"Miracle Swap: Remembering the Jaw-Dropping 10-Player Trade that Changed the NHL Forever On January 2, 1992, the hockey world witnessed a trade for the ages, as the Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues pulled off a staggering 10-player deal that would go down in history as the largest player swap in NHL history. Dubbed "Trader Cliff" by the media, Cliff Fletcher, the General Manager of the Calgary Flames, masterminded the massive transaction, which saw players like Rob Blake, Jamie Macoun, and Rick Wamsley change teams in a single, breathtaking move. The trade had far-reaching consequences for the teams involved, shaping the course of their seasons and cementing Fletcher's reputation as one of the greatest traders in NHL history. But what made this trade so remarkable, and how did it change the game forever?"
On Jan. 2, 1992, the man known as Trader Cliff proved that he came by that moniker honestly, completing a 10-player deal that remains the largest swap, in terms of the number of bodies moved, in NHL ...