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Old 12-08-2020, 08:24 AM   #25
Jiri Hrdina
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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).
Yeah the team was trying to address character issues - as they had gone through a period of time with a lot of lazy but skilled players. So then they swung the other way and traded for hard working but unskilled players.
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