Cika wannan jumla: A kokarin da za a tabbatar da cikakken lokaci fara aiki, Rhodes aka yi ciniki a kan Janairu 23, 1996 a cikin wani uku-hanyar yarjejeniyar tsakanin Maple Leafs, Ottawa Sanatoci da New York Islanders cewa ga shi da kuma 'yan wasan Kirk Muller, Don Beaupre, Ken Belanger da kuma Martin Straka, tare da hakkin to Wade Redden da kuma Bryan Berard (duka biyu daga cikinsu sun saman biyu picks a cikin
1995 NHL Entry Draft) motsa tsakanin ƙungiyoyi uku.