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re: Was the Gretzky trade from Edmonton to LA the biggest sports trade ever?

Posted on 2/8/14 at 2:59 pm to dukke v

Posted by COTiger

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Posted on 2/8/14 at 2:59 pm to dukke v

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But Hockey was REAL popular even before wayne came around....

In Montreal & Toronto, yes. Elsewhere, not really.

This post was edited on 2/8/14 at 3:00 pm

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Posted by tigerfan in bamaland

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Posted on 2/8/14 at 3:13 pm to COTiger

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.

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Posted by rondo

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Posted on 2/8/14 at 3:13 pm to COTiger

Surprised no one has mentioned Herschel Walker to Minnesota

Dallas got a couple superbowls out of that deal.

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Posted by tigerpimpbot

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Posted on 2/8/14 at 3:13 pm to COTiger

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Nelson Riis, a member of Parliament from British Columbia, urged the Canadian government to intervene and stop the trade. His plan? The government buys Gretzky from the Kings and then sells him to a Canadian team. That’s something not even the KHL dabbles in …

Said Riis: “The Edmonton Oilers without Wayne Gretzky is like apple pie without ice cream, like winter without snow, like the Wheel of Fortune without Vanna White - it's quite simply unthinkable.”