now watching: King's Ransom, the story of gretzky's trade to the LA kings (made-for-tv movie on ESPN).
#99 was a god among men during my early years in canada, t'is a powerful story (currently watching the press conference when he announced his trade - tearing up). however the film doesn't reveal any big secrets. i always assumed it was because of janet, whereas the movie paints a story of straight-up economic realities: gretzky was a depreciating asset, the oilers needed to look to the future, and LA was offering a boatload of cash & draft picks. it was an emotionally difficult but logically obvious choice to make... however all seem to agree that the oilers could have won 2 to 4 more cups, so the value of the trade is still questionable.