Confirmed with Link: Kessel, 2nd, Biggs, Erixon → Kapanen, Harrington, Spaling, 1st, 3rd | Leafs eat $1.2M

[SirBrad]

Love it. Killer deal!!!

 

[tom_servo]

JR has redeemed himself.

 

[Klifton]

No Maatta? No Pouliot? So, how is everyone feeling about JR now?

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

That can't be the only things going back. Pens need to unload a bigger contract than what Harrington/Kapanen have.

 

[IronLore]

Seriously no Maatta or DP? Did Toronto consault with Sweeney on the move?

 

[Jacob]

Thank you Jim Rutherford for accomplishing in 13 months what Ray Shero couldn't do in 8 years.

 

[Greeneye]

Winning

 

[TNT87]

Warm ****ing cookies for everyone!!!!!

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I'll miss Harrington and Kapanen but good god did JR pull one over on them.

 

[Beauner]

Perron-Sid-Horny
Beau-Malkin-Kessel
Kunitz?-Sutter-Dupuis
Farnham-Sundqvist-Rust

 

[OilerPensfan97]

WOW. I'm am absolutely loving this deal.

 

[ItWasJustified]

This is a great trade for Pens. Crosby Finally won't need to play with a bunch of scrubs anymore.

 

[Ogrezilla]

What a steal.

 

[shureshot66]

MacLean kind of casually threw out there that the Pens will be paying $6M/yr for Kessel, but I don't know if that's confirmed yet. He just sort of threw it in there as an aside.

 

[wej20]

If no Maatta/Pouliot plus money retained then this is a heck of a deal.

 

[Jacob]

What I love most about this is this almost makes Crosby - Hornqvist our 2nd line. Malkin - Kessel will probably see top pairings.

 

[Phil68]

The draft pick has to a 1st rounder for 2016...

 

[OnMyOwn]

I'm really wondering about the salary retention...but me thinks a kessel jersey is in order

 

[Sotty]

Sad to see Kapanen and Harrington go, both would have been cheap options to fill out the roster. But you can't really complain if you get a player like Kessel.

 

[jjp66]

Maatta and Pouliot stay!! SO HAPPY!!

 

[gordie]

Can Kessel hit 50?

 

[T1K]

Any word on how much is retained?

 

[Asuna]

hot damn..what a deal

 

[AD1066]

Wow you guys killed it.

 

[Sureshot]

Great trade. Now we just need a defence... (but retaining Maata and Pouliot is amazing)