34 years ago today the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Tom Kurvers to the Vancouver Canucks.
That in itself doesn't seem particularly memorable, but it was the culmination of a horrible deal the Leafs made three years earlier when they traded their first round pick in 1989 to the New Jersey Devils for Kurvers, who turned out to be a complete bust (I'm sure he was a nice guy).
At one point the Leafs are doing so poorly that season that their first round pick could have been the #1 pick overall - landing the Devils Eric Lindros.
They even failed to do a complete tank job right and instead gave up the #3 overall pick. This was even worse, as the Devils selected future Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer!
Don't just believe me.....
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They weren't called the Sad Sack Leafs for no reason
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