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Originally Posted by TheChief
Gilmour/Hull/Phaneuf, in my opinion 3 of the worst 5 trades in NHL history.
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In hindsight I'm not so sure the Phaneuf trade is as bad as it's made out to be. Sure many would have preferred a more Future's based package to come back. But who knows what other teams really would have paid.
It does appear with hindsight that the Flames sold a guy who was starting to show damage and wear who was going to be paid a lot more money than he was worth. With all the moaning about Monahan these days...well that's sort of what the Flames did with Dion. Traded him for less than perceived value to shed some poor value contract years.