In 1991, after being drafted 1st overall, Eric Lindros refused to sign with Quebec (he had done the same thing in juniors, refusing to play for Soo and forcing his way to Oshawa). Quebec had been at the bottom of the league for years (and had drafted the two previous 1st overall selections). After watching Lindros hold out for a year while another season in juniors, in June 1992 leading up to the draft, Quebec collected trade offers from multiple teams (CGY, DET, NJD, NYR, PHI). At the 1992 draft, the Quebec front office accepted a trade from the Flyers that included:
- Mike Ricci
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Mark Recchi
- Steve Duchesne
- Ron Hextall
- 1992 1st
- 1993 1st
- $15 million
Shortly after, the Nordiques owner accepted a separate trade from the New York Rangers that included:
- Alexei Kovalev
- Tony Almonte
- Sergei Nemchinov
- James Patrick
- Mike Richter
- 1992 1st
- 1993 1st
- $20 million
Since two trades were accepted, the teams had to go to court to determine the outcome. The judge ruled in favor of the Flyers, but had to adjust the final package since the 1992 draft had come and gone.
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Now imagine if Bedard didn’t sign in Chicago and Blackhawks starting pulling packages together for him leading up to 2024 draft. There are a lot of things that are different about 2024 and 1992, but assuming we are getting as apples-to-apples as possible here, and picture a Lindros-sized return for Bedard. Looking piece-by-piece…
Forsberg = Michkov
Ricci = Gauthier*
Simon = Foerster
Duchesne = Sanheim
Huffman = York
Hextall = Fedotov
(*just roll with it)
The Lindros deal also included $15 million, which would be over $30 million in todays dollars. And instead of sending a big pile of cash, I added as much retention as allowed (totaled $26.95 million).
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