Love hearing about these what if trades that GMs almost made.
Would Carter have disliked the Blue Jackets so much if his best buddy Richards came with him?
http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/...t-em-both.html
Quote:
Holmgren called Howson the day before the draft in the morning to tell him he was ready to make the move, but not before he dropped a bombshell on Howson’s lap, one that staggered him and forced him to sit down:
“You want ‘em both?” Holmgren asked Howson, meaning Carter (ital) and (end) Richards.
At that time, the Flyers were known to be actively pursuing trades – The Dispatch reported the possibility of a Voracek-for-Carter trade a week or so before it came to fruition – but nobody expected Holmgren to “blow up” his roster by trading both players.
Carter had scored 144 goals the previous four seasons. Richards had scored 112 in that span, making them two of the NHL’s brightest stars.
Howson, who declined comment when reached by The Dispatch earlier this week, told Holmgren there was no way he could make a play for both Carter and Richards without seriously depleting the Blue Jackets’ of prospects and picks.
The Flyers would likely have demanded center Ryan Johnansen – drafted one year earlier – as part of the package, along with the No. 1 pick in the following year’s draft.
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According to the article the trade most likely would have been (perhaps even more):
Carter and Richards for Voracek, Johnansen, 2011 1st, 2012 1st, and 2011 3rd pick