Cutting the dead weight

Canes pass. There's not enough there to dump Copp, if you want KK too you're adding a LOT more

Copp and JK have very similar offensive output over the past few years with copp also being better on the d side of things. Saves the canes a million in cap for a similar player with way less term. Wings throw in a cheap middle six winger and 2nd for some potential and can give him top 6 minutes.

Copp at 3.6M >>>>>> KK at 4.8M

KK is the least valuable piece in this trade when you factor in the retention on Copp. KK is a cap dump. He’s a 4.8M bottom 6 player with a lot of term

Didn't you already eat enough **** trying to make this argument the first time?

Counter argument: Add the $2M in retention on Copp to Detroit absorbing KK's entire cap hit, and you're paying $6.8M for the next three years for a guy that has 25 points this season and doesn't really do anything else to contribute.

... That's a terrible move.