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Top 10 Best Trades in Toronto Maple Leafs History

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 7: Ondrej Kase #25 of the Anaheim Ducks battles against Jake Muzzin #8 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 7, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 7: Ondrej Kase #25 of the Anaheim Ducks battles against Jake Muzzin #8 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 7, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – JANUARY 05: Statues of former Toronto Maple Leafs goalies Johnny Bower and Turk Broda . (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

#4. Turk Broda for $8,000

The Trade:

  • Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: Turk Broda
  • Detroit Red Wings acquire: $8,000

Back in 1936, $8K was a lot of money, but it was worth every penny to acquire one of the greatest goaltenders in Toronto Maple Leafs history.

The Detroit Red Wings were fine with giving up Broda, because they already had two goaltenders ahead of him and could afford trading him. Although they won the Stanley Cup one year after trading Broda, this is one of the worst deals in history.

When you think of the Toronto Maple Leafs, there are a handful of names that are synonymous with the franchise and Turk Broda is one of them. After arriving in Toronto, Broda would play 629 games, leading the team to five Stanley Cup championships and individually winning two Vezina Trophies.

For roughly 15 years, Broda was the starting goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs and they had a chance to win every game he was in the net for. That may be the best $8,000 that anyone has ever spent in professional sports history, because without Broda’s services, who knows how many championships the team actually would have own.

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