Can someone please explain why they hate the Kap trade

Created by: TheGuyInTheChair

Team: 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 25, 2020

Published: Aug. 25, 2020

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McDavid, Connor

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Like yeah its definitely an overpay but if he works in our system I don't see why he couldn't get 60 points in a full season playing in the top 6. Plus he's fast as hell. kills penalties, is physical, pisses off the other team, he's funny, and he only costs $3.2 million

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Riikola, Juuso	1	$850,000
Jarry, Tristan	2	$2,550,000
McCann, Jared	4	$3,750,000
Lafferty, Sam	2	$750,000
Simon, Dominik	2	$1,600,000

Trades

PIT

Pateryn, Greg

MIN

Bjugstad, Nick

Buried

Jack Johnson: $75,000 ($1,150,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$76,419,342	$0	$850,000	$5,080,658

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Guentzel, Jake $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Malkin, Evgeni $9,500,000$9,500,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 2
Zucker, Jason $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 3	Crosby, Sidney $8,700,000$8,700,000 C NMC UFA - 5	Rust, Bryan $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Poulin, Samuel $894,167$894,167 C, LW RFA - 4	McCann, Jared $3,750,000$3,750,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Hörnqvist, Patric $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW NTC UFA - 3
Aston-Reese, Zach $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Blueger, Teddy $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Tanev, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 5
	Lafferty, Sam $750,000$750,000 RW, C, LW UFA - 2	Simon, Dominik $1,600,000$1,600,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dumoulin, Brian $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Letang, Kris $7,250,000$7,250,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Jarry, Tristan $2,550,000$2,550,000 G UFA - 3
Pettersson, Marcus $4,025,175$4,025,175 LD UFA - 5	Marino, John $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1	DeSmith, Casey $1,250,000$1,250,000 G UFA - 2
Riikola, Juuso $850,000$850,000 LD UFA - 2	Pateryn, Greg $2,250,000$2,250,000 RD UFA - 1
	Ruhwedel, Chad $700,000$700,000 RD UFA - 1

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Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.

hockeyfanatic05

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Because they could have traded that package for a more proven player or to unload cap

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Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.

athrin

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its what the pens gave up for Kap they hate not the trade itself. was same sentiment in the Hall for larsson deal.

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Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:56 p.m.

chloewoj

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giving up the 15th overall pick in an absolutely unreal draft year for a “funny” guy is a problem

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Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:56 p.m.

JokiStan

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Because JR keeps doubling down even when the team clearly isn't a cup contender right now, and no, Kapanen doesn't turn a team who lost in 4 to MTL of all teams into a cup contender. It's a nice add but JR is really setting up the Pens to be crippled badly once Malkin and Crosby are no longer stars and could be tough to get out of.

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Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:57 p.m.

TheGuyInTheChair

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Quoting: hockeyfanatic05

Because they could have traded that package for a more proven player or to unload cap

Well who did you have in mind instead of Kapanen?

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