What's your deal? The NHL trade quiz.
A quiz on NHL trade history, from the major blockbusters to the downright weird.
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Patrick Roy forced his 1995 trade to Colorado after vowing to never play for the Canadiens again. That move came shortly after he had a conversation with which fellow goaltender, who told Roy how happy he'd been since recently switching teams? *
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In 1991, the Minnesota North Stars managed to trade away this legendary Hall-of-Famer, despite the apparently minor details that he had never played for them and was also retired. *
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Which of these current NHL GMs was traded the most times during their NHL career? *
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"The trade is one-for-one" remains the enduring memory of the Taylor Hall/Adam Larsson trade, but it's something we don't get to say often. These trades involving a Hall-of-Famer on each side are often remembered as being one-for-one, but which is the only one that did not include any other players or draft picks? *
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Speaking of one-for-one trades, this relatively recent one provided some levity when the two players involved ran into each other at the airport on their way to their new homes. *
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Including draft picks, the Eric Lindros trade in 1992 saw Quebec acquire a total of seven players from the Flyers. But only one of those players was on the Nordiques roster for all of the three remaining seasons they spent in Quebec before moving to Colorado. Which one? *
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Which one of these Hall-of-Famers was traded the most times in their career? *
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Which of the following is true about journeyman goaltender Stephane Beauregard's 1992 offseason? *
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Which longtime Red Wing was famously traded to Detroit for future considerations that turned out to be one dollar? *
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Current Blues coach Craig Berube was once traded three times in a span of just over six months in 1991 and 1992. How many Hall of Famers were involved in those three trades? *
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Which of these is a real trade that happened in the NHL? *
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The absolute best type of trade is the one that Gary Bettman has to announce in front of a hostile crowd at the draft, and the peak of this genre was his 2013 announcement of the Devils trading their pick for Cory Schneider. After his traditional "We have a trade to announce", what did Bettman say to get the New Jersey crowd to immediately stop booing him? *
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Mike Sillinger is considered the co-holder of the NHL record for most times being traded, with nine. Based on career point shares, who is the best player Sillinger was ever traded for? *
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According to reports by insiders including Elliotte Friedman, the Islanders offered all of their picks in a draft to move up to second overall but were turned down. What year did it happen, and who was the player they were targeting? *
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Which of these Hall-of-Famers was NOT drafted with a first-round pick his team acquired in a trade? *
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Speaking of acquiring picks, Sam Pollock spent the 1970s drafting future Hall-of-Famers, often with picks he'd fleeced from other teams. Which of these stars was NOT drafted with a pick Pollock had previously acquired from another team? *
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Kyle Palmieri has only been traded once since arriving in the NHL. But the pick he was drafted with, the 26th overall choice in 2009, was traded five times before it was used. Which of these players was NOT traded for that draft pick at some point? *
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It sounds crazy now, but there was a time in the mid-90s when a large percentage of the hockey world was convinced that the Red Wings couldn't win with Steve Yzerman. At one point in 1995, a trade was reportedly so close that "the plane to go and get (Yzerman) was warming up on the tarmac" of his new home. Who was he about to be traded for? *
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One mid-90s Red Wings trade that did happen was the 1996 deal that brought Brendan Shanahan to Detroit from Hartford along with Brian Glynn in exchange for Paul Coffey, Keith Primeau and a pick. It's often considered to be the move that transformed the Wings into champions. However, the deal almost fell through, thanks to the efforts of who? *
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Finally, Phil Esposito making trades was not unusual; he was one of the most prolific GMs in NHL history. But even by his standards the 1988 trade that saw him send the Rangers' first-round pick to the Nordiques was unusual, because in return New York received: *
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