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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Give me a break, Wayne Gretzky was traded.
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Can we retire that particular bit of historical trivia? It has absolutely no bearing on today's game.
Gretzky wasn't traded, he was sold, because Peter Pocklington was broke. The cash he received in the deal was enough to pay the Oilers' entire roster for three years.
Nowadays, of course, you can't trade players for cash. But if you could, the equivalent to the Gretzky trade would be a cash payment of about $200 million, plus players and picks. There's a reason why you so seldom see trades involving top-tier stars with long-term contracts.