Toronto Maple Leafs: 5 Worst Trades – #5 Sittler To Flyers

In this series, we will take a journey down memory lane and taking a look at the five worst trades in Toronto Maple Leafs history.

Trying to decide on the five worst trades in Toronto Maple Leafs history is a herculean task that isn’t for the feint of heart. For the last 30 odd years, bad trades have basically been the Leafs trademark.

We begin the series by taking a look into the 5th worst trade in Toronto Maple Leafs history: the horrendous trade that sent Darryl Sittler to the Flyers for nearly nothing.

In return for a player almost universally acknowledged as one of the best players to ever wear the blue and white, the Leafs acquired Rich Costello, a second round pick that became Peter…