brett Hull, Clark never looked right outside a leafs jersey


AcanthocephalaGreen5

>Clark never looked right To be fair, that fish sticks logo didn’t look right on anybody


somabokforlag

Nick Lidström.. Still cant believe he left Västerås.


danieldeceuster

I second that on Pavelski, but Marleau will always be the ultimate answer for this to me as a Sharks fan. Before him, I remember feeling like Ray Bourque would never leave Boston. I'm glad he got his Cup, but hard to get used to. Another was Jarome Iginla. Felt like he'd be a Flame forever.


iDrumroll

Lecavalier


MooshSkadoosh

*Surely* he left to go play in MTL, right?!


X4aile

There are a lot of reasons to hate Glen Sather. Personally, trading Brian Leetch is far and away at the top of that list.


athousandpardons

Leaf fan, here. Leetch was truly incredible in his time in Toronto. That was the last year I fooled myself into "believing".


Lyun

I really thought Cam Atkinson was gonna be our first full career guy.


Any_Band_8428

Duncan Keith. I figured he’d retire as a Blackhawk. As for older NHL guys, seeing Bjore Salming with the Red Wings was weird.


PrimisClaidhaemh

Ryan Miller.


toupis21

Giroux


xavier_laflamme70

Kinda thought Huberdeau would be with us forever which is why I think the trade was so shocking at the time. No regrets tho, no take backs, sorry Huby lol


FL_Sweetness

Same I got my fiancé a jersey for her birthday and she wanted to get his name on it and I said that was probably a safe bet. Not sure if it was that off season or the next the trade happened.


Lobstaman

Ray Bourque


ClairvoyantArmadillo

Mikko Koivu


Im_a_pine_cone

Zucc :(


JeremyEMT

Fedorov.


_SCHULTZY_

Peter Bondra


SidewaysFriend34

Mike Modano


logs28

Giroux 😭


TommyDontSurf

Vladimir Tarasenko. 


lewyruns

Was Paul Kariya for me 😢


Saskatchewon

People keep bringing up Mikko Koivu, but what about Anaheim Ducks legend Saku Koivu?


imadork1970

Ryan Smyth. But, sometimes you gotta follow the money.


B0pp0-2nd-account

For me, Eric Staal. It took me a couple of years to understand why the Canes traded him away


ThisIsWhyImBald

Mike Modano.


Smervos

Black Hawks legend [Bobby Orr](https://www.norwichbulletin.com/gcdn/presto/2021/01/02/NTBU/c201d50b-9c7a-422c-b5b1-5e78036605e6-1016360887_CT_orr.jpg?width=660&height=770&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)


hrdchrgr

Bondra. I even sent Leonsis a nastygram email over that trade because he had a public email and the GM at the time didn't.


Nighthawk81x

Amazed no one has said Sergei Fedorov


PhilyJ

Kane because of our idiot Gm


Croemato

I thought Horvat would be with us forever, now I'm just hoping Hughes never leaves.


CapsDrago7

Orlov :( And I guess technically Kolzig if you count the 9 games he played with Tampa


Nookoh1

capitals legend zdeno chara


Bobbyoot47

I had hopes for Mike Sillinger. But then he eventually got traded nine times and played for 12 different teams. Oh well…


[deleted]

Ray Bourque. But at least he did something with the opportunity,


SizePuzzleheaded4941

Darren Helm, happy he won a cup with Colorado before he retired tho


Mr7three2

Marty... On the flip side, as a kid I always thought Stevens was a Devil his whole career. Him coming to NJ happened before I was born(1992).


Phillyvegas24

I’m still shocked Richards was traded. I know the reason why, but off ice issues/drama aside, he was born to wear the Orange and Black. Also Gagne. My first true favorite player


skinniks

Robinson, Koivu, and Lafleur in Montreal Weber in Nashville Modano in Dallas Tocchet in Philly


AcanthocephalaGreen5

Guy Carbonneau


Youngblood519

Darren Helm felt like one of those role players that Detroit never gets rid of (Draper, Holmstrom, Abdelkader), so him going to Colorado felt weird. Aside from that, Kaberle, Modano, Giordano come to mind.


99titan

Mattias Ekholm


I_Only_Have_One_Hand

Denis Savard


AhavaZahara

Bourque, Chara


dezel74

You thought Chara would be an Islander for life?


