Confirmed with Link: Kapanen re-signs for 2 years at $3.2 million AAV

[Turin]

Kapanen left as he arrived, by the Pens ripping themselves off.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Kap wasn’t the problem.....Sully is.

GO Kap!

 

[Icarium]

What are we going to do without our shutdown line now?!?

 

[trader997]

Finally! Best news the Pens had this year

 

[BusinessGoose]

Lock thread?

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

 

[edog37]

First of the bad contracts gone!

 

[spfan]

Kapanen isn't a major loss, but I don't get why they couldn't have traded him for something. A 3rd, 4th. Something.

 

[AjaxTelamon]

Thank goodness our long national nightmare is over.

edit, and make no mistake, being rid of Kapanen makes the Pens a better team on the ice, irrespective of cap hit. It doesn't make them good, but it makes them better.

 

[Ryder71]

Kapanen isn't a major loss, but I don't get why they couldn't have traded him for something. A 3rd, 4th. Something.

Clearly a case of piss poor asset management. They sold at the lowest point they could. And they got what they deserve, nothing.

 

[Headshot77]

They don't even have GetGo in St Louis this is a tragedy

 

[BusinessGoose]

They don't even have GetGo in St Louis this is a tragedy

No WaWa either.

This is QuikTrip territory!

 

[Zirakzigil]

Wish him all the best. Wasnt used very well here and it didnt work out. Happy that we got out of his complete cap hit.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Kap wasn’t the problem.....Sully is.

GO Kap!

Yep go Kap

 

[Tender Rip]

Yeah. Good luck Kappy. Teased us with potential for a while, but while not really aided by Sully, he also certainly helped dig his own hole before he got truly dog-housed.

Now that he is gone, I suppose you just have to appreciate the increased cap-flexibility, as bad a case of asset management as this has been.

 

[Turin]

I think Kapanen could be a decent specialty winger on the right team. There are not very many players left in the NHL with his lack of hockey sense though so the odds are sort of against him there in terms of finding a fit. It's amazing how much space he created with his speed in his first season with Pitt compared to the nothing he was able to do after that.

 

[BillyOcean]

I don't know why it was so difficult for Kapanen to adjust his game. Seriously, instead of going full speed into the offensive zone and then curling back and looking for a trailing defender, all he had to do was just keep going to the net. I feel like he scored at least 5 goals his first season after the trade doing that.

 

[BusinessGoose]

I don't know why it was so difficult for Kapanen to adjust his game. Seriously, instead of going full speed into the offensive zone and then curling back and looking for a trailing defender, all he had to do was just keep going to the net. I feel like he scored at least 5 goals his first season after the trade doing that.

The rest of the forwards get away with stopping at the blueline and chucking no look backhand passes to no one across the middle, and no Sully asks THEM to change their game...

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

Thank goodness our long national nightmare is over.

edit, and make no mistake, being rid of Kapanen makes the Pens a better team on the ice, irrespective of cap hit. It doesn't make them good, but it makes them better.

Probably because he’s not very good? He wasn’t very good with Matthews and Tavares. He wasn’t very good with Malkin and Crosby. He’s just not very good and no one wanted to give up anything for him?

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

19 and a half million in potential cap space in free agency to play with (assuming they dont resign Jarry) if my quick math is accurate.

 

[Jobeycool]

Kapanen has amazing skating abilities and you would think this kid is gonna put up over 30 plus goals.... just does not understand how to time it all together..

 

[Jobeycool]

19 and a half million in potential cap space in free agency to play with (assuming they dont resign Jarry) if my quick math is accurate.

Why they may get Chychrun..waiting game..

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Why they may get Chychrun..waiting game..

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Kapanen has amazing skating abilities and you would think this kid is gonna put up over 30 plus goals.... just does not understand how to time it all together..

8.5 million dollar speed, 3 dollar brain, -0 cent toolbox.

 

[Pem]

Kap wasn’t the problem.....Sully is.

GO Kap!

Absolutely he will be putting up 25 goals next year.

Thank goodness our long national nightmare is over.

edit, and make no mistake, being rid of Kapanen makes the Pens a better team on the ice, irrespective of cap hit. It doesn't make them good, but it makes them better.

How?