Pens fans fill me in because I truly have no idea!

Who is the better overall player - Kapanen or McCann?

How is McCann's play style different from Kapanen's?

- They were both drafted in 2014.
- They're both late 1st round picks.
- They have almost identical contracts.
- They have almost identical 2 year stats.

I am so confused right now!

Oh man, new Pittsburgh managment channeling Jim Rutherford??

Penguins traded the 15oa pick in a deep draft + him for a kid who’s best year was 44p and was coming off a year where he scored 36 in 69. (At the time) McCann is coming off his best year in the NHL where he was on pace for 61p/82gp. He’s only 1 year older than Kappy. Logically if Kappy could fetch a 15oa + prospect then McCann should be able to get a similar return. No he got a prospect and a 7th. Penguin lose this trade and saying they gained cap space is a terrible take. Lol they could have got more value but left a ton of value on the table. They got fleeced back 2 back. Toronto basically traded Kappy for a guy with similar talent and got a 15oa pick on top lol

McCann is coming off his best year which is 61p / 82gp. Looks like he could be a cost friendly Hyman replacement. Either way Leafs basically traded Kappy + 7th for McCann + Amirov. Absolutely killed the Penguins in both trades. Penguins use to kill teams in trades but recently they haven’t won many.

How is that a terrible take? That’s what they wanted. Yeah, they could have got more value for him, but you’re acting like McCann is a stud. He is extremely streaky and has done absolutely nothing in the playoffs.

Penguins traded a 15oa + Hållander for a kid that showed less value than McCann. They then got same prospect + 7th for a guy coming off a year that was massively better than Kappy’s best year to that point. Kappy also has 10p in 31playoff games. Hardly a stud. If the goal was to open up cap space why trade a kid that was on pace for 60 points making >3m? How much money would it cost to find a player that produces at that rate?

Because McCann is very hot and cold. He isn’t someone that’s putting Pittsburgh over the top, so they made a move. He was easy to move, so they moved him. Now they have cap flexibility to make off-season moves. If they have someone in mind to sign, now they can. We have to see what happens first

"He is extremely streaky and has done absolutely nothing in the playoffs"

Are you talking about Kapanen or McCann? Because that describes both of them pretty well? LOL

"He’s only 1 year older than Kappy"

They were both drafted in 2014. McCann is only 2 months older than Kapanen.

Kapanen wasn’t streaky his first year in Pittsburgh, even with all the injuries to the team…

So they gained back the flexibility they lost when they traded for Kapanen?

Who's a better overall player in your opinion? Kappy or McCann?

I don't even really know to be honest.

I’d say pretty similar. McCann has had his chance, and they haven’t done anything with him

He was pretty streaky in Toronto.

I remember him scoring in his last RS game to break a 30 game drought after pumping in like 20 goals in his first 40 games (or something close to that).

didnt I say this would happen lul.

Probs Joey Anderson

Surprised the Pens couldnt get more for him, obviously many didnt feel it was worth it to do before the expansion draft, but the fact McCann is now on his 4th team already....is telling.
He may replace some of the offense they lose with Hyman...but he is exactly not the type of player they need.

If Dubas is such a genius as some Leaf fans seem to think...why has his team done nothing in the playoffs? why is he still searching for a #1 goalie...and once again he has little chance of any serious upgrade in net due to the cap situation that he created.

Kapanen is better.

BUT...

McCann+Amirov is way better than Kapanen.

This deal is not terrible for the pens, but it's a Toronto win right now.

So, Pittsburg brings back their foreign exchange student to see what he's learned.

McCann's 0 goals in 12 playoff games will fit right in on the Leaf's!

Is a solid move by them (Leaf's) though all jokes aside.

Ok... they left McCann exposed? They're gonna lose him, and it's gonna be hilarious. (Unless SEA picks Kerfoot instead.)

I can't wait for Seattle to take McCann. Then we can revisit who won this trade lmao.

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Well what we said didn’t clearly age well as McCann will be going to Seattle over Kerfoot

I am quite confident that any GM would not just trade away a solid prospect to acquire a top 6 forward to turn around and leave exposed at the draft. It's quite obvious there is a side deal with Seattle. Like many teams already have.

Side deal is still giving away more assets, and the Leafs cupboards are getting empty.

leafs prospect pool is top 10 so how is that getting empty lul.