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re: Was the Gretzky trade from Edmonton to LA the biggest sports trade ever?
Posted on 2/8/14 at 6:31 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
Posted on 2/8/14 at 6:31 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
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I wonder if the current markets would be as successful minus this trade. Gretzky says he probably could have won 4 more cups with Edmonton. 8 cups? redonkulus.
If he and Messier both stayed in Edmonton they could have won a few more, not sure about 4 but 2 or 3 should have been in the realm of possible.
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Posted on 2/8/14 at 6:31 pm to chalmetteowl
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i would say Shaq to Miami and Big Unit to Houston... those were the most buzz i've seen around a trade in my lifetime
Shaq to Miami was just drama filled, not nearly as big as these other trades mentioned
Posted on 2/8/14 at 7:12 pm to pvilleguru
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That only won 2 cups.
How many did the Gretzky trade win?
Posted on 2/8/14 at 7:30 pm to KBeezy
quote:None, but I wasn't calling LA or Edmonton juggernauts.
How many did the Gretzky trade win?
Posted on 2/8/14 at 7:36 pm to dukke v
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Ruth to the Yankees............/thread...........
Gretzky was a better player in his sport than Ruth was in his.
But hockey is definitely a second-tier sport so it's hard to say if his trade was bigger in a larger context.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 7:45 pm to RollTigers
And watching the golf at Pebble Beach today, I suspect #99 is a better golfer than Ruth was. 
Posted on 2/8/14 at 7:51 pm to jg8623
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not nearly as big as these other trades mentioned
except shaq won a title with the heat and the lakers got lamar odom who won two with kobe...
Posted on 2/8/14 at 9:24 pm to chalmetteowl
Yea, they both still won a title. Not sure what point you're trying to make?
It was a big trade, but not on the level of a Ruth or Gretzky
It was a big trade, but not on the level of a Ruth or Gretzky
Posted on 2/8/14 at 9:46 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
Not as big but GAVE Kobe two more rings was the armed robbery the Lakers did to Memphis. Immediately changed who the top team in the West was.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 9:47 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
No the Ruth trade was bigger.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 10:00 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
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I just watched the 30 for 30 "Kings Ransom" and that shite was insane.
I still think Wayne was a bit of a prima donna.
Montreal was the last Canadian team to win the cup beating th
Is hockey recognized as a sport. Kidding.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 10:07 pm to sms151t
Ruth wasn't traded... He was sold... How about David Beckham to L A? that truly changed the mls and maybe the sport forever
Posted on 2/8/14 at 10:16 pm to chalmetteowl
quote:Not a trade.
How about David Beckham to L A? that truly changed the mls and maybe the sport forever
Posted on 2/8/14 at 10:29 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
Yes.
Because it probably ruined hockey.
Suddenly all warm weather places in the US got NHL franchises...Gretzky didn't just energize L.A. for Hockey - he did for the entire US not in the Northeast.
Changed the entire landscape.
Doomed Canadian Stanley Cups forever.
The US market for growth in the sport and talent was suddenly wide open. Instead of just Boston and Minnesota guys wanting to be in the NHL.
Because it probably ruined hockey.
Suddenly all warm weather places in the US got NHL franchises...Gretzky didn't just energize L.A. for Hockey - he did for the entire US not in the Northeast.
Changed the entire landscape.
Doomed Canadian Stanley Cups forever.
The US market for growth in the sport and talent was suddenly wide open. Instead of just Boston and Minnesota guys wanting to be in the NHL.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 10:37 pm to Zamoro10
I think some people are confusing biggest trade for most successul trade. At leasy thats only reason I can think of why peoplr are talking abouy championships as reason for how big it is.
Ruth doesnt beat gretzky on trade. I seriously doubt there was a public outcry like it was from, a whole country when wayne was traded. It would be like LeBron being traded in todays 247 cycle
Ruth doesnt beat gretzky on trade. I seriously doubt there was a public outcry like it was from, a whole country when wayne was traded. It would be like LeBron being traded in todays 247 cycle
Posted on 2/8/14 at 11:53 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
The Herschel walker trade was so big that is known exactly as that...."The Herschel Walker Trade"
Posted on 2/9/14 at 5:30 am to tigerfan in bamaland
I would say yes, I recall at the time S.I. called Gretzky the GOAT calling him more dominant than Jordan. ?.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 6:44 am to Kankles
Rickey Williams for the draft picks that landed us Portis
Posted on 2/9/14 at 9:09 am to tigerfan in bamaland
It's hockey. That alone disqualifies it from being the biggest sports trade ever.
Football, Basketball, and Baseball are the only sports that matter enough to have a trade to hold that title.
Football, Basketball, and Baseball are the only sports that matter enough to have a trade to hold that title.
Posted on 2/9/14 at 9:15 am to beaver
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My falcons trading away Favre bc Glanville was a frickhead
Favre was a drunk when he was in Atlanta. That's why he was traded.
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