xDarklandsx Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 From a team/business perspective, I'd have to say the biggest trade has to be the Linden to NYI trade. While this trade was not popular with the fan base, in doing so this trade helped change a financially failing team, who despite being in a hockey-mad city had issues selling out games, traded out it’s skill and/or had conflict issues during the Iron Mike days, to a team who eventually, and probably by no coincidence after Iron Mike was fired, achieved the start of a consecutive sellout record thanks to the skill out on the ice with the offensive powerhouse that emerged from the trade. Trading Linden for Bertuzzi brought in the best power forward that Vancouver ever had on their roster (Neely wasn't the power forward he was in Boston when he was with Vancouver... had he stayed here then he would win hands-down), a tough hard-nosed dman in McCabe and the comic relief from Ruutu. This provided a piece of the puzzle, and years of entertainment which helped fill the building, with the emergence of the lamely named ‘West Coast Express’ line - one of the leagues best lines from 2001-2005. Naslund without Bertuzzi or vice versa might have been a different picture for both players and this team. Two seasons later McCabe was then part of the puzzle in helping land the Sedins – both of which, five years later has given the team one of the best lines since 2006 and continuing, with the help of an undrafted Burrows. One trade and its domino effect of following trades helped Vancouver since 2001 develop two of the best #1 lines, consecutively, that lead the league in points and brought the team and fans the entertainment it desperately needed. Bertuzzi was then a piece that helped land Vancouver (and this is no knock on McLean or Brodeur) the best goalie, to date, this city has had in Luongo...the stats prove it. Excusing his mental lapses, Luongo's record helps support this fact. This may be where the domino effect stops as I see the Sedins retiring a Canuck and whatever, if it happens, the possible eventual Luongo trade gets the team is unknown. Thanks to the contract $’s and length I am not thinking much will come this way. But who knows, if the comeback is draft picks maybe the Canucks land another gem for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Ehrhoff trade = not signing Willie Mitchell. = losing cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiznac Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 The Luongo trade .... we gave up Burt who was in a slump and needed a change of scenery, a back-up goalie (at best) in Auld and Allen.. for the best goalie this francise has had..... till Schneider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows53 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Best trade never made: bieksa for filatov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Hockey Place Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 TBH I don't remember the trade when it happened but the results could make it the best trade IMO. to MTL: 1991 2nd (43 overall) to VAN: Jyrki Lumme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 It really needs to be stressed what a major bonanza the deals made to acquire the Sedins were. Just take a look at the 1st round of the 1999 draft ..................... 1) Thrashers - Patrik Stefan 2) Canucks - Daniel Sedin 3) Canucks - Henrik Sedin 4) Rangers - Pavel Brendl 5) Islanders - Tim Connolly 6) Predators - Brian Finley 7) Capitals - Kris Beech 8) Islanders - Taylor Pyatt 9) Rangers - Jamie Lundmark 10) Islanders - Branislav Mezei 11) Flames - Oleg Saprykin 12) Panthers - Denis Shvidki 13) Oilers - Jani Rita 14) Sharks - Jeff Jilson 15) Coyotes - Scott Kelman I could go on but you get the idea. The 1999 draft was full of a lof of players who did a whole lot of nothing. There are only 2 who did become stars and they wear Canucks jerseys. It was a huge steal to land them both. Not only improving your own team but sticking the competition with garbage they would spend years developing before giving up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows53 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Real best trade never made: Sedins for jokinen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zduck14 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I could have this totally wrong, but wasn't Schaefer holding out as an RFA at the time, and even played a year in Europe? So the Canucks traded a guy that wasn't playing for them anyways for a guy that would become a mainstay on the blueline for the next decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 its gotta be the naslund trade that was the best. although bringing linden home was so sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockhart Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Naslund easily. Now only if we were able to sign Gretzky, and keep the '94 top six... Bure - Gretzky - Linden Mogilny - Naslund - Gelinas Cups, cups, and more cups. Ah well. F.I.S.H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naslund.is.king Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hamhuis signing = not signing Mitchell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Coho for Kass and Mag !!!!!!!!! This will prove to be a great move. But best ever Naslund trade for sure second best Bert for Luo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baercheese Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Now the worst trades...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Naslund easily. Now only if we were able to sign Gretzky, and keep the '94 top six... Bure - Gretzky - Linden Mogilny - Naslund - Gelinas Cups, cups, and more cups. Ah well. F.I.S.H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf44 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Number 1 and number 8, pretty equal IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Though all the trades Nonis did to get the Sedins is also a brilliant aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Sending Linden to NYI the best by far. Giving up a 1st to get him back was terrible. Just saying his best days were long gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 What about the trades that got us the sedins in the draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfall Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Matt Cooke for Matt Pettinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiangunner Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Sending Linden to NYI the best by far. Giving up a 1st to get him back was terrible. Just saying his best days were long gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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