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Thread: Rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Wreckless</b></div><div>Kapanen, Harris, and Ylonen would all fight you on your assertion they’re no good.
Koivunen was also a really good piece from the Guentzel deal btw.
Winnipeg pick is probably #26oa. Multiple solid second round picks even in recent draft years.
6 picks total can also be traded for young assets, if Dubas doesn’t trust his amateur scouts.

The « quality » you seek will come from Pittsburgh’s own draft picks.
In a rebuild like Pittsburgh will be going though, you need both. Quality and quantity.
You will have roster spots available to give young talent the opportunity to play.

Plus, keep in mind, this would have nothing to do with what Dubas or Hughes would want.
This would be Sidney Crosby’s decision 100%.
Cuz he can walk in a year, and the Pens get zero.
All things considered, that’s still a decent haul.</div></div>

Kapanen maybe becomes a NHL player and if he does, likely bottom 6 roll.
Ylonen is already what he is. Bottom 6 player who had a very really chance of not getting a qualifying offer.
Harris is decent. Third pairing left handed defenseman. That thing that almost every team has half a dozen of. He might be able to be second pair on a good team.
Don't know what Koivenen has to do with anything? I never brought him up. He's a good player, basically PPG in the SHL.
They will get enough quantity from their own draft picks when they do rebuild. Like every team, they will pick players in hopes they can be contributors and most will turn into depth or not NHL players.
They have enough young talent or other players to fill the roster.
For sure he can walk, as any pending UFA. If Crosby decides to go anywhere, it's likely to a cup contender. I saw somewhere that when asked, he mentioned Colorado, Vancouver and Toronto as possible destinations.
That's not really a decent haul, that's a pile of scraps with one late first attached.