Edited Jun. 20, 2020 at 5:37 a.m.
Quoting: mhockey91
Agreed. Kap doesn’t get you bear. That trade needs to die
Not really trades fair as per the following
in terms of Kaps value a recent post looked into his numbers and it was surprising.
Kaspari Kapanen - Even Strength Points Per 82-Games:
2018-19 (22 years old) = 44 Even Strength Points
2019-20 (23 years old) = 36 Even Strength Points (69 games) full season projected 42-45 points
- That's in roughly 13 even-strength minutes per game (with lots of PK time and no PP time).
- It also projects to 60+ total points if he's given a full time spot on a teams power-play unit.
- He's very solid defensively and is much more valuable than people here want to admit.
- And his contract adds even more value ($3,200,000 x 3 years with an RFA expiry at 25).
Compare that to someone like Zucker (Return = 1st + B+ prospect + Galchenyuk).
2018-19 (27 years old) = 28 Even Strength Points
2019-20 (28 years old) = 40 Even Strength Points
- He's 5 years older and in his late prime.
- His cap-hit is $2,300,000 higher with similar term.
- He was getting more ES ice-time than Kapanen.
I could prove the exact same point with a bunch of older guys like:
- Gabriel Pageau (Return = 1st + 2nd + 3rd)
- Blake Coleman (Return = 1st + A level prospect)
But Kapanen's ES production is more in line with guys like:
- Barzal
- Keller
- Monahan
- DeBrincat
- Seguin
The only major difference is that they get PP ice-time.
(Not my words someone else posted this)
So it's pretty fair. Also bear had 1 good season so leafs take all the risk as there is no guarantee he will do well again.