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HPT TD Tournament: Worst NHL Trade Ever

gonets said 05/11, 10:04 PM
Clearly, the worst NHL trade ever was the trade between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals in 2001. In that trade, Pittsburgh sent Jaromir Jagr and Frantisek Kucera to the Caps in exchange for Kris Beech, Ross Lupaschuk, and Michael Sivek.

That trade was a bust in many ways. First, NONE of these players are playing for the teams they were traded to. More on that in the 2nd argument.

Also, the statistics for these 5 men is less than compelling after their trades.

For the Caps:

Jagr: 2+ seasons, 83 total goals, 118 total assists, 201 points, and a total PIM (penalties in minutes).

Kucera: Splitting time between NHL and a Czech league, in 56 games for the Caps he had 1 goal, 133 assists, and 14 points.

For the Pens:

Beech: Split time for 2 years between the NHL and AHL, and in 16 TOTAL games (over 2 years) he has 2 points (both are assists).

Lupaschuk: This trade happened in 2001, and Lupaschuk didnt even suit up for the Pens until 2002 for ONLY 3 GAMES. He amassed a whopping 0 points.

Sivek: Also didnt suit up until 2002, and in 38 games, scored 3 goals and 3 assists for a total of 6 points.

More to come. Out of space.

dyhard: be back Sunday said 05/11, 10:50 PM
November 1978 The WHA Indianapolis Racers traded Wayne Gretzy, Ed Mio, and Peter Driscoll to Edmonton Oilers for cash and future consideration.

They traded the best hockey player, in my opinion, and a couple other players for cash?

Wayne Gretzky went on to help all the teams that he played for, including the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky was a big contributor when he played, and trading him for cash is a really bad trade for the Indy Racers.

Wayne Gretzky getting traded for cash is the worst deal that can happen.

The trade above was a bad trade, but not as bad as the Gretzky trade.

That is the dumbest move I have ever heard of.

gonets said 05/11, 11:03 PM
That is NOT a dumb move, but rather one of desperation and trying to save a dwindling franchise. The Racers were nearly bankrupt, and HAD to unload those players, or the team would have folded. Heck, it folded anyway, 17 days AFTER that trade. In contrast, the Jagr trade was not one of survival, merely of acquiring top prospects. The three players the Pens acquired were supposed to be top prospects that never materialized.

Sivek after his time between the NHL and AHL, went overseas and hasnt been seen in the NHL since. Beech, after his brief stints wtih the NHL and AHL Penguins, got traded to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, the affiliate of the Predators, and later was traded BACK to the Capitals. Since then, he bounced around between the Pens (again), Vancouver, and Columbus, all in one season, totaling 25 games in all. Lupaschuk, after his 3 game appearnace, played 2 more years in the AHL, and has been overseas since, also not seen in the NHL again.

The 2 Caps acquisitions were also disappointments. Kucera, after his time with the Caps, joined Sivek in a Czech league and has never been heard from again.

More to come on Jagr. Out of space.

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It should read 13 assists for Kucera, NOT 133

gonets | 05/11/08, 10:10 PM

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