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# Leafs Trade Rumours: Penguins interested in Kessel
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/everybody-wants-young-penguin-d/
- Published: 2015-06-25T17:29:37.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-25T17:29:37.000Z
- Description: "Everybody wants young Penguin D." Including Toronto, apparently.
- Author: Achariya
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:43
On the eve of the draft, a lot of interesting trades are being floated. One rumor about a potential landing place for [Phil Kessel](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54905/phil-kessel?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) came from Damien Cox, who said:
> PITT targeting Phil Kessel as one of 4 or 5 scoring forwards that interest them. Everybody wants young Penguin D.
>
> — Damien Cox (@DamoSpin) [June 25, 2015](https://twitter.com/DamoSpin/status/614126899070111744?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
Phrasing aside, the young Penguin D could include any of [Derrick Pouliot](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157193/derrick-pouliot?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (21), [Olli Maatta](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157206/olli-maatta?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (20), [Brian Dumoulin](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/152594/brian-dumoulin?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (23), or [Scott Harrington](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/132360/scott-harrington?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (22). Pouliot has a current salary of $863,333, and is an RFA in the 2017-2018 season.
Maatta's salary is $894,166, and he's signed through 2016-2017\. Dumoulin, who spent the year with the WBS [Penguins](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/pittsburgh-penguins?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and only played in five post-season NHL games, made $890,000\. He becomes an RFA shortly. Harrington, who also spent the year with the WBS Penguins (and was not called up to the NHL), made $575,000, and becomes an RFA in the 2016-2017 season.
Trading Kessel would put the Leafs at $12 million under the salary floor, and add depth to a Penguins team that runs thin beyond its top four forwards.
And according to president Brendan Shanahan, Kessel is a hot commodity for more than just the Penguins.