Also, this is not a case of two teams giving up on under-performing top prospects. Naslund was having a breakout season, and already had 52 points in 66 games at the time of the deal!
8. 1976: The Rangers traded Rick Middleton to the Bruins for Ken Hodge
This trade foreshadows the Rangers of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s: they traded Rick Middleton—a budding star—after his sophomore season for a washed-up scorer at the end of his career (Hodge).
Middleton went on to score 898 points in 881 games over 12 successful seasons with the Bruins. Hodge spent one full season with the Rangers, scoring 62 points. The next season, he faltered and was sent down after 18 games, never to return to the NHL.
7. June 6, 1986: The Canucks traded Cam Neely and a first-round pick to Boston for Gary Pederson.
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