How The 1992 Eric Lindros Trade Won The Colorado Avalanche Two Stanley Cups | NHL Trade Trees
2.07.2020
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Steve Dangle takes a look back at the 1992 Eric Lindros Trade and how the trade tree evolved to include 6 members of the Hockey Hall of Fame and directly resulted in the Colorado Avalanche winning two Stanley Cups.
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I don't watch NHL, but these trade trees are fascinating, even though i only know 2 or 3 names (mostly if they were scandinavian of some note) is there any of these where there is a danish player involved.
What i get from this video : The 90's !
Bring back my Nordiques!!!! Haven't followed the NHL since 1996...
RIP Pierre Lacroix, here is part of your legacy.
Great video. Two omissions conspicuous by their absence: 1. No mention of Paul Stastny getting drafted by the same franchise (different cities) his dad & uncles all played for after defecting from behind the Iron Curtain? It's a fun fact. 2. Lindros himself getting traded twice in the same day was absolutely bazonkers.
Great video. I feel. Old remembering all those .. but god did the Avalanche ever got a he best of that trade.
Funny how, when discussing Lindros' junior career, they leave out the Soo Greyhounds. They drafted him, but he refused to go to the Soo. They traded him to Oshawa for a shwack of players, and preceded to beat Lindros and the Generals in 1991 on the way the winning the Memorial Cup. It was essentially the same thing that happened with him in the NHL. And no, Marcel Aubut did NOT own the Soo Greyhounds.
Should have mentioned what the rangers trade for lindros was...
To me that trade is probably the biggest theft ever in NHL history. Marcel Aubut was a very tough negotiator and Pierre Pagé (who was the GM at the time) was a brilliant and underrated hockey man. Too sad that the team had left Quebec city when they won the Stanley cup...
There was another trade involving a 1st over-all that wouldn't play for a team. Do the Bryan Berard trade from Ottawa.
steve duchesne is pronounced like mat duchene but like kenny chesny
If there was one person, living or dead, I could choose to put in a school bus, set it on fire then push it into the Grand Canyon, it would be Forsberg. Crybaby ass
Almost as big as the Gretzky trade imo. Pretty much puts the nail in the coffin for Quebec, then hands Colorado two cups with one of the best teams of all time. gdamn forsberg was good.
Say it with me: Due Shay Nnnn
You could still extend the trade tree on Lindros's side since he got traded in 2001 Flyers trade Lindros to the Rangers for Hlavac, Johnsson, Brendl, and a 3rd rounder Flyers trade Hlavac and a 3rd rounder for Brashear and a 6th rounder Flyers trade Brendl and Jacques for Sami Kapanen and Bast
Great job! Lifetime hockey fan and I love your enthusiasm and passion for the game. I pride myself in knowing a lot about the game and guys like you are just great to listen to because I can see that you also have extensive knowledge of historical hockey. Excellent!
Liked & subscribed. Well done!
Late to the game here, and I enjoy your vids, but I guess you wanted to keep this under an hour because you didn't bother going over the Flyers side of the Trade as they eventually Traded Lindros for Jan Hlavak, Kim Johnnson, and Pavel Bendl. They then became Donald Brashear and Sami Kapanen. Also, Mispronouncing Steve Duchesne's name wrong is pretty unforgivable, the guy is a borderline HoFer not some throwaway prospect who played until 2002, you had to have watched him play. But one thing you pointed out was pretty cool. When Bourque was about to be traded at the deadline, it was the The Flyers who were favored to trade for him. So much so that I think Bourque's last game as a Bruin was against the Flyers and after the game the Flyer players were joking with him telling Ray to bring his equipment over to their lockerroom. It's interesting to see that it was some of the pieces from the Lindros trade that prevented the Flyers from getting Bourque
eric lindros and ron hextall forever
Great work! Aside the pronunciation of a couple names 😂😎. Lacroix was a great GM.
Remember when teams selected enforcers in the first round? Hockey has definitely changed for the better.
I remember how afraid people in Detroit were of Lindros and the Legion of Doom going into 97, I wasn’t, cause I was a kid and thought that no one could possibly be better than The Russian five and Yzerman and company. I turned out to be right, but mostly because the Grind line and Lidstrom and Murphy basically made them look incredibly average. Obviously we had a tough time getting through Colorado partly as a result of this trade, but it taught us what we needed to finally win it all. It’s still maybe my favorite time in my life, watching the Wings win it all in 97, 98, and 02. Not quite as much 08 but that was a fun run as well, but something about being a kid and watching them win it all is special.
