Every trade story is unique in its own way and players never forget the first time they were traded. It doesn't matter if a player is traded twice or 10 times over the course of a career. That first time will always stand out above the rest.
Monday is the NHL's trade deadline and the day will more than likely feature some players traded for the first time. Those players will be experiencing a whole other side of the hockey business for the first time and they could find watching other players talk about the first time they were traded useful.
Does such a video exist, though? Glad you asked. Ahead of the deadline, Cabbie spoke to four players that have been traded once (or more than once) about the first time they were traded. Cab asked Justin Williams, Nino Niederreiter, Jason Spezza, and Max Pacioretty how they found out about the trade, what their reaction, how they said goodbye to their teammates, and much more!
Among the NUMEROUS incredible and funny moments from those conversations, Spezza finding out he was traded from random people, TradeCentre leaving Williams hanging, and Pacioretty taking a super long time to respond to texts were just a few of our favourite stories, along with the singing of course.
Thankfully Williams, Spezza, Pacioretty, and Niederreiter (KNOCK ON WOOD) probably don't have to worry about being traded ahead of this year's trade deadline.
Other players like Mark Stone or Artemi Panarin, however, will be anxiously waiting for the deadline to pass.
