The former Minnesota Wild General Manager, Chuck Fletcher gave up Alex Tuch in return for the Vegas Golden Knights taking Erik Haula.
Now granted, at the time Alex Tuch hadn’t done anything of note in the NHL, or even in the American Hockey League. He was a relatively untested quantity.
They made Eric Staal, Matt Dumba and Marco Scandella available; Vegas didn’t have to co-operate and take the prospect and Haula pairing.
Imagine losing Eric Staal, looking back at the season he just had.