1992 was barely a day old when a colossal trade came across the wire. As a General Manager in the NHL, one is frequently asked if you can tell what other GM's may be thinking. While the answer is generally no, on this day, the GM's in question did seem rather transparent. This wasn't a day where two trading partners looked to make minor modifications. This was a far more drastic, more sweeping deal, along the lines of a major shakeup. The executives running the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs got together and agreed to surgically remove a whopping 25% of their active rosters.
By the time the scalpels had done the deed, 10 players were looking for a new place to hang their skates. At the head of this pack was former Flame Captain Doug Gilmour, who weighed in at a hefty 5/5 consensus rating. So Toronto got the best player, (and likely won the deal in the short-term), whereas Calgary got the younger players while unloading aging veterans. From this distance, it looked like Toronto was trying to win now, while Calgary was building for the future.
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