On This Day in Hockey History

[higgyfan4]

On this day in hockey history in] 1991: Detroit signs free agent Ray Sheppard from the New York Rangers. This marriage did not end well (but Detroit ended up with a pretty good player at the end of it). Sheppard took the Wings to arbitration in the summer of ‘95. He was looking for $1.95 million, Detroit countered with $1.35 million and the arbitrator ruled at $1.55 million. Upset at the ruling and feeling the Wings wouldn’t play him enough (and by Wings, I mean Scotty Bowman) he demanded a trade. Detroit shipped him to San Jose for some guy named Igor Larionov.

I loved Ray Sheppard. I was upset when he was traded at the time. I got over it after seeing Larionov for awhile.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

The Professor!

 

[puckhead]

I was really upset when the Nucks let the Professor go to Switzerland over a few bucks.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I was really upset when the Nucks let the Professor go to Switzerland over a few bucks.

It was partially Igor though, wasnt it? Didnt he, on principal, not want the canucks to have to pay the "ransom" to Russian hockey officials?

 

[puckhead]

It was partially Igor though, wasnt it? Didnt he, on principal, not want the canucks to have to pay the "ransom" to Russian hockey officials?

yeah, it was strange circumstances for sure.
It was just a shame to lose him like that, with so much still left in the tank.