Crosby trade built after the 96 Gretzky trade

Team: 2020-21 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 21, 2021

Published: Feb. 21, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Gretzky 1996 trade: Craig Johnson (great NCAA player), Patrice Tardif (great NCAA player) and Roman Vopat (great juniors player), plus a 1997 1st and 1996 5th

Crosby trade: Swayman (great NCAA player, Hobey Baker finalist), Bjork (real good NCAA player), and Studnicka (real solid juniors player), plus the 2021 1st and 2022 5th

I think on paper the Gretzky trade at the time was more appealing, it didn't work out so well for the Kings. At the same time Gretzky was a rental so the price was a little cheaper. I think the '96 trade is a better comparable than the '88 trade because Crosby is at a similar stage in his career of the '96 trade. So the value might be a little bit short (by maybe a couple picks or another prospect and a pick). , one because goalies (Swayman) dont carry as much value in trades and looking at how the players performed before entering the NHL in the Gretzky trade but in reality I think it becomes a better trade than what resulted for the Kings in the '96 Gretzky trade. Lastly if we want to include successful collegiate players Curtis Hall (a 2020 Hobey Baker nominee) could replace Swayman or be added.

Just for fun I think the '88 trade comparable would be something like DeBrusk, Studnicka and 3 1st round picks. I also could see this as something that's more realistic.

I know the Crosby trade mocks have been spammed and argued over but I didn't see anyone take the Gretzky trade approaches to it. So I figured what the heck, lets just try it out. I'm sure other teams could come up with more appealing offers based on the reasoning that backed my idea but this is probably the most comparable for the Bruins.