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Islanders history of trades that worked out surprisingly well

Every trade a GM makes has a purpose and desired outcome. But sometimes a trade has a surprising twist. For the New York Islanders, it's happened a few times in their history.

When I talk about a surprising twist I mean that the outcome wasn't at all something that should have been expected. I'm also going full-on positive. No negative surprises like Kirk Muller just not wanting to play for the Islanders. This is a positive-only zone.

June 6, 1972: Getting Chico Resch for Cash

Chico Resch would finish his rookie season with an incredible 2.