Whats the worst trade you've ever seen?

Question

What is the worst trade you've EVER seen in the NHL??
How about sports (like MLB, NFL, NBA etc) in General, which one was the WORST!?

Answer 1

The Leafs trading Russ Courtnall for John Kordic.

Answer 2

Well I think the Lindros trade was the worst NHL trade in my life, although as a Pens fan I say the Naslund for no one was really horrible. Although in the end when the Pens turned to that Fire Sale and lost all their good players I guess it didn't hurt them as bad as people think, took a few years with the Canucks before Marcus became good.

Worst trade ever was in the NFL. The famous Hershal Walker trade. The Vikings got Walker and the Cowboys established a dynasty that included 3 Superbowls.

Answer 3

here are some of the worst trades in history

1. babe ruth for cash
2.A's send Mark McGwire to Cardinals for pitchers T.J. Mathews, Eric Ludwick and Blake Stein (July 31, 1997)
Sure, McGwire's contract was going to expire at the end of the 1997, and the A's didn't think they could take on what they knew would be a multiyear, kajillion-dollar contract. But they still made a mistake. McGwire hit 24 homers in the last two months of 1997, then went on to hit 196 over the next four years before retiring. So the Cards got 220 home runs. The A's? Ludwick went 1-4 with an 8.25 ERA in August and September 1997, and went downhill from there. Blake Stein was 5-9 for the 1998 A's and then was dealt to

3.The New York Mets trade pitchers Nolan Ryan, Don Rose, catcher Frank Estrada, and outfielder Leroy Stanton to the California Angels for shortstop Jim Fregosi.
The Mets thought that Fregosi would be their answer to upgrade their infield. And they probably thought that they got away with a steal, including Ryan, a wild, but talented player, and a bunch of busts in the deal. Fregosi would do poorly in New York (yet would regain some respectability with the Texas Rangers.) As for Ryan, his issues cleared up in California, and he embarked on his journey down the path that would establish him as one of the greatest pitchers of all time.e Royals, where he's been mediocre at best.
4.
The Kansas City Athletics trade outfielder Roger Maris, first baseman Kent Hadley, and infielder Joe DeMaestri to the New York Yankees for pitcher Don Larsen, outfielder Hank Bauer, first baseman/outfielder Norm Siebern, and utilityman Marv Throneberry.
For much of the 50’s and 60’s, the Athletics might as well have been a farm system team for the Yankees, as a lot of talent seemed to get shuttled to New York from Kansas City. However, the A’s thought they were making a good deal here. They were tradinBLEEP oung player who had put up some nice numbers, but wasn’t projected to be a star, and would package him with a pair of busts. However, Maris would blossom into a star and did exceptionally well for the Yankees, even without the 61 Homer season not taken into account. As for what the A’s got in return, almost all were busts or aging players, with only Siebern doing well.

Answer 4

Honorarius: I wouldn't exactly call Martin Gelinas or Jason Arnott nobodies, not Gretzky of course but pretty good hockey players
The Eric Lindros fiasco
"Many consider this trade a key reason that the Colorado Avalanche, which the Nordiques became in 1995, went on to be an NHL powerhouse. They received in the trade Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Mike Ricci, Kerry Huffman, Steve Duchesne, a 1st round selection (Jocelyn Thibault) in 1993, a 1st round selection (later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, later traded to the Washington Capitals - Nolan Baumgartner) in 1994, and $15,000,000 cash. Since the trade, the Avalanche have won eight division titles and two Stanley Cup championships, due in large part to the play of Forsberg, and the later addition of Patrick Roy, whom the Avalanche received in a later package deal that included Thibault."

Answer 5

In the NHL, Gotta go with Lindros, but the Islanders trading Luongo and Olli Joikenen to Florida for Parrish and Kvasha ranks up there too.

In general, the Red Sox selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees( I know, technically not a trade, but he was traded for cash)

Answer 6

The Gretzky trade that sent him from Edmonton to Los Angeles, for 6 nobodies and a bunch of cash...

The Oilers traded Gretzky, along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski, to the Los Angeles Kings for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash, and the Kings' first-round draft picks in 1989 (Jason Soules), 1991 (Tyler Wright), and 1993 (Jason Arnott)...

Answer 7

well i dont know about any sport other than hockey
but I'd say worst nhl one ever would be Luongo- Bertuzzi
now all the panthers have to show for it is allen and the canucks have smiek, karjicek, and god

and the trade that sent luongo and jokinen to flordia was bad

o yah and the thornton trade was pretty bad to

and the gretzky one was bad

well theres like 10 bad ones a year!!!!!!!

Answer 8

The idiot who traded Gretzky has my vote. How can you trade the greatest player to ever lace up his skates, No matter how bankrupt you are?? Gretzky sold so many tickets in LA, he could have been doing the same for Edmonton, along with more Cup wins.

Answer 9

The Av's traded Chris Drury and Stephane Yelle for Derek morris and a couple of scrubs. Set them back bigtime.

Answer 10

The trade that sent Thornton to San Jose for Sturm and the all-star's brother.(Ya that's all he is)
That was the only trade in the history of proffesional sports..ANY sports that a team traded the next season's MVP of the league away