Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ịbụ onye Wayne Gretzky na-akpasu iwe, na 27 February 1996, McMaster gbanwere Gretzky na St. Louis Blues maka atụmanya atọ, Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif na Roman Vopat, tinyere 5th round pick in
1996 (Peter Hogan) na 1st round họrọ na 1997 (Matt Zultek). Mgbanwe ahụ bịara bụrụ ọdachi nye ìgwè abụọ ahụ. Gretzky gbara naanị egwuregwu iri atọ na otu maka ndị Blues, ebe ndị egwuregwu McMaster nwetara abụghị ihe ọ bụla dị mkpa maka ndị Eze. Ọ bụ ezie na Johnson nwere ike ị nweta oge zuru ezu na ndị otu ahụ, ma Tardif na Vopat hapụrụ otu ahụ n'ime afọ atọ, ebe Hogan na Zultek enweghị ike ime ya na NHL kpamkpam.