UglyPuckling
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- May 14, 2021
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What was shocking in the Stepan trade is that the 2nd round pick wasn't coming our way, that's all
Stepan was a cap dump with his 6.5 AAV
The following year, the same Coyotes got a 2nd and a 7th for taking a 4.5 AAV Gostisbehere (2 years though), who was a better player IMO and much closer to be worth his cap hit
Yes I accepted this as it was necessary for our 2023-24 cap situation anyway, Paul and Brown would have been costly going forward. It looks like our cap will be very tight next season. But thankfully, we should not be in cap hell after that. Once the dead money expires, it will also help
I would agree. Stepan was a waste of a 2nd round pick and didn't amount to, or do anything while here. He didn't even want to be here as it turns out. If you follow hockey, you knew he was declining and at the cusp or twilight of his career the last year or so when he played for the Yotes.Stefan was a complete waste of a roster spot and failed to deliver anything of value.
He was a cap dump and the asset should have come from the Yotes to us to get rid of a player the Yotes didn't want or need. After leaving us, he played on the 4th line and was a scratch in the Canes lineup. Not even sure if he's going to play this year. People try too hard to rationalize that this was a good signing.