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NHL Trade Deadline: Ranking every team’s worst ever trade

By David Rouben

SACRAMENTO, CA - APRIL 3: Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings in action against the Edmonton Oilers at the Arco Arena on April 3, 1994 in Sacramento, California. The Kings defeated the Oilers 6-1. (Photo by Rocky Widner/Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA - APRIL 3: Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings in action against the Edmonton Oilers at the Arco Arena on April 3, 1994 in Sacramento, California. The Kings defeated the Oilers 6-1. (Photo by Rocky Widner/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – MARCH 25: Brett Hull
LANDOVER, MD – MARCH 25: Brett Hull /

10: Calgary Flames

The Hulls are one of the all-time great hockey families. Only years after Bobby Hull retired and players were ecstatic they didn’t have to face him any more, in came his son Brett who terrorized the league in similar fashion.

When he initially got drafted by the Calgary Flames, they didn’t expect much of him. He was a sixth-round pick and had spent most of his time in the minors, and when he did get called up he didn’t impress the coaches that much. In the midst of a 50-point season, he and Steve Bozek were traded to the Blues for Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley. While it was a trade the Flames won in the short term, they were burned (pun definitely intended) by it in the long term.

Ramage actually helped the Flames considerably. For a team that already had Al MacInnis and Gary Suter on the back end, Ramage provided great defensive depth and experienced Cup success in his first year. However, he got traded to the Leafs right after that. Rick Wamsley was part of the Flames’ Cup winning side in 1989, but only in writing. He was little more than a backup to Mike Vernon, and his numbers were mediocre at best.

Their immediate success following that trade likely meant that management had no regrets with that move, but the Flames haven’t won another Cup since then. And in the time since Brett Hull’s been traded, he developed into a Hall of Famer. He won a Hart trophy in St. Louis and hit the triple-digit mark in points in five consecutive seasons. He later played an instrumental part in the Dallas Stars’ Cup win in 1999 as well as the Red Wings’ in 2002.

Unless you’re a Sabres fan, you have to admire Brett Hull.

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