Based on tweets, traffic and general fan rage, there was no move made by the Calgary Flames this off-season that caused more hand-wringing than the swap between the Flames and the Edmonton Oilers that brought Milan Lucic to town.
The anxiety is not without good reason. In the 40-year history of the Battle of Alberta, there have been two other trades between Calgary and Edmonton. They both sucked, with the acquisition of Steve Staios by the Flames bearing some spooky parallels to the Lucic trade – Staios was immediately an albatross, leading our own Kent Wilson to infamously proclaim for all to hear that “Staios!