Shame of a Franchise

[Ed.]

Toronto: Raycroft, but Owen Nolan has to be up there too. Boyes, McCauley and a first rounder that could have been Kesler, Richards or Perry for the tattered carcass of a guy who used to be a power forward.

Lesser known guy, but Mike Craig was another wretched Leaf. Cost the Leafs Zezel and Grant Marshall, and then just hung around being awful for three years, getting far too many top-six opportunities and taking pointless sticking penalties after the whistle.

[petegreg21]

What I have in mind are players that have come to epitomize bad management decisions, dark times for fans or missed opportunities. For example, this could be a bad signing, a bad trade, a notoriously bad draft decision, an over-the-hill legend who does not know when to quit or simply a player who symbolizes a particularly dark era in a franchise history (the captain or best player of a very bad hockey team).

First guy that comes to mind as a shame to Columbus... Nikita Filatov. Am I the only one?!

Another one that seemed obvious but I didnt see anyone else say was Todd Bertuzzi in Vancouver... Maybe he doesn't meet the above description but it's an infamous moment that will live on forever.

Daigle is a great choice for Ottawa, but I think Heatley definitely gets runner up haha! As for ATL, Heatley by a country mile.

[The Guvnah]

First guy that comes to mind as a shame to Columbus... Nikita Filatov. Am I the only one?!

Another one that seemed obvious but I didnt see anyone else say was Todd Bertuzzi in Vancouver... Maybe he doesn't meet the above description but it's an infamous moment that will live on forever.

Daigle is a great choice for Ottawa, but I think Heatley definitely gets runner up haha! As for ATL, Heatley by a country mile.

Wow, you and I must be on the same wavelength! I was thinking Filatov for CLB, Bertuzzi for VAN and Daigle for OTT myself!

[Pengwin7]

Wow, you and I must be on the same wavelength! I was thinking Filatov for CLB, Bertuzzi for VAN and Daigle for OTT myself!

Ah - those are good calls!

[TeamRamrod]

Maybe the thread should be worst draft pick/over site, the worst player/person and worst trade.

[TeamRamrod]

But if you want the actual shame of Detroit, it's the fact that Mike Illitch took down the retired number of Larry Aurie #6 without giving any reason and he has refused to address the issue for decades.

Mike Illitch (and family) look like real douches on this one.

http://kuklaskorner.com/index.php/ho...secrates_aurie

[newfcollins]

For Montreal, I'd take the Bob Gainey GM era.

Honourable mentions: Trading Chelios for Savard, and trading Leclair and Desjardins and Dionne for Recchi.

[Sulla]

Montreal - John Leclair and Eric Desjardins
florida - Dan Boyle (wasn't even a trade was a waiver loss)
Pittsburgh - they already had enough offence but losing Naslund
boston - Jim Carey (not that one)

[Sulla]

This one

http://youtu.be/E3v12Ql7whE

[The Bottlenecker]

If we are talking GMs, John Ferguson Jr. couldn't tie my skates be do it correctly.

[MarmotKing]

For Montreal, I'd take the Bob Gainey GM era.

Good one.

How about the Rejean Houle / Mario Trembley era. That went well...

[Zorro]

WEST
Anaheim Ducks - Jeff Friesen (traded Selanne away)
Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes - Chris Gratton (traded away Briere)
Calgary Flames - Rob Ramage&Rick Wamsley (traded away Brett Hull)
Edmonton Oilers - Craig Millar&Barrie Moore (traded away Miroslav Satan)
Los Angeles Kings - K.Houston&B.Engblom (traded away Larry Murphy)
San Jose Sharks - M.E.Vlasic......... I know I know (traded away Miikka Kiprusoff)
Vancouver Canucks - Barry Pederson (traded away Cam Neely)
Chicago Blackhawks - Jack Norris/Pit Martin/Gilles Marotte (traded away Phil Esposito)
Colorado Avalanche - Jose Theodore (can't think of anyone else)
Québec Nordiques - Wendel Clark (traded away Mats Sundin)
Dallas Stars - Jason Arnott (traded away Joe Niewendyk)
Minnesota Wild - Dany Heatley (bad signing)
Nashville Predators - Jonathan Blum (traded away Scott Hartnell&Kimo Timonen)
St. Louis Blues - Craig Janey (traded away Adam Oates)
Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers - Colby Armstrong (traded away Marion Hossa)

EAST
Boston Bruins - Wayne Primeau/Brad Stuart/Marco Sturm (traded away Thornton) Would have been better off getting prospects/1st rounders
Buffalo Sabres -Doug Bodger/Darren Shannon (traded away Tom Barrasso)
Detroit Red Wings - Bernie Federko (traded away Adam Oates) .........................Marcel Dionne wanted out
Florida Panthers - Martin Tuma (traded away Dan Boyle)
Montréal Canadiens - Scott Gomez (traded away Ryan McDonaugh)
Ottawa Senators – Alexandre Daigle
Tampa Bay Lightning - Cedrick Desjardins (traded away Dustin Tokarski) not very many bad moves to choose from........HaHa
Toronto Maple Leafs - Andrew Raycroft (traded away Tuuka Rask)
Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford- John Cullen (traded away Ron Francis)
Columbus Blue Jackets - N.Zheredev (booooooooooooooo)
New Jersey Devils - Sylvain Turgeon (traded away Pat Verbeek)
New York Islanders - Oleg Kvasha&Mark Parrish (traded away Roberto Luongo&Olli Jokinen)
New York Rangers - Ken Hodge (traded away Rick Middleton)
Philadelphia Flyers - Matt Ellison (traded away Patrick Sharp)
Pittsburgh Penguins - Kris Beech (traded away Jagr)
Washington Capitals - Anson Carter (traded away Jagr)

[MarmotKing]

Nice list Zorro. I forgot quite a few of those trades!

[Magicstew]

Mike Illitch (and family) look like real douches on this one.

http://kuklaskorner.com/index.php/ho...secrates_aurie

Wow you would think the Wings would honour their heritage - it is an original 6. Interesting article, did not know this - you would think this would be something Don Cherry would jump on?

[Dakkster]

Wow you would think the Wings would honour their heritage - it is an original 6. Interesting article, did not know this - you would think this would be something Don Cherry would jump on?

No one is wearing the number and I doubt anyone ever has under Illitch's watch, but it's not the same as having it properly hanging in the rafters. Konstantinov won't ever get #16 retired, but no one will ever wear that for Detroit again. Still not official.