Reciprocity Deadline

I think every team declines here

Now why on Earth would that be?

What is the logic behind the Kapanen-Beauvillier swap? Both are expiring. At least Kapanen is cheaper, faster and can play PK.

He's not as good offensively as Beauvillier, and he's not exactly a great penalty killer. If Beauvillier is too expensive to sign long-term, Vancouver might not be oppose to the idea of downgrading laterally

Hakanpaa was a great bottom 4 piece on Dallas and had some underrated metrics. I don't think they'd pay him and a second to downgrade to a washed Myers even if he has retention. That's insane. Hakanpaa is already better and they are essentially paying a second to downgrade.

The Yotes trade is meh, whatever. I doubt they'd be interested in a career AHL D in Rathbone after they just acquired Dermott to fill a bottom pairing role.

St. Louis probably passes because Beau has a small sample size. Kapanen was looking pretty solid in their middle 6 so I think they opt to keep him and try to get him to bounce back.