Is the Luongo trade the worst in NHL history?

Question

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I dunno if it was the worst in NHL history--we tend to get really stuck in the moment and forget about trade that happened decades ago. Plus, I think the Thornton trade was worse--the Sharks are contenders now because of that trade.

But it is the worst in Panther history.

Answer 1

I think the worst trade in history is when the flyers traded Ron Hextall, Peter Forsberg, Steve Duchesne, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, two 1st round picks and cash to the Nordiques for Eric Lindros.

Answer 2

First of all, how can anybody call the Hasek deal a bad deal for Chicago
a) Belfour had just won 2 Vezinas, and 2 William Jennings in three years and was the top goalie in the NHL at the
b) Belfour was (and still is) younger
c) Hasek had no chance at the time of unseating Hasek as #1

Also, Buffalo traded Stephane Beauregard and a pick that became Eric Daze (who led Chicago in scoring 3x during his short injury filled career).

From a Chicago perspective, it was a good deal. Hasek would never be happy with being second fiddle. he told Pulford he wanted out, and was granted his wish. Over the 4 years after the deal was made, Chicago made the playoffs every year, Buffalo did not.

Any GM faced with the same decision would have made a similar trade at the time.


As for the Luongo trade? It isn't even close to the worst trade in history.
a) Luongo stood on his head for 5 years and wasn't able to take the team to the playoffs. If he was still in Florida, there would be no difference
b) Bertuzzi was at a a point a game pace prior to his injury (and Florida was doing well)
c) Auld and Allen were throw-ins to the deal. It's not Auld's fault that his Hall Of Fame bound 'back-up' stole the starting job from him. Allen on the other hand was a solid defenceman who was a +7.

If anything, Florida trading Bertuzzi for Shawn Matthias and a couple of draft picks has caused more talk with GMs

Answer 3

the luongo, thorton, roenick, and hasek trades are all some of the worst trades in hockey history. i just wanna add the first jagr trade from Pittsburgh to Washington. grant it the pens moved an unhappy player but got absolutely nothing in return. i mean common, one of the best players in the NHL for three young no namers that never amounted to anything...in fact the only one i remember is Kris Beech...jagr didn't do anything major in Washington but basically giving him away was not the answer for the pens....on the plus side trading him away probably set the pens up for the horrible seasons they had before the lockout that allowed them to get Fleury and Malkin and eventually Crosby in the lottery...so a bad trade at the time turned out to be a positive in the long run.

Answer 4

Look, Like I'm Telling You Who I Am, If that is your real name, the reason why the Hasek to Buffalo deal was bad has to do with the fact that the only reason Hasek had no shot to unseat Belfour, and was unhappy because of it, is because Mike Keenan was an idiot. If the guy hadn't had blinders on to Hasek's obvious superior talent, he would have at least given him a shot. They got what they could get for a backup, but in hindsight, it wasn't smart. The worst deal in NHL history wasn't Luongo (either one), Thornton or even Lindros for Forsberg and the rest of the Philadelphia franchise, although that one has to come a close second, it was the trade that sent the California Golden Seals first overall pick, which turned in to Guy Lafleur, plus Fancois Lacombe (nothing special) for the Canadiens first round pick (which turned in to no one special) and Eddie Hicke (no one special). The worst part of this is, everyone knew Lafleur would be special, and even if the Golden Seals passed on him, they would have taken Marcel Dionne, another Hall of Famer. They didn't get anything that would help their team in the present or future out of that deal and didn't need to make that trade. Ouch! The trade was so bad, it caused a franchise to eventually fold.

Answer 5

You can never look at trades and ignore contract situations. At the time I remember Nonis doing and interview where he had to defend the deal since Vancouver was only guaranteed 1 year with Luongo. The worst part of the deal from the Panthers' perspective shouldn't be the details of the trade...the worst part of it all is that they could not sign him to a deal. Any deal would if nothing else have increased his trade value exponentially.

Answer 6

No, the trade for Naslund from Pittsburgh was worse than both Luongo/Bertuzzi and Thorton/....whoever it was. The other guy basically disappeared from the AHL, let alone the NHL. I saw a CBC documentary on this and this other guy looked pretty bad; like he hasn't taken care of himself in years.

The Luongo/Bertuzzi trade isn't judged by player attribute. Luongo obviously wanted out of Florida to a team with potential (hey, he deserves better than the Panthers) and Bertuzzi wanted out of Vancouver after the Moore incident; going to a place where people know as much hockey just as much as cricket would be ideal for him.

Answer 7

Which one? I still think the Islander's Luongo to Florida trade sucked. And how many people off the top of their head can name the players traded by Boston to Chicago for Phil Esposito? How about Gretzky to L.A.? What did Edmonton really get out of that in comparison to what they gave up? That Luongo trade may well be up there, but the worst ever? I think that is a stretch.

Answer 8

It is in the top 5. Some have been mentioned like the Lindros deal and the Thornton deal. I think that the Chicago Blackhawks deal of Jeremy Roenick for Alexi Zhamnov from the Winnipeg Jets (Phoenix Coyotes) is right up there. JR was still in his prime and Zhamnov was starting to lose traction. The other deal was Buffalo trading an old forward to the Chicago Blackhawks for their third goaltender. I cannot remember the forward but the goalie's name was Hasek.

Answer 9

That trade was good for Vancouver and bad for Florida. Vancouver received luongo, Lukas Krajicek and a sixth-round pick for Bertuzzi, Bryan Allen and Alex Auld. Bertuzzi only played like 8 games and Alex Auld lost the starting job to Ed Belfour. Bertuzzi is gone and Alex Auld is gone so that trade was completely useless and did not improve Florida that much.

Answer 10

Don't forget the FIRST Luongo trade. That was almost as bad.

A second line forward (Mark Parrish) and a third line forward (Oleg Kvasha) for a young top notch goalie, a potential elite player (who ended up achieving that potential in Ollie Jokanan).

And on top of that, they then used the top pick on an okay young goalie to replace Loungo, forgoing the #2 pick in the draft, some guy named Dany Heatly.