There’s simply no way to rationalize this trade from the Flames’ perspective.
4. Dec. 6, 1995: The Canadiens traded Patrick Roy and Mike Keane to the Colorado Avalanche for Andrei Kovalenko, Martin Rucinsky, and Jocelyn Thibault
No mystery here. Roy was one of the greatest goalies ever. Without him, I’m not sure Colorado would have won its two Stanley Cups. Kovalenko and Rucinsky were both career second or third line players. Thibault had several good seasons, but has only had three winning seasons since.





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