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FireGilbert · 08-05-2017, 11:43 PM

The trades made in the early 90s overhauling the defence were just bizarre and depressing.

-Matteau traded for Yawney: A player with 34 points in their rookie season is traded for one with a career high of 24. Yawney struggles in 5 seasons with the Flames, capped off by his giveaway to start the playoff drought, while Matteau has a solid career as a 2nd pairing D including being an important part of the Rangers cup win.
-Macoun swapped for Petit in the Gilmour trade: While the reasons for trading Gilmour are obvious it is unknown why a top defensive Dman was also traded. Macoun becomes an important part of the Leafs turnaround and latter helps Detroit win a cup, while Petit has 3 underwhelming seasons with the Flames before becoming a journeyman/replacement level player .
-Suter, Ranheim, and Drury traded for Nylander, Zalapski and Patrick: On paper this wasn't a horrible trade as Nylander was a good young player, Zalapski was coming off a 65 point season, and Patrick had a solid career. Unfortunately for the Flames Nylander was later let go in a really bad trade while Zalapski and Patrick drastically regressed. Suter went on to play another 8 seasons as a top pairing Dman including one All Star game.
-Vernon traded for Chaisson: In order to fill the loss of Suter and make way for Kidd the Flames trade away their cup winning goalie. Vernon wins the cup in Detroit while Chaisson regresses in three seasons and the Flames spend 10 years trying to find a goalie. I still argue the Flames win the Western Conference in 1995 if they don't make this trade.
-MacInnis and a 4th for Housley and 2 2nds: Nothing was going to replace MacInnis who was and continued to be one of the best all around defencemen in the game however Housley, a close to PPG offensive Dman, was a decent return. Unfortunately Housley was also shipped out of town two years later in a deal which returned Albelin and Hulse.

To summarise:
Out: MacInnis, Suter, Macoun, and Matteau
In: Yawney, Petit, Zalapski, Patrick, Chaisson, Albelin, and Hulse.
The Flames go from having one of the best defences in the league to one of the worst.

08-05-2017, 11:43 PM	#176
FireGilbert Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brisbane Exp:	The trades made in the early 90s overhauling the defence were just bizarre and depressing. -Matteau traded for Yawney: A player with 34 points in their rookie season is traded for one with a career high of 24. Yawney struggles in 5 seasons with the Flames, capped off by his giveaway to start the playoff drought, while Matteau has a solid career as a 2nd pairing D including being an important part of the Rangers cup win. -Macoun swapped for Petit in the Gilmour trade: While the reasons for trading Gilmour are obvious it is unknown why a top defensive Dman was also traded. Macoun becomes an important part of the Leafs turnaround and latter helps Detroit win a cup, while Petit has 3 underwhelming seasons with the Flames before becoming a journeyman/replacement level player . -Suter, Ranheim, and Drury traded for Nylander, Zalapski and Patrick: On paper this wasn't a horrible trade as Nylander was a good young player, Zalapski was coming off a 65 point season, and Patrick had a solid career. Unfortunately for the Flames Nylander was later let go in a really bad trade while Zalapski and Patrick drastically regressed. Suter went on to play another 8 seasons as a top pairing Dman including one All Star game. -Vernon traded for Chaisson: In order to fill the loss of Suter and make way for Kidd the Flames trade away their cup winning goalie. Vernon wins the cup in Detroit while Chaisson regresses in three seasons and the Flames spend 10 years trying to find a goalie. I still argue the Flames win the Western Conference in 1995 if they don't make this trade. -MacInnis and a 4th for Housley and 2 2nds: Nothing was going to replace MacInnis who was and continued to be one of the best all around defencemen in the game however Housley, a close to PPG offensive Dman, was a decent return. Unfortunately Housley was also shipped out of town two years later in a deal which returned Albelin and Hulse. To summarise: Out: MacInnis, Suter, Macoun, and Matteau In: Yawney, Petit, Zalapski, Patrick, Chaisson, Albelin, and Hulse. The Flames go from having one of the best defences in the league to one of the worst. __________________ The masses of humanity have always had to surf. Last edited by FireGilbert; 08-05-2017 at 11:46 PM.