On, Nov. 18, 1995, The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that Left Winger Petr Nedved, Defenseman Chris Tamer, and Center Sean Pronger were traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Right Winger Alexei Kovalev, Centre Harry York and $2.5 million in conditional cash.
From the naked eye, it appears that Kovalev was the intended target of the trade for the Penguins. After all, what would the motivation be to trade a player (Nedved) that put up 170 points (78 Goals, and 92 assists) in 154 regular-season games?
For Context
At the time, Nedved was embroiled in a lengthy contract dispute with Penguins brass.