The genesis for the reputation that Lowe has, and the Oilers as a whole, to this day.
Lowe thought thought he was being the white knight who would put his foot down against young guys cashing in. He thought the Oilers overpaid Comrie to get him into town for a playoff run.
Before this trade, in talks for the second deal, he wanted to pay Comrie less then his initial deal. Also, Comrie got a big bonus in one of the last games for scoring a certain number of points in the final year of that deal, when the Oilers didn't make the playoffs. Lowe was livid, and said he should take less in the next deal.
He didn't win that one, caught the attention of players and agents for such an absurd idea, and Comrie signed for what he was worth in the second deal, but from that point forward, Lowe tried to claw that money back he thought he overpaid Comrie, as he did here with the Ducks.
Fastfoward to the above articles.
Then, of course, Comrie's name (and his family's) got dragged through the mud when he did finally get traded to Philly.
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