One of the many ways for fans to make new discoveries about their favourite team is by going through trades and drawing connections between them. You’d find out tons of fascinating stuff, such as how Nick Paul is the lone piece remaining in the 2001 Alexi Yashin trade with the New York Islanders.
I recently discovered one of these “trade trees” thanks to a minor acquisition the Senators made this past season, of depth forward Mike Amadio from the Los Angeles Kings. Insignificant transactions like these can sometimes link to each other to create a chain of events spanning several years, in this case, fifteen.