By the way dude, Forsberg won two Olympic gold medals, not just one....😉
zero cups=Sundin
This is a awesome video
I’d like to know what the problem was between Aubut and Lindros.
1) The Nordiques were STACKED before the Lindros trade. They could have traded Lindros to many teams and gotten phenomenal value. Forsberg was the gem but they were already an all-star team and would have become a dynasty any way you sliced it. 2) Acquiring Patrick Roy had nothing to do with Lindros. Thibault was a horrible goalie... Rusinsky was a “good” player. The Habs should have traded to another team for much better value and better goalie. But Roy had that temperament. He wanted to go to a winner. And Colorado would not have won a single cup without Patrick Roy. 3) Colorado dealing away Sundin was a horrific trade loss. Then again, they were so stacked who cares at that point :) 4) if not for Detroit also being a dynasty, Colorado with Roy would have won 4 or 5 cups instead of 2. Don’t forget, Detroit was always Roy’s nemesis team LOL!! 5) Eric Lindros with any other 21 players on his team creates one of the most exciting teams in the league ... he alone was well worth anything Colorado got for him. The Flyers had a legit chance at a cup every season that Lindros played. That translates to fans and ticket sales across the continent. Let’s not downplay that he didn’t win a cup :) Thanks for the Trade-tree; it was awesome to re-live those years! It was such an exciting time for the NHL and hockey fans.
flyers = pain
Most of the players directly involved had better careers than Lindros. Also, he is still lying about refusing to play for the Nordiques. The truth is that his MOM and Dad didn't want their little boy to play for a losing team. Part of his legacy is that of a Mama's boy. Also, like Chris Pronger, his biggest hits were usually when he hit someone into the boards from BEHIND, and when someone came to hit him head-on, he would bring his stick up with both hands (Cross-check) to defend himself.
I used to go to the same video store as Lindros, back when those were a thing. He had a reputation in the local community as a bit of a diva. The video store guys flat out hated him as a customer.
U forgat to mention NN Rangers handshake
Doo Chesney? Really?
I’m 5 mins in and I hope you intentionally mispronounced Steve Duchene’s name or imma be so mad
Do-Shane twit
Peter Forsberg didn't only win Olympic gold in 2006, he won his first Olympic gold in Lillehammer 94 where he scored the final penalty in the penalty shootout against Canada in the final.
Did he seriously just say Steve Du-ches-ne? This guy doesn't know what he's talkin' about.
If you don’t know how to pronounce Steve’s last name, should we give weight on your hockey knowledge?
Forsberg won 2 world championships, 2 Olympic gold medals and 2 Stanley cups. Lindros was good, but not Forsberg good.
I didn’t know ray bourque had that many points with avalanche
Forsberg actually had 2 olympic golds :)
Watt 300 games were played
So sad to hear about Pierre Lacroix RIP
If Eric stayed he would have been concussed and Colorado would have won nothing. Fate , Karma what ever you want to call it was not good to Philly. Because I believe Eric was the most powerful power forward in the history of hockey. One of the best players to lace them up. He dominated. An almost unstoppable force pre concussion. Actually Forsberg was also one of the best too. In a way live by the sword die by it. Was how it was for Lindros's career.
Steve Doo Chesney. Dude lost me right there!
Just seeing this trade tree makes you think you're in the California Redwoods of hockey trades.
I have to say i never saw wayne and mario lemieux play at their prime so for me pavel bure and peter forsberg were hands down the biggest superstars- legends i witnessed playing in my life. Started following the nhl in the year 2000
Very nice job Steve. Mississauga guy here. Lived in Denver 98 to 2005. Stanley Cups and Super Bowl championships! Sakic and Elway. What a great time it was... thanks for bringing back those memories. But hated Crawford and my blood is blue... Leafs fan forever.
Loving this
Eric choked under pressure every time ! Stanley cup finals 1997 1 meaningless goal in the waining minutes of a four game sweep. The 2002 olympics he was 16th scorer on the team with one point and a minus 3 rating. In the prime of his career. He won a gold medal on the backs of players like Joe Sakic. On top of that he was an absolute cancer in the locker room. Ask the Flyers . Eric was selected to the hall of fame before he ever took his first NHL shift. The Hockey Writers don't want to admit they were wrong. Eric was a good player not a great one, let alone a hall of famer . Hall of famers produce when the money is on the line . Eric chocked every time. There are many other deserving players that should have gone in before him.
Loved this. Hope to see more like it.
Great video !
Am I the only one who could understand both Forsberg+Lindros were good for both teams. Lindros came close to a cup but they lost in final in 1997. Reason why they lost Detroit Redwings were on a tear that year.
