Our next entry in the countdown of the worst trades in Calgary Flames history is a painful one. The greatest player in franchise history was given a chance pursue a Stanley Cup and the Flames didn’t have much to show for the swap.
A year and change after the sell-off of Robyn Regehr at the 2011 NHL Draft, the Flames still weren’t any closer to a Stanley Cup. Coming out of the 2012-13 lockout, the thought process was likely that the clock was ticking for the Flames to get Jarome Iginla his Stanley Cup.
But instead of being very good or very bad, the Flames just toddled around in the mushy middle of the standings.