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Hradek: A look at past trade-deadline deals

By E.J. Hradek
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

With the 2009 trade deadline just hours away, I decided to take a look back at the 25 deals that were consummated on last year's deadline day. There were a few blockbusters, but more often than not, the moves could be described as shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic. With more than a year to reflect on "Swap Meet 2008," here are my thoughts on the deals that went down, complete with a grade for each team. Blues trade D Bryce Salvador to Devils for RW Cam Janssen This deal kind of worked out f ...

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