Wait a second Steve Du chez knee or Dushane???? Hahaha
Just found you. Did you do the NY Islanders - 12 worst Mike Milbury trades?
I love Pavel Bure. He will always be my favorite player. I’m a panthers fan and loved when we got VBK and Bure, Jovocop, the other Niedermayer, Bill Lindsay. Those were the golden years.
"Steve Dew-chez-knee" lol
Had Steve never heard of Steve Duchesne?
Great video I grew up in South Jersey and remember Big E very well there was never a more dominant player in the league with size speed and was able to do what he did to an absolute travesty that the flyers did not when they Stanley cup with Eric Quinn draws and that legion of Doom line we would have been better off putting a trash can in net at some points back then
It’s so impressive that you were able to break it down and explain it in a way that I could follow all the way through
at the time Eric was bigger then nearly everyone else, now his size is common place, we forget that.
actually Forsberg won olympic gold in 1994 and 2006 =D
Man oh man. I had it out for him for years. I thought him not wanting to play as a rebuke. As a young guy I had thought if you were drafted by any team you should be happy. To me it would be like working for my Step Dad. I would also say any where but here. Even so I thought he was the most dominant power forward ever for a couple years. He was a great player. There has been no other player like him.
Be like a really mean Mathews. Who hits and runs over pretty much every one.
This is interesting but this guy seems like a Leafs homer!!
Forsberg actually won 2 Olympic gold medals...
For the first time, this is longest trade tree I ever seen before, WOW!!
Ill make it easy for you instead of watching this bs. Patrick Roy
Sorry. Lindros is is full of it and is trying to rewrite history. He did not want to play in Quebec. In fact, I don’t think he wanted to play anywhere in Canada. He had sponsorship dollars dancing in his eyes. This train wreck could have had an amazing career. But because he believed his own PR he’ll go down as a bust.
In hindsight, Lindros for Forsberg 1-for-1 is already a pretty even trade. Nevermind all that other stuff O_O
Colorado Avalanche Fans: Yes keep going Everyone else: Stop
great vid
As a Habs fan, Colorado was still the Nordiques in my mind....salt in that Roy trade wound!
epic video but how you managed to mispronounce Steve Duchesne is beyond me as a hokey fan.
This video was very detailed in information. 100% accurate. Job well done 👏
I just didn't think he was mature enough
Sorry but it's pronounce Steve du Chêne
Well done Steve. You’re the best.
If I went back as a gm, I’d take Forsberg over Lindros. It’s close though.
I’m a Avs fan and I just gotta say thanks philly for the 2 cups
Best part was the video of joe giving the cup to ray best part hand down
One of the most over-hyped , over-rated player of his time !
I would have cried by the ray bourque stanley cup clip except I've watzhed it a gazillion times before
0:20 wow WOW Holy Smokes!!!!!!
Matt Duchene was the ultimate Avs fan. He said: "What if I can do for them what Lindros did?" Thank you for your sacrifice, I know it was hard.
Eric Lindros trade: the history of the Colorado Avalanche
Anyone just realize that Forsberg was drafted by Philly and then finally played for them?
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Your trade tree videos are very entertaining and very informative.
The question is would Forsberg had developed in Philly, under Bobby Clarke as GM, and Bill Dineen and Terry Simpson as HC's? Philly has always favored the rough and tough players. I'm not questioning Forsberg talent. But, there are many cases where a team and HC, have a great talent but never develop that talent. Yeah, I know Forsberg was the Flyers' #1 pick in 1991.
Too bad that Forsberg never was rough and though then 😁😜😜😜
Patrick Roy is probably one of the few guy who wiill have his jersey retired by 2 clubs (AVS and Habs)
Steve Duchesne is a french-canadian what did you called Matt Duchesne with same last name. Du- Shea-neuh ! (From the Oak tree.)
It almost seems like every team was involved in this tree
Steve “Doo-ches-nee” ITS PRONOUNCED HOW THE SAME AS DUCHENE
Do a Trevor Linden trade tree! please and thank you!
it's Matt Doo-Shayne - ew-vay kroop ------- Good catch on the Lindros thing. At that time everyone thought he was a suck, but everyone knew he didn't want to play for them.
And I thought the Lindros trade for Peter Forsberg was one for one
Overated,never lead Philly to the promise or Team canada in 96 and 98.
The overall trade tree of this trade is still ongoing today, its ridiculous.
Steve Doo-chez-nee? No. Steve Doo-Shane.
Bring us a bill guerin career video
Wow.. never knew it went this deep.
Philly got the short end of the stick there:)