UNIONDALE, NY - OCTOBER 31: Alexei Yashin #79 of the New York Islanders looks on against the Chicago Blackhawks during the game on October 31, 2006 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders won 5-2. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
It was 20 years ago today that the New York Islanders made one of the worst trades in franchise history*. They sent the 2001 second-overall pick, Zdeno Chara, and Bill Muckalt to the Sens for Alexei Yashin.
(*I flip flop between the Luongo-Jokinnen trade and this one as the worst in franchise history.