Gurglesons
Registered User
If Kapanen was playing well this year, I probably wouldn't be that interested in Garland, yeah. Like I posted above, adding Garland is adding another similar to what the Penguins have added over the years. But the reason I'd do that now is that Kapanen has gone to absolute shit, and the Penguins don't have the luxury of waiting to see if Kapanen can figure it out.
To me, Garland is what Kapanen is supposed to be. Using a redundant but valuable trade chip in POJ to go from a struggling Kapanen to a normal Kapanen is something I have no reservations about doing. If Kapanen wasn't struggling, there would be no reason to make the trade. However, with him struggling, they need to get a guy who can be performing near Kapanen's expected level.
If Kapanen was performing at the level I expected him, which is a 20 goal, 50 point 2nd line winger, I wouldn't want to add a Garland caliber player and I would be happy to give Kapanen the same contract that Garland got. But with Kapanen struggling and the Penguins needing to have better now, I don't see a problem with using Kapanen and a trade chip like POJ to get a guy who is at that 20 goal, 50 point 2nd line winger level.
I guess that is fair. I just don't like the idea of taking on a huge contract like that for Kapanen.