Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune: The Penguins likely wouldn’t be getting back an impact player like Phil Kessel with a similar salary ($6.8 million salary cap hit) if they were to trade him.
“You’re not going to get close to the same player for that money unless you do one hell of a scouting job,” the scout said. “I’m not even sure that player’s out there.”
If they were to move him, they might do so with the idea of filling a couple of holes on their roster – top-nine left winger that can play a 200-foot game and chip in offensively, middle pair defenseman and a prospect.