As you probably already know, the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled off that much talked about trade to land an elite top six winger in Phil Kessel yesterday. The full details are below:
Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and 2nd in 2016 for Kapanen, Harrington, Spaling, 1st and 3rd picks in 2016. TOR retains $1.25M/year.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) July 1, 2015
Sure, the Penguins had to give up a top forward prospect in Kasperi Kapanen and a first round pick. Sure, they had to give up the organization’s fourth ranked prospect Scott Harrington, a former second round draft choice.