 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Oates akasaina makore mana, 3 mamirioni ekuwedzeredzwa kwechibvumirano neBlues pamberi pemwaka wa1991 92, asi mushure mekunge timu yasaina Brendan Shanahan, Garth Butcher naRon Sutter kuita zvibvumirano zvakakosha, akanzwa kuti akabhadharwa zvishoma. Pashure pokutamba muAll-Star Game yake yechipiri, akatyisidzira kubuda muchikwata mushure mekupera kweAll-Star kana maBlues asina kutaurirana zvakare chibvumirano chake, zvichikonzera kuita kwakashata kubva kuvateveri veSt. Louis, avo vakamurova zvine ruzha. Kurwisana kwakagadziriswa musi waFebruary 7, 1992, apo boka racho rakamutengesa kuBoston Bruins mukutsinhana naCraig Janney naStéphane Quintal. 