Here is a great historical piece written by Adam Kimelman of NHL.com. But be forewarned, it's a lengthy, four-part piece. You can click on the link right here.
I did some rudimentary research after reading this article and came up with a few numbers associated with the players involved in the big trade.
THE ERIC LINDROS
TRADE (June 20, 1992)
To PHILADELPHIA:
Eric Lindros (played 813 career games:
PHI-536; NYR-192; TOR-33; DAL-52)
To QUEBEC:
Steve
Duchesne (1234)
Mike
Ricci (1209)
Peter
Forsberg (859)
Chris
Simon (857)
Ron
Hextall (701)
Kerry
Huffman (412)
Two
(2) Draft picks
$15,000,000
USD
TOTAL
GAMES PLAYED: 5272
The NORDIQUES also reportedly had a deal work out with
the New York Rangers, which was “overturned” by the league after arbitration. It
was reported to include:
Doug
Weight (1335)
Tony
Amonte (1273)
John
Vanbiesbrouck (953)
James
Patrick (1397)
Alexei
Kovalev (1439)
Three
(3) 1st Round picks
$12,000,000
USD
TOTAL
GAMES PLAYED: 6397
(GP information from
Hockeydb.com)
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