Welcome back to our Memorable Moments series! Part four today looks back at a busy trade deadline — you can find the first three instalments here, here and here.
Heading into this season’s trade deadline, we were expecting a complete firesale. The team was amidst yet another losing streak having lost four straight, and following Melnyk’s comments from the NHL 100 Classic, everyone was expecting the team to be moving out plenty of player salaries.
Players rumoured to be on the move included Ryan, Burrows, Brassard, Smith, Pageau, Hoffman, Thompson, Phaneuf, Oduya and Karlsson.