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          Trade Grades: Phil Kessel to the Penguins

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          • Craig Custance, ESPN Senior WriterJul 1, 2015, 02:58 PM ET
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            • Senior NHL writer for ESPN The Magazine
            • Wrote for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
            • Wrote for The Sporting News
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          The deal

          Pittsburgh Penguins get: Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon, 2016 second-round pick

          Toronto Maple Leafs get: Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, 2016 first-round pick, 2016 third-round pick

          Pittsburgh Penguins: