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Philadelphia Flyers Daily: Top Five Deadline Deals

By Danny Povlich

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5.) Feb. 19, 1992—Recchi From PIT for Tocchet, Samuelsson, Wregget

Oct 20, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; A Zamboni prepares the ice featuring the Flyers 50th anniversary logo before the home opener between Anaheim Ducks and Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
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This trade was big on both ends. Rick Tocchet had had some very productive years in Philadelphia, including a 45-goal campaign in ’89, a 96-point season in ’90, and three ALL-Star Game appearances.

Mark Recchi, meanwhile, had scored 113 points the previous season, and he was threatening to do it again when the trade was made.

In addition to Tocchet, the Flyers sent defenseman Kjell Samuelsson, goalie Ken Wregget, and a third-round pick. Pittsburgh’s package also included defenseman Brian Benning and a first-rounder.

Recchi finished the ’92 season with 97 points. He scored 123 points (53 G, 70 A) in his first full season in the orange and black, a team record. That was also the year that Eric Lindros made his NHL debut. He, Recchi, and Brent Fedyk would eventually come together to form the Crazy Eights line. (Their numbers were 88, 8, and 18).

Despite Recchi’s productivity, the Flyers missed the playoffs every year during his first stint here. He would be sent to Montreal in 1995 in an even more important deal. (More on that later.) But in 1999, he returned to Philadelphia and played another five seasons here.

By the time Recchi left for good, he had scored the eight-most points in team history—627 (232 G, 395 A).

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