Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 9 ga Agusta, 1988, a cikin wani yunkuri wanda ya nuna canji mai mahimmanci a cikin NHL, Oilers sun yi musayar Gretzky (tare da McSorley da Krushelnyski) ga Sarakuna don Carson, Martin Gélinas, dala miliyan 15 a tsabar kudi, da kuma zabin zagaye na farko na Kings a 1989 (daga baya aka yi musayar zuwa New Jersey Devils, wanda ya yi amfani da shi don zaɓar Jason Miller), 1991
, (wanda aka yi amfani da shi don zaɓar Martin Ručínský), da 1993, (wanda aka yi amfani da shi don zaɓar Nick Stajduhar). "Kasuwancin", kamar yadda aka sani, ya fusata mutanen Kanada har zuwa lokacin da Shugaban New Democratic Party House Nelson Riis ya bukaci gwamnati ta toshe shi, kuma an ƙone Pocklington a cikin hoton a waje da Northlands Coliseum. Gretzky da kansa wasu 'yan Kanada sun ɗauke shi a matsayin "mai cin amana" don juya baya ga garinsu da kuma ƙasarsa. An yi jita-jitar cewa dalilinsa ya kasance don ci gaba da aikin aikin matarsa.