Ron Hextall's Worst Trade Gets Mocked by Other GMs

Ron Hextall's time as Penguins GM has now come to an end, but he will still be mocked for some of his terrible moves for a long time.

After getting gifted $5.95-million in cap space from the waiver claim of Kasperi Kapanen, and the dumping of Brock McGinn, Ron Hextall used it immediately on middle-six Predators centre Mikail Granlund.

Granlund carries a $5-million cap-hit for the next two years, and is only regressing with age.

Not only did Hextall acquire this deteriorating asset, he paid a second-round pick for it!

Per The Athletic, this trade is now the laughing stock of the league.

While Hextall's time in Pittsburgh may be over, the effects of his moves are bound to make the job of the next GM a tricky one.

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