The most shocking trade in many people's minds in the history of the NHL saw the greatest of all-time in league history, Wayne Gretzky, get traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988. Gretzky immediately impacted the Kings' offense, scoring over 50 goals and leading the league with 114 assists in the 1988-89 season in LA.
Multiple NHL veterans of the Los Angeles Kings played with both franchise greats Wayne Gretzky and Anze Kopitar in the 1990s and 2000s
Despite Gretzky leading the league in points and winning multiple Art Ross Trophy awards during his time with the Kings in the late 1980s and the early-to-mid 1990s, LA missed the playoffs in Wayne's final three years with the team from 1994-1996.