{"id":84004,"date":"2020-08-25T11:42:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T15:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=84004"},"modified":"2020-08-25T12:25:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T16:25:29","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-trade-kasperi-kapanen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/08\/25\/toronto-maple-leafs-trade-kasperi-kapanen\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Kasperi Kapanen to Pittsburgh Penguins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> have made a deal. This deal has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapanka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kasperi Kapanen<\/a><\/strong> sent back to the team that drafted him. The big part of the return is reportedly a first-round pick. However, both Elliotte Friedman and Darren Dreger have reported a trade. Below is the final trade for both sides.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Details for Penguins:<br \/>\nRW Kasperi Kapanen<br \/>\nD Jesper Lindgren<br \/>\nLW Pontus Aberg<\/p>\n<p>Maples Leafs getting:<br \/>\n2020 Rd 1 pick (15 overall)<br \/>\nLW Evan Rodrigues<br \/>\nC Filip Hallander<br \/>\nD David Warsofsky<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Pens<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticPGH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticPGH<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticNHL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>please forgive any type<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Real_RobRossi\/status\/1298288424944893954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapanka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kasperi Kapanen<\/a> is being traded to PIT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1298279102831562753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Kasperi Kapanen Traded<\/h2>\n<p>As the return gets updated so will this article, but for Kapanen, he is a solid middle-six type forward. He can slide up and down your lineup, however, won&#8217;t carry a top line. Kapanen has 202 NHL games under his belt and has 41 goals, 49 assists, for 90 points in those career games. Although he was originally drafted by the Penguins, Kapanen never actually played a game for the team. He was a big part of the return for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kesseph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Kessel<\/a> <\/strong>back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Kapanen hasn&#8217;t quite become the player Toronto had hoped for, being someone who can&#8217;t really drive his own line. However, he is a very solid role player and on a team like Pittsburgh can bring lots of value. The ability to slide him down to the third line, or also play him with someone like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/crosbsi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sidney Crosby<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/malkiev01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evgeni Malkin<\/a><\/strong> will be a huge asset for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<h3>Going Forward<\/h3>\n<p>Toronto picking up a first-round pick for Kapanen is very solid value. Especially if it&#8217;s Pittsburgh&#8217;s pick, which is mid-first this year. Toronto will also clear some space to make another move if they want to. This really helps them financially, getting even a few extra million to work with. Nick Robertson may end up taking Kapanen&#8217;s place on the forward core next season.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the pieces are mainly depth. However, there are a few intriguing enough names that each team may see on their roster a couple of times next year. The main part is certainly Kapanen for a first. Hallander also has the potential to be an NHL player at some point in the future.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure, neither General Manager was kidding when they said there need to be some changes this offseason. Both teams failed to qualify for the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BiYedDzORcRYQ5p3eqZcbw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1206569476\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'BiYedDzORcRYQ5p3eqZcbw',sig:'DNYdUu_kCDZsu3zO40noc47E6uesx-m61zh-UGEn1zs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1206569476',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins have made a deal. This deal has Kasperi Kapanen sent back to the team that drafted him. The big part of the return is reportedly a first-round pick. However, both Elliotte Friedman and Darren Dreger have reported a trade. Below is the final trade for both sides. 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