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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Yes, I discount the analysis of that as a bad trade because it relies on a lot of hindsight. Hull also had a rep as being lazy and out of shape. He was drafted 117. And that wasn’t even his first year of eligibility. He did light it up as a minor pro, and looked good as a rookie, but TBF there wasn’t a lot of room at wing on the 88 Flames and he may have stagnated a bit.
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The Adam Oates connection is pretty crazy.
Hull was right around 0.5 g/gp in the 2 seasons before Oates joined STL.
Then 72 and 86 game seasons, and 54 goals in 54 games before Oates was traded...Hull had exactly 158 goals in 158 games with Oates (though each guy missed some games in this time...wouldn't be surprised if their together rate was actually >1.0).
Hull still managed 19 goals in the 16 games after Oates and was around 0.70 g/gp for the three seasons after, which is of course nothing to sneeze at.
Neely had .72 and .74 seasons before Oates (and 1 year with 9 goals in 9 games).
11 goals in 13 games in another injury riddled season with Oates, and then 50g in 49gp in 93-94. Pretty remarkable to come back after missing so many games the previous two years - league scoring also dropped from 3.63 to 3.24 in that year, the lowest since 1973.