Penguins sign RFA Kapanen to 2-year, $6.4M deal
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The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Kasperi Kapanen to a two-year, $6.4 million contract on Thursday.
Kapanen, who was a restricted free agent and had filed for salary arbitration, will carry a cap hit of $3.2 million.
The 25-year-old posted 11 goals and 32 points in 79 games last season, adding three assists in seven games.
He is coming off a three-year, $9.6 million contract signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2019, which also carried a cap hit of $3.2 million.
Selected 22nd overall by Pittsburgh in the 2014 NHL Draft, Kapanen was re-acquired by the Penguins from the Maple Leafs in 2020 for a package that included a first-round pick. He has 63 goals and 152 points in 321 career games between the two teams.