The Toronto Maple Leafs traded right-winger Kasperi Kapanen back to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
The Maple Leafs also sent Pontus Aberg and defender Jesper Lindgren to the Penguins in exchange for Pittsburgh’s first round of the 2020 draft (15th overall), ahead of Evan Rodrigues and Filip Hallander and defender David Warsofsky.
The captain, 24, was Pittsburgh’s first choice (22nd overall) in the 2014 draft and was traded to Toronto in 2015 in the deal that sent Phil Kessel to the Penguins.
“Kasperi is a good, young player who is accelerating our range and playing the way we want to play,” said Penguin general manager Jim Rutherford in a statement. “If we have previously drafted him, we know him as a player and feel that he can improve our top-6. Aberg and Lindgren are both young players who will further contribute to our organizational depth.”
Kapanen is signed through the 2021-22 season and his contract has an average annual value of $ 3.2 million.
He counted 36 points (13 goals, 23 assists) in 69 games with the Maple Leafs 2019-20. The Finnish leader sets a career height across the board with 44 points (20 goals, 24 assists) in 78 matches during 2018-19.
Kapanen has played in 202 games, all for Toronto, and has 90 points (41 goals, 49 assists) and 55 penalty minutes. He has seven points (four goals, three assists) in 25 games after the season.
Aberg, 26, recorded an assist in five games for the Leafs 2019-20. He has 44 points (17 goals, 27 assists) in 132 games since 2016 with the Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Minnesota Wild and Toronto.
Lindgren, 23, was Toronto’s fourth round pick in 2015. He placed one goal and eight assists in 31 games with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies in 2019-20.
Rodrigues, 27, had a goal in seven games with Pittsburgh after being acquired in a February deal from Buffalo. Domestic Toronto recorded 71 points (26 goals, 45 assists) in 192 games with the Sabers from 2016-20.
Hallander, 20, was Pittsburgh’s second choice in the 2018 draft and has played professionally in Sweden for the past two seasons.
Warsofsky, 30, collected 33 points (10 goals, 23 assists) in 51 games for the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins 2019-20. He has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 55 NHL games with the Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche and Penguins.
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Source: sn.dk