Misconduct | The hockey transaction that has marked you the most: your answers

“Without a doubt, Patrick Roy in Colorado! It was difficult to find this great intensity in Montreal afterwards in a goalkeeper. His passion and his desire to win were sincere and contagious in every match. His departure from Montreal was the biggest “game” lost by the team that year. »

Lucie Poulin

“Guy Carbonneau was my favorite Canadian player. I was flabbergasted when he was traded for Jim Montgomery of the St. Louis Blues. Thereafter, Carbo played nearly 400 games and won a Stanley Cup with Dallas while Montgomery only played 5 games before being released! The latter even said at the time of the transaction that the CH had erred in this decision. »

Luc Sauve

“There are trades that are particularly difficult for fans to accept. When Bob Gainey sent Mike Ribeiro to the Dallas Stars in return for Janne Niinimaa in 2006, it still remains incomprehensible despite Ribeiro’s problems in Montreal. »

Francois Racine

“It’s not one, but two transactions that marked me. They occurred one day apart (March 5 and 6, 1990). Michel Goulet and Peter Stastny left the Nordiques. In return, they obtained the following players: Craig Wolanin and Randy Velischek against Stastny as well as Mario Doyon, Daniel Vincelette and Everett Sanipass against Goulet. Imagine the team the Nordiques would have had in the early 1990s if, in addition to youngsters like Sakic, Sundin, Nolan and the Lindros trade, they had had an interesting return for these two Hall of Famers, who had a few good years left (Goulet was not yet 30 at the time of the exchange). The 1996 Stanley Cup might have arrived before the move. »

Alain Dupere

“In 1992, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded defenseman Zarley Zalapski, a second-round pick, and forwards Rob Brown and Randy Cunneyworth to the Hartford Whalers for Ron Francis and Ulf Samuellsson. The Penguins won a second Stanley Cup and the Whalers became a very ordinary team. A cramp in the brain of Emile Francis. »

Martin Laperriere

“At the end of 1988, the Canadiens traded the late John Kordic and an obscure sixth-round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Russ Le Chevreuil Courtnall. In my opinion, one of the most one-sided transactions of all time. Apart from his pugilist skills, Kordic didn’t really have any offensive potential. While Courtnall, despite not going into corners much, was a speed dealer and had undeniable attacking flair. He has done great service for the Habs. »

Marc-Andre Deland

“On November 7, 1975, I was 15 years old. The New York Rangers trade Jean Ratelle and Brad Park to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais and Joe Zanussi. I was stunned, I who believed that we made an exchange only when the players were no longer performing in their team. Will we see such a transaction involving three future members of the Hall of Fame? »

Denis La Roche

“For me, the exchange of Chris Chelios for Denis Savard should never have happened, because the number 18 of the Blackhawks had already given everything. In addition, Jacques Demers had decided not to play him for the game where the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in 1993.

Clement Late

“The Montreal Canadiens get Frank Mahovlich by shipping Mickey Redmond, Bill Collins and Guy Charron to Detroit. This exchange, which took place in 1971 when Sam Pollock was GM, transformed the team. Indeed, the CH had just missed the playoffs for the first time in the space of 22 years and its performance was faltering the following winter. Mahovlich helped the team finally make the playoffs and even led them to a Stanley Cup with a 14-goal, 13-assist performance in the playoffs. Sure, Redmond had two 50-plus seasons with Detroit, but Mahovlich’s impact in 1971 was major for Montreal. »

Isidore Ouellet

“How can we forget the trade that sent Craig Rivet to the San Jose Sharks? The Canadian received in return the warrior Josh Gorges and a first choice who became his captain: Max Pacioretty. When the CH parted ways with Pacioretty, they received Tomas Tatar and Nick Suzuki! Big thanks to Doug Wilson of the Sharks. »

Benoit Deschamps