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Originally Posted by Toonage
Look at it this way. If others teams find out Kapanen is available, are any of them likely to offer up a 1st round pick - something Toronto doesn't have this year?
My guess is yes. So there is what Toronto would likely want added.
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I'm sure they are aware. Of course, said other team has to be in the right position, similar to Calgary - an ability to offer defensive help, an ability to take the Kapanen cap hit going forward, in a PO position but tenuous enough such that they need Kapanen.
I do think the contract different is significant, though perhaps Hamonic as a rental appeals to Toronto because he's not a cap issue going forward after this year (and is likely to sign a decent contract if they offer it).
People dump on Hamonic here, but he'd be one of their best defensive defencemen. He's been pretty good the last few games, if you watch what he does and not just the plays where things don't work out. He block and deflects a lot of shots, blocks out forwards a lot, wins more than his fair share of puck battles. I don't think he's in sync with Hanifin this year and therein lies the duo's issues (and the forwards haven't helped).