P.K. Subban Shea Weber June 29 NHL History
2016: A blockbuster trade sees P.K. Subban traded to Nashville for Shea Weber

June 29 NHL History

1968: Forward Theo Fleury is born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan. Despite big offensive numbers in junior hockey, Fleury’s lack of height (5-foot-6) leads many teams to doubt he can play in the NHL. The Calgary Flames take him in the eighth round (No. 166) in the 1987 NHL Draft. By the middle of the 1988-89 season, Fleury is in the NHL and helps the Flames win the only Stanley Cup in franchise history that spring. Fleury spends 10-plus seasons with Calgary before being traded to the Colorado Avalanche in March 1999. He signs with the New York Rangers that summer, plays three seasons with them and one with the Chicago Blackhawks. He finishes his NHL career with 455 goals and 1,088 points in 1,084 games.

1990: Ten years after passing on center Denis Savard with the top pick in the 1980 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens bring him home in a trade that sends defenseman Chris Chelios to the Chicago Blackhawks. Savard, a Montreal native, isn’t the scorer he was in Chicago (five 100-point seasons), but he helps the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 1993. Chelios, a Chicago native, also returns home after spending seven seasons with Montreal. He stays with Chicago for nearly five seasons before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings. Chelios retires in 2010 after 1,651 games and 948 points; he plays on three Stanley Cup championship teams.

2016: In a span of 23 minutes, the NHL sees two blockbuster trades and one of the League’s top stars opting to stay with the only team he has ever played for.

At 3:34 p.m. ET, the New Jersey Devils acquire forward Taylor Hall, the first player picked in the 2010 NHL Draft, in a trade that sends defenseman Adam Larsson to the Edmonton Oilers. The Devils make the trade in hopes of getting an offensive boost; the Oilers need help on the blue line.

Just 17 minutes later, the Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens complete an even bigger one-for-one trade. The Predators send defenseman Shea Weber, their longtime captain, to the Canadiens for defenseman P.K. Subban.

Six minutes after that, word comes that forward Steven Stamkos has decided to stay with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the only team he has played for since being chosen with the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NHL Draft. Stamkos signs an eight-year contract with the Lightning that’s reportedly worth $68 million.

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