NHL Trade Tree: How the Wayne Gretzky trade is still evolving today

The trade that shook the hockey world sent Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. (Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty)

It's Christmas Eve, so in the spirit of the holidays, Steve Dangle takes a look back at the biggest trade in NHL history.

Take a look at how the 1988 Wayne Gretzky trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings is still evolving to this day.

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