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Looking back at the Phaneuf and Stajan trade

One of the Flames' most controversial trades ever gets the retrospective treatment.

Dion Phaneuf got traded, in case you didn't hear. The final piece of Toronto's bad business at the turn of the decade has been shipped out of town in a blockbuster deal that will probably reap no immediate benefits for either team (the state of hockey north of 49 is pretty dismal). He's also the last piece the Leafs had remaining from the infamous January 31st, 2010 trade.

Phaneuf's first trade was only two players short of number of players involved in yesterday's trade, but the 2010 trade really only boils down to two players.