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Montreal Canadiens: Revisiting the Patrick Roy Trade, 25 Years Later

TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 9: Patrick Roy #33 of the Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)

With it now being 25 years since the infamous Patrick Roy trade, let’s take a look back at what many consider to be one of the worst trades in NHL history.

December 6th, 1995 is a day Montreal Canadiens fans would like to forget.

In the history of the NHL, there have been a lot of bad trades. The Nashville Predators acquiring Filip Forsberg from the Washington Capitals for Martin Erat. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquiring Alex Stojanov from the Vancouver Canucks for Markus Naslund.