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Mccann spent 3 years with florida, then 3 years with penguins and had a high of 14 goals and 35 points at that point. Virtanen had a high of 18 goals and 36 points at that same time. Both were busts for what they were supposed to be.
The leafs even paid to acquire Mccann from the penguins for the sole purpose of the expansion draft. I think that says enough.
I think Seattle was his last shot in the NHL and luckily for him, being on an expansion team meant he got more opportunities to play more minutes than he had ever before. He put up 27 goals and 50 points but was still a minus 26 on the season. It's only this year that he took off to put up 40 goals, 70 points, and a plus 18.
I don't think he would've been able to do the same on any other team, and he certainly wouldnt have made a difference for the Canucks in those 6 years.
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