I remember when he held out in Europe that one season, near the end of that season I saw a Reichel jersey (red pedestal) for $20 and I knew he'd be back so I bought it.
Of course, he got traded later that year but then Nylander took 26 so I got the name bar replaced. Then Nylander was traded a month later so that jersey is cursed (I still have it).
The worst part about the Reichel trade was that Marty McInnis was a clear downgrade. I feel like we did that a lot at that time, trade players for clear downgrades (Nylander for Nazarov another example).
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