Frederik Andersen: A deeper look into a potentially franchise changing trade

Before Dave Nonis pulled the trigger on the blockbuster trade that brought Roberto Luongo to Vancouver, he thought about a conversation he once had with Lou Lamoriello.

He asked Lou what it was like having Martin Brodeur in net. The response was that he can sleep well every night. “Lou calls Marty at night and asks, ‘Everything OK? Good.’ Then he goes to sleep because he knows his team is going to be in every game,” said Nonis at the time. “I’d like to sleep at night.”

Nonis took that story to heart and finalized a deal for the star goaltender. When he came to Toronto, he remembered that feeling and sought it again, this time making a trade for Jonathan Bernier.

Almost three years to the day…