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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Kapanen is a year removed from a 20 goal season. During that season he saw very little powerplay time because of how top heavy the team was. It's not like he was fed a time of opportune minutes and capitalized. I think his down season is closer to having a sophomore slump than anything.
Penguins need help now. They aren't looking to rebuild while Crosby and Malkin breath, so getting help now was their goal. The only argument I see against this trade from their point-of-view is if they could have got a better forward for the pick or the cap-space. If neither are true, then I think it's a decent deal for them.
Toronto needs to move out cap-space, making this an ideal move for them.
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Didn't Kapanen get a lot of those goals during Nylanders hold out on the first line? 20 goals sometime can be a very overrated total due to a good stretch. See James Neal.
No way is Kapanen worth that pick in one of the tightest off season for cap issues league wide since the cap was implemented. Throw in its not improving for 3 years I expect 3 million dollar 3rd liners value be at an all time low for a couple years even if they are young