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800 games of Robyn Regehr | The Hockey Writers

-Era hockey. To make matters worse, the team’s all-time leading scorer, Theoren Fleury, was about to become an unrestricted free agent. Fearing that the team would lose its best asset for nothing, general manager Al Coates swung a deal with division rivals, the Colorado Avalanche . Fleury was shipped along with winger Chris Dingman to the Avs in exchange for forward Rene Corbet, defenseman Wade Belak, the rights to junior defenseman Robyn Regehr, and a draft pick.

At the time, a lot was made about the trade. Little was said about Regehr, except that the Flames should’ve gotten more for their former captain. Corbet and Belak gradually faded away into NHL obscurity. The draft pick was used to choose Jarret Stoll, who went unsigned and re-entered the draft two years later. Nobody really knew what to expect from Robyn Regehr.

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