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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Wasn't it the Leafs who in 1989 traded their first round pick in the following year's draft (i.e. 1991 instead of 1990) for Tom Kurvers? And then started freaking out because they sucked and were going to finish last in 1990/91, which would have meant losing out on Eric Lindros?
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yeah...pretty funny stuff
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Now why you ask would the Leafs trade Pearson (their 1988 1st Round choice) and a pair of second round picks for three players from the worst team in the league? Because by making Quebec slightly worse and Toronto slightly better, it diminished the chances of Toronto finishing last overall in the league. Sounds like a noble goal… except the SOLE reason the Leafs did this was to avoid their last-place finish turning their draft pick into the first overall draft choice. This would result in New Jersey turning Tom Kurvers… into teenage phenom Eric Lindros.
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https://urbaneblog.wordpress.com/200...y-part-3-of-3/
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