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A Trade a Day: A "strange but true" moment was born from a trade between two lowly teams in need of change

While most of the players involved never made an impact for their new teams, Martin Gelinas stands out, thanks to an iconic moment in franchise history.

Martin Gelinas | Elsa/GettyImages

While I'm sure he didn't mean anything negative with what he said, Steve Levy's call of the series-winning goal during the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals felt a little harsh. While Raleigh was far from a hockey city at the beginning of the 2000s, the Hurricanes were a good team, though I'm sure not many expected them to advance to the 2002 Stanley Cup Final.