We knew this was a steep price to pay for a 4ov upgrade. But Kane is an elite player and has been one of my favourite players for a long time. He spent the majority of his CPHL career on the Pens and we wanted him back.
Atkinson was the best waiver pickup in Pens history so we were happy to use him to get a personal favourite back.
I am high on Vesalainen. But felt that we had the prospect depth to let him go. We needed to shed roster spots and figured may as well do that while bringing back a fav. This trade took a while to get done but I think it works well for both teams.
I feel this deal will also raise league activity because it gives Scorp more pieces to move around and that is always fun.
The Pens are in trade mode and not done yet as the team looks to make a few more moves before the season starts.
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