However, none of the players acquired from the 1997 trade were still playing with the team during the 2000 season.

He put his team together in just 32 days, acquiring players with the understanding that there would be no pay this year.

They were simply made available by clubs looking to acquire other players.

Not a single player acquired by the Flames was still with the organization two years later.

Over all, six players acquired in this way from other teams remain on the roster.

The players acquired by the Leafs were both gone following the next season.

No player acquired in a trade after today would be eligible for the playoffs.

An orderly system for acquiring players would have to be implemented, he said.

Also, seven draft choices have made the final 47-man roster, along with two players acquired in a trade.

"Bill told me my job was to acquire good players for the coach," Bradway said.