One of the biggest moves on the first day of the NHL's annual free-agent frenzy was not a signing but a trade.
When the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Wednesday that they had acquired Phil Kessel from the Toronto Maple Leafs, they did a lot of things. They added the top-flight winger the team had long been lacking. They gave Kessel the top-end centre he'd never had in Toronto.
They also committed to a cap hit of more than $20 million for their top three forwards, becoming the sixth NHL team to spend so much money on so few forwards. Who are the other teams to allocate their resources in such a manner, and how does the Penguins' trio compare to other NHL Big Threes?
Read on to find out.
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