Craig Muni was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the 1980 draft, and toiled away in their minor league system for years. And just when he was ready to break into the nHL, they let him walk into free agency.

In came the Edmonton Oilers.

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The Oilers swooped in and signed him as a free agent, but it wasn’t so easy.

As Lowetide alluded to in a Nation Profile years ago, Muni would be property of four NHL teams in October 1986. The Oilers signed him as a free agent on August 18th of that year, sold his rights to the Buffalo Sabres for cash on October 2nd, who did the same a day later, sending him to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Then, the Penguins sent him back to Edmonton to complete a Sept. 11, 198 trade which saw the Oilers trade Gilles Meloche for Marty McSorley, Tim Hrynewich and future considerations, when future considerations actually meant something.

Muni would go on to win three Stanley Cups with the Oilers, becoming a fan favourite with his working-class........

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