Penguins Upcoming RFA Kapanen Sign or Trade ’em

The Pittsburgh Penguins have some tough decisions to make. We all know the March 21.2022 NHL Trade Deadline is fast approaching, and that means upcoming Free Agents are officially on the Trading Block. Or are they?

Guess who is a Restricted Free Agent at the end of 2021-2022…Yup…#42

Would you sign him right now, to a Long-Term Deal? To a Term Deal? Or Trade Him?

Before we begin, we need to discuss what is a Restricted Free Agent -RFA Rules.

A restricted free agent (“RFA”) is the status given to a player whose initial entry level contract has come to an end but has yet to reach unrestricted free agency status.