What would it have cost to have Wayne Gretzky play for the Detroit Red Wings?
It is a question worth asking after The Great One revealed that his potential destinations were New York, L.A. or Detroit, per Bill Graveland of The Canadian Press (via the Toronto Star).
In Graveland's article, Gretzky said, "I got sold. I didn't get traded. ... At the end of the day and this is kind of unique the Oilers said, ‘what city do you want to go to?’ I had the choice of New York, Detroit or L.A."
Gretzky went on to say that "Everyone thought that my wife (actress Janet Gretzky) had picked L.A. and my wife said, ‘you should play in Detroit.’ It was my dad who called me and said, ‘you should play in L.A.’ For whatever reason, he said, ‘I think you should move to L.A.’ and I became an L.A. King after that."
Simply known as "The Trade," the deal sent Gretzky, Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash and three first-round picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993.
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Wayne Gretzky to Detroit Red Wings Could Have Happened, but at What Cost?
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