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Originally Posted by Roughneck
Here's some fun Chris Gratton facts that have a Flames angle:
Over the course of his career Gratton was involved in trades for: Daymond Langkow, Cory Sarich, Wayne Primeau and Derek Morris.
The last trade he was involved in was for a 2nd Round Pick that the Panthers used to select Jakob Markstrom.
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The Chris Gratton trades worked out incredibly well for the Flyers. So he was initially signed as a free agent and they had to give the Lightning four first round picks, which they then traded back to the Flyers in exchange for Mikael Renberg and Karl Dykhuis. A couple of years later they decide that was a bad idea and both teams just switch players again. This time the Lightning throw in a disappointing prospect, Damian Langkow. So Langkow plays better for the Flyers, gets traded to the Coyotes for a first and a second round round pick.
The first round pick turns into Jeff Carter. Who then gets turned into Voracek, Couturier, and Cousins. This free agent signing and trades have been paying off for the Flyers for almost 30 years.
I still can't imagine giving up four first round picks for Chris Gratton though!