Prospect Info: Kasperi Kapanen | Winger | KalPa (Liiga) | 1st round, 22nd overall
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Are these accurate translations?
As in, #1 thinks that he has improved and had a great return so far, #2 is saying he is arrogant and floating, #3 agrees that the last game was "anemic", but says that he gives credit for his first few games?
Cheers to google translate for making me laugh everytime.
Ogrezilla
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Ogrezilla
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ya thanks for helping
I have high hopes for Kap, even if he has to work on his defensive game. 3 months ago we all thought that was the case for sure and we were all happy with him then.
Dipsy Doodle
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To clarify, that is your damning evidence from Finnish message boards? Like, 3 posts - one complimentary, one critical, and one a bit of both?
Ok guys. I give up. He is a 2-way beast, a relentless competitor in the defence-zone.
No one is saying he is, you're just making stupid claims in this thread.
Ogrezilla
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there is no such thing as a middle ground here. If I don't think he's a dumpster fire defensively, I must think he's a selke candidate.
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Ok guys. I give up. He is a 2-way beast, a relentless competitor in the defence-zone.
You're entitled to your opinion, but if support for your claim amounts to a Finnish message board with 1.5 posts that sort of agree with you and just as many that don't, you're probably better off not quoting it at all.
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Ogrezilla
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That doesn't mean each post is more valuable, it means that forum is a bad source of information.
Best source of information is to watch the games. I have done so as have the fans of his own team writing on the forum. Its funny how people are so eager to defend Kapanen, even tho they arent watching him play.
Ogrezilla
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there are other people watching him play who are saying he is playing effective, strong two-way hockey. Including the fans on the forum you linked to.
Jag68Sid87
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Who cares about his defense? No, seriously. He's going to be a scoring winger for this team. He's still in his teens. He will naturally learn to become adequate over time, but who cares if he doesn't become another Brandon Saad...or even Pascal Dupuis.
Let's continue to develop his strengths, shall we. If he pans out as a scorer, we will have done our job with this kid.
There have been several players who have come and gone with this team who were fine defensively...but who weren't top-six winger material. THAT was a failure.
If Kapanen scores, the rest will take care of itself.
Let's continue to develop his strengths, shall we. If he pans out as a scorer, we will have done our job with this kid.
There have been several players who have come and gone with this team who were fine defensively...but who weren't top-six winger material. THAT was a failure.
If Kapanen scores, the rest will take care of itself.
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My only concerns about his defense are whether or not he can make plays on the wall on his backhand if he indeed plays the left side in the NHL. Even just based on pre-season and the rookie camp, it was pretty obvious that his positioning was fine for a winger. He's not and probably never will be Jere Lehtinen, but he's not going to be a liability in any way.
I think we all saw from the pre-season games that Kapanen does NOT look like a floater and looks & sounds as if he's got a good work ethic overall. He's got an excellent hockey IQ, and so he can easily learn the other side of the puck. The skills he has, you cannot teach. I'm not worried about how good of a two-way player he'll be in 2 or 3 years in the NHL.
He will be a different player in four years as to strength, experience and comprehending his role. He is here to eventually be a top scoring winger. He will not be dupuis. He will be a scorer who has a natural goal scoring ability that few have. He has skill, speed and gnes to be a special player. The only questions is time. How long until he can handle the rigors of the NHL. You think JR and the associate GM's can't spot a potential big time winger. They are enthused and love his upside. They know they have something, just not sure when it comes to fruition.
I'm expecting that he will step in next year and be a capable winger who can contribute some offense and not hurt the team defensively (between 15-20g, and ~40 points) if he's playing on the 3rd line. I expect him to become a significant offensive contributor by year two (or three at the latest) in a top-6 role.
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Malkin has gotten a point in every game this season, and is tied for 5th in the league in points per game, yet people here want him traded because of a perceived lack of defensive play at times... No player can please everyone's expectations
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Jag68Sid87
Sullivan gots to go!
The Selke has become more important than the Art Ross, Rocket Richard and Hart in this day and age.
Sad, really.
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