3rd highest scorer on the Hawks last season. The cap relief is there, but to lose a player of his caliber as a 2-way forward is irreplaceable. As a Hawks fan, this really sucks.

People saying this is convenient or a conspiracy are idiots. Seriously.
1 - Because it’s not convenient for two reasons: Cap recapture and losing one of the team’s best players, a guy who would be team captain in maybe any other team except the Penguins.
2 - People with no medical knowledge have absolutely no idea how…