It's no secret, the New York Islanders were a dumpster fire in the late 90s and early 2000s mostly thank to Mike Milbury. Arguably Mike Milbury's worst decision was the Alexei Yashin trade which we are going to talk about today.
Earlier this week, we talked about Zdeno Chara and he too was a part of this infamous trade. In this Yashin deal, the Islanders sent over Chara, Bill Muckalt and a 2001 first-round pick. That first-round pick turned into Jason Spezza.
Spezza was taken second overall by Ottawa, after a 106 point season in the OHL.