Wayne Gretzky's trade from Edmonton was actually WILD | Undeniable with Joe Buck
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- čas přidán 16. 11. 2023
- After winning yet another Stanley Cup titled with the Edmonton Oilers, Wayne's father warned him he would likely be traded from the team. Though he voiced his opinions on not wanting to leave the organization, he knew it was for the best since he was a salary cap. Partly in an effort to get Messier, Anderson and Fuhr bigger paychecks, Gretzky opted to leave and take his talents to Los Angeles.
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Wow! This is very interesting. A lot different reasoning to hear in 2023 compared to 1988.
That Oilers dynasty team was perhaps the greatest assembled team in NHL history.
"That Oilers dynasty team was perhaps the greatest assembled team in NHL history."
Except for the Islanders dynasty.
@@michaelzilkowsky2936 I would take the Oilers over the Islanders.
@@nymike06 the only way the Oilers beat the Islanders out of their fifth straight Cup was Ziegler's maniacal determination to put the Cup in Gretzky's hands by changing the final format to 2-3-2. All the Oilers had to do was get a split on the Island and they were in the driver's seat.
It helped, too, in the overall scheme of things, that the Islanders played in the tough Patrick Division while the Oilers skated around in the Smythe against such power house teams as Van and LA and Calgary (I can't rmember if Winnipeg had a team in those days). Lots of Gretzky's records were accumulated against weak teams.
Having said that, I won't downplay Wayne's impact on garnering US fan interest in the game. Wayne's a good guy, I guess I've always been a bit biased towards the greatest pure goal scorer the league has ever seen or ever will see : Mike Bossy.
.76 goals per game, which will never be equalled.
@@michaelzilkowsky2936 The late Bossy was wonderful! What an underrated incredible player. I have always been a NY Rangers fan. Bossy's dominance in the 80s prevented the Rangers from advancing, possibly to the Finals on a few occasions. Nevertheless, I respect greatness. The Islanders had an incredible run with a loaded team. I would give the edge to Edmonton's run. All the lines were HOF players. I never saw a goal scoring team like them. They literally could put up 7-10 goals a night if they tried hard enough. All those Oilers players who came to the Rangers helped them win a Cup.
@@nymike06 I am not sure of Edmonton's number, but the Islanders had 16 core players with their name engraved into the Cup during their run. That speaks well of the core of the team, but on the other hand might indicate that they didn't do as good a job as they should have bringing in new players to learn from that core.
Bossy got the shit end of the stick even in death. Through his life everyone talked about Gretzky and Mario (who don't have a .76 goals per game average), and then a week after he died Lafleur died and hogged the headlines.
I once gave John Davidson a ride in my cab, he was here for an exhibition game, and I asked him what it was like facing Bossy.
"You knew what he was going to do but you couldn't stop him. By the time you'd get across to cover him, the puck was already in the net" due to his accuracy and quick release.
His 50th in 50 goal is amazing......he settled down a bouncing puck, or at least settled it down enough to whack it out of mid air (an inch or so off the ice) and through the five hole. 🙂
And truly, you need to know Pocklington's businesses were failing badly he needed capital to save them, so while everything else is and was true, this fact is often overlooked.
Gretz wouldnt sign an extension so they kinda had to trade him. Imagine him walking and getting nothing back.
They wouldn't have got all that bad karma. They've been shit ever since
I thought that the Oilers traded Gretzky only because Pocklington needed to make up for the money he lost when his other businesses struggled. I didn't think that Gretzky would be a UFA in 1989 or 1990.
Was a great loss for Edmonton, but probably the best thing that ever happened to the NHL! Wayne coming to the Kings opened up much of the US to hockey. Helped to greatly expand the NHL fan base and audience in the US.
Bingo.! It was huge for the NHL
I witnessed the 1988 press con as a kid. The entire nation broke down, except for some. I was almost sure my uncles were happy too because the Canucks were getting killed by the Oilers for years. With Wayne out, all they have to deal with is Messier and Lowe. And just like every sports owner out there, to keep a juggernaut team like the Oilers, requires $$$$. Pocklington's business ventures were bleeding. Fast forward 2023, I;m sure Connor McDavid may be in the same situation come contract time.
I’m hoping it does bro I’m hoping history repeats here and mcdavid comes here to my LA kings 😭🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
And the Oilers haven't been the same ever since.
Too bad the owner at the time couldn’t afford to keep that team together. I got to see them up close and it was pretty special.
Pocklington did himself no favors but …
WAYNE
APPROVED
THE TRADE
I thought that the Oilers traded Gretzky only because Pocklington needed to make up for the money he lost when his other businesses struggled. I didn't think that Gretzky would be a UFA in 1989 or 1990.
Yep, we hated his wife, i was a 10/11 when he was traded, we didn't really understand why, had Gretzky stayed, that team likely would of won at more than a few more cups.
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It was easier for him and Janet to go to LA
Man ik he the goat but thank the lord Detroit didn’t trade for him
I think is was the wedding ring made him a LA king.
Maybe so
or the fact peter couldnt pay him his worth as a UFA and you cant let him walk for free
@@Reidski97 more than likely the ring 💍 made him a LA king.
@@Reidski97 Exactly!
@@cindyrussell1581 he explains exactly why that is false in this very video. Did you watch it?
BS.
What a legend