Eric Lindros was heralded as the next Gretzky when he first came into the NHL. It sparked this ridiculous trade by the Philadelphia Flyers:

From Philadelphia: Peter Forsberg, Mike Ricci, Kerry Huffman, Ron Hextall, Steve Duchesne, Chris Simon, a draft pick and $15 million.

Sure, Lindros went on to have a couple of very productive seasons in Philadelphia, but was he really worth ALL of that?