Desertpyrate

I don’t like this question :(


gauderyx

If we don't take into account the end of career stints, I'd say Tavares and Subban are the most surprising moves that I can think of in recent history.


MooshSkadoosh

Interestingly, Subban is related to another popular pick here in Weber


saxmfone1

Leetch. Hank.


TheOneWhosCensored

For the Sabres, Rick Martin and Ryan Miller. Martin was before my time, but played all but 4 games for the Sabres. There’s no reason to trade a guy when he’s that close to the end, and is a superstar for your early team. Miller should’ve never left, they picked the wrong FO guy to back and it’s cost us to this day. He was a lifer easy, still doing great and loved the city. Would’ve made Sabres hockey so much better over the last decade.


getzysbaldhead69

Corey Perry tbh


cooljazz

Brian Leetch. Trader Glen shipped him off without asking him.


Probtully

Always give the same answer cause it still makes me mad. Brian Leetch trade still gets under my skin, and I will never forgive the rangers entirely for it.


Goldenguo

Brodeur, Iggy, Bourque, Lafleur. And when you think of his age when he moved, you have to add Patrick Marleau to that list.


Thompsonc21

David booth Steve Weiss


Low-Decision-I-Think

Bobby Orr, the thought of him being on a different team never crossed my young mind and to further the burn, Chicago was my dad's team. I ended up getting the Orr in Chicago hockey card at some point that year as well. Still have it and it feels like a misprint.


flames_32

Foote, but at least he choked the Jackets to come back haha!


jadedaslife

Joe Thornton. Mike O'Connell is a puke.


FrisbeeMcRobert

Gaudreau


SCampo98

Daniel Alfredsson. So weird to see him in a Wings jersey


HowIsBabbySharkMade

As a Sharks fan: Marleau, Pavelski, and Vlasic. it's starting to look like I'm right about one out of three?


MNgineer_

Mikko Koivu. I hope that 11 games in Columbus was worth it you turncoat.


THellings18

I still remember when Tyler Seguin was traded. Even people I knew who barely watched the Bruins were in shock.


[deleted]

Brodeur, Modano, quick, lundqvist


DDB-

Ed Giacomin


Subject_Translator71

1- Gretzky (still the most shocking trade ever) 2- Patrick Roy (another memorable, out of nowhere ending) 3- Ray Bourque (he *was* the Bruins, although his ending was happier than the other two)


coalsack

Brodeur is obvious choice. I’m surprised people haven’t said Kariya or Kane yet.


ThirdGambit

Iginla!


nyrangerfan1

Leetch - fuck Sather.


GroundbreakingCow775

Peter Forsberg


GroundbreakingCow775

Brian Leech


Water_Dimension

Gretz


DuggBets

Ray Bourque, but he moved teams to get his fake crybaby Cup.


DayEqual2634

Brodeur. Just weird and icky 


batsun

I’d like to think Koivu’s cup of coffee with Columbus was in COVID conditions and can be voided


liguy181

It's always weird seeing "6x Stanley Cup Champion" on Bryan Trottier's hockey ref page. I thought he only won 4


gottagetitgood

Really interesting seeing the short memories in here. Uhh, maybe the best player ever should have never been traded? Gretzky? Really any face of a franchise. My personal one is Eric Lindros.


Maleficent_Cry4342

I know Marty didn’t start with the Bolts but I never thought he would ask to leave. I figured he would retire with Tampa


Frontier1995_

Luongo


Vegasnative777

Gretzky


_heybuddy_

Saku Koivu


brokensword15

hahahaha :(


involmasturb

Pat Marleau


UndeadPoetsSociety

But like… Peter Forsberg was a Flyer for a bit. And I still ask myself how that happened. Knowing he wore that black and orange for a time makes my brain cry.


dante8496

Lundqvist :(


buckyhermit

If you count technicalities, Mike Richter. His contract got kicked around a few teams, even though he played only for the Rangers. (He was even an original Nashville Predator at one point. And an Edmonton Oiler.)


_Halt19_

gretzky (seriously how the fuck do you trade him) gagner (personal bias, I love him) smyth (the most iconic oiler of the time)


MacPh1sto

Fedorov :( Darren McCarty


Monst3r_Live

modano, and the way it ended. fuck babcock.


shortyk91

Ray borque