Coffey was known to have been unhappy since being traded to the Whalers early in the season from the Detroit Red Wings.

Aikman won the starting quarterback job, and Walsh was traded early in the 1990 season.

Lund was traded back to the Boston Bruins early in the 1951-52 season.

When I got traded to the Mets early in the 1971 season, I made $170,000 a year for three.

Normally about half the crop is traded early.

Chauncey Billups was traded early in the 2009 season, and they steadily declined.

He bounced back to score 30 points in 1986-87, but was traded to the Vancouver Canucks early in 1987-88.

After four more seasons of relief work with the Phils, Farrell was traded to the Dodgers early in 1961.

Having been traded by the Dodgers early in the 1953 season, he was then with the Detroit Tigers.

He returned to the Lynx upon his draft in 1994-95, but was traded early in the season to the Hull Olympiques.