Nearly two decades ago, the Edmonton Oilers were poised to continue their dominance upon the NHL. While Wayne Gretzky was in a slight "decline" (from hockey God to mere greatest player on Earth), the Oilers still had Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson, Kevin Lowe, Esa Tikkanen, Grant Fuhr (with Bill Ranford waiting in the wings), and Mark Messier even after exiling Paul Coffey to Pittsburgh. However, Peter Plockington was crying poor, and wanted to save some money. The easiest way for him? Trade his best player to Los Angeles. And the rest is history...or was it?
What if Plockington decided to hold on to The Great One? Would holding on to Gretzky have prevented the trades/departures of the other pieces of the dynasty? Would the courses of two franchises (Edmonton and Los Angeles) as well as the entire NHL have been altered?
2007-09-06
12:39:42
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