The One NHL Trade Every Fan Wishes They Could Erase—And Why It Still Haunts Their Team
Washington Capitals
Filip Forsberg for Martin Erat and Michael Latta (2013)
With apologies to both Caps trades involving Jaromír Jágr, this is an easy one. Erat was supposed to at least provide short-term help; he wound up scoring twice in 62 games. Forsberg, a first-round pick the year before, has scored … slightly more for the Preds. — Sean Gentille
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Winnipeg Jets
2026 second-round pick and 2027 fourth-round pick for Luke Schenn (2025)
It is to Winnipeg’s credit that this is such a tough choice. In 2020, subscribers picked Brendan Lemieux, a 2019 first-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick for Kevin Hayes, who failed to recreate Paul Stastny’s impact as a rental. Lemieux peaked at 18 points in an NHL season and now plays in Davos, though. A 2024 third-round pick and a 2025 second-round pick for Tyler Toffoli aged poorly (he didn’t want to be in Winnipeg), but Toffoli was a plus player who scored seven goals in 18 games. The Jets paid nearly that much for third-pairing defenseman Luke Schenn. — Murat Ates
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