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Originally Posted by Robbob
Wasn't Ottawa involded in a couple trades with first overalls. I vaguely remember a Redden/Berrard swap as well as a Yashin for Spezza. Granted Milbury was at the helm each time and that skews things.
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There are almost certainly some trades pre-1998 that I have missed. I listed all the trades I could find this afternoon with some quick google-ing. On the specific topic of Redden/Berrard, Redden was a 2nd overall pick that was traded for Berrard (the 1st overall pick). However that trade was completed months after the picks were made and it became clear that Ottawa was going to be unable to sign Berrard.
Yashin and Spezza were 2nd overall picks (1992 and 2001, respectively). The pick used to draft Spezza was traded for a previous 2nd overall (Yashin), but that was nearly a decade after Yashin was drafted 1st overall. So not really related to trading a first overall pick before the pick is used.