Count me among those who thought the very best thing for the team and player was for the Penguins to trade, waive or otherwise part ways with star-crossed forward Kasperi Kapanen.
If ever a player appeared to need a change of scenery it was Kapanen. Prior to his reinsertion into the lineup on Tuesday night against Carolina, he’d tallied three goals and 13 points in his previous 51 regular-season games. Totals that were as pitiable as they were pitiful given his frequent deployment on a scoring line. His signature move, stopping short of the faceoff circle and curling away to comparative safety of the hall-wall seemed a metaphor for his promise unfulfilled.