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Since it's in division and I know rakell would easily score 30 goals with mcdavid I think there would have to be an add.
Futures or specific roster needs?
Futures or specific roster needs?
Timmins + 1st has been pretty popular previously. How do Anaheim fans view that one now?
Personally I'm not sure if I would do that as it would feel pretty steep to part ways with #24 and Timmins. Maybe 2021 1st would be better, or alternatively #24 + Helleson (with maybe another smallish add).
Kapanen for Rakell straight-up.
Pens get the better player, Ducks get younger, shave salary, and a player who's an RFA after his deal.
IF the ducks are open to moving him they should retain 50% they'd get A LOT for Rakell at 1.9 million
Kapanen wouldn't be of interest to the Ducks. Ducks have guys that should be as good as he is. Kap couldn't even out score Rakell on a team with real offensive weapons. He'd be a 20-30 point guy on the Ducks. Pens chance to land Rakell likely left when they acquired Kapanen. That pick would have been the best asset they had for Rakell.
It's fine if you don't want Kapanen, but he only spent 288 of his 850 ES minutes with Matthews and Tavares last season. The reason he was scoring was not because he had star linemates.
Further, his ES production is identical to Rakell's. 31 in 69 for KK versus 30 in 65 for Rakell.
That's still 1/3 of the season playing with Matthews/Marner/Tavares/Nylander. I'm guessing Rakell was also more of a focus for defenses than Kapanen was. I'm not saying Kapanen is a bad player, just that the Ducks should have guys that will put up similar production in the future. Rakell on that team would have put up much more points, he had almost 70 with 32/33 year old Getzlaf and is on a team with the highest scoring center being Henrique. Picks and RHD prospects are the only realistic things the Ducks should be focusing on.
Take these stats with a grain of salt, but according Natural Stat Trick (Kasperi Kapanen - Teammates - On Ice - Natural Stat Trick), Matthews' xGF% was 49.1% when playing with Kapanen, and 56.4% without Kapanen. Tavaras was at 43% with Kapenen, and 54% without him. Yes, this is a limited sample, but this tells me that Kapanen is more suited to play against weaker competition than those top guys play, which is fine. I do think Kapanen is a useful player, but I don't believe he is as valuable as Rakell. Not to mention anyone could tell you that the Maple Leafs' offense is about 10x more potent than Anaheim's.It's fine if you don't want Kapanen, but he only spent 288 of his 850 ES minutes with Matthews and Tavares last season. The reason he was scoring was not because he had star linemates.
Further, his ES production is identical to Rakell's. 31 in 69 for KK versus 30 in 65 for Rakell.
Take these stats with a grain of salt, but according Natural Stat Trick (Kasperi Kapanen - Teammates - On Ice - Natural Stat Trick), Matthews' xGF% was 49.1% when playing with Kapanen, and 56.4% without Kapanen. Tavaras was at 43% with Kapenen, and 54% without him. Yes, this is a limited sample, but this tells me that Kapanen is more suited to play against weaker competition than those top guys play, which is fine. I do think Kapanen is a useful player, but I don't believe he is as valuable as Rakell. Not to mention anyone could tell you that the Maple Leafs' offense is about 10x more potent than Anaheim's.
In previous threads some MTL fans were on board with 16th + Juulsen/Fleury. That's the kind of deal we'd be looking for.
14 overall + Russel