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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I think we see a lot of draft deals for cost-controlled players, but there isn't much evidence for limited term guys moving between draft and UFA day:
'17-18 is the most relevant year (VGK ED):
- Eberle w/ 2 years left for Strome (LOL)
- Panarin (2 yrs) for Saad (4)
'18-'19:
Hoffman (2) for Boedker
Skinner, Pacioretty, and Karlsson trades happened in Aug and Sep
'19-20
Barrie/Brodie only had 1 year terms for Kadri...(actual trade happened July 1)
The next best I could find was 2015 where 1 year of Lucic (15 team trade list; 46% retained) returned: pick #13OA in 2015
23 yo Colin Miller (5th rd pick who had yet to play an NHL game, though he lit up the AHL the previous season and played 42 games for BOS the next year)
Martin Jones (RFA rights - BOS flipped him a few days later for a 2016 1st (#29 - Trent Frederic) and Sean Kuraly (full time player for 4 years now)
Be careful what we wish for in Lombardi? Lucic actually potted 23G and 50P, but the Kings were out in 5 and haven't won a playoff game since.
34 yo Bieksa also waived his NTC to go for a 2016 2nd to ANA that year (that 2nd ended up being future HOFer Filip Gustavsson)
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Quoting self for posterity. Dug back one year further for another few examples:
2014:
37 yo Briere 1x4M traded June 30 from MTL to COL for Parenteau (2x4M) +5th. Retired after season.
35 yo Stuart 1x3.6M traded July 1 from SJ to COL for 2nd+6th. COL extended him in Sep 2014.
31 yo Spezza 1x7M (10 team NTC) traded on July 1, 2014 for:
2015 2nd (ended up 42OA)
Alex Chiasson (2009 2nd rd pick, coming off first full NHL season at age 23: 13g, 35p)
Alex Guptil (2010 3rd rd pick, never played in NHL before/after)
Nicholas Paul (2014 4th rd pick w/ 0 gp; has been a fringe player for OTT)
DAL extended Spezza in November.
Lucic got a haul, but otherwise draft-UFA day hasn't been a great time to trade 1 yr to UFA players.