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Old 08-25-2020, 11:06 AM   #66
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina View Post
They are trying to squeeze out one more cup from the Crosby era.
Which i agree with. When you have a player like that - you go for it until he's done.
After which they will be re-building completely from nothing and it will be probably a long one.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root View Post
First, Kapanen is quite good actually, for a $3.2M cap hit.

Second, and more importnatly, they have Crosby and Malkin. They are - correctly - mortgaging their future in order to give these guys every chance possible to win.
I completely agree with getting guys to complement the Crosby/Malkin core, but giving up another first for a guy like Kapanen? I just don't understand that at all.

Kapanen's results are closer to Kyle Clifford than William Nylander.

2019-20:

CF% - 51.63% (18th on TOR)
GF% - 45.95% (22nd on TOR)
xGF% - 47.99% (24th on TOR)
Scoring chance % - 50.51% (22nd on TOR)
HDCF% - 48.59% (23rd on TOR)

Compared to his teammates, he got thrashed at 5v5. These results aren't new, either -- he's never been a play-driver at even strength. He's their worst regular penalty-killer. And $3.2 million isn't expensive, but it's not exactly cheap either for a guy who's a Toronto-glorified third-liner.

JR got fleeced in this one.
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