NHL Player - Kasperi Kapanen
- Thread starter horner
- Start date
Le Cobra
Rent A Goalie
Boutette
Been there done that
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2,991
- 1,056
HellasLEAF
'93 to Infinity
- Sep 14, 2006
- 15,345
- 1,800
I love Kappy. And it is pure joy watching him blossom. Feel good for him getting this shot after biding his time and trusting the process.
Now Babs is rewarding him.
Imo Kappy is a core playing going forward. Should be looking longterm with his player he does it all.
Now Babs is rewarding him.
Imo Kappy is a core playing going forward. Should be looking longterm with his player he does it all.
HellasLEAF
'93 to Infinity
- Sep 14, 2006
- 15,345
- 1,800
^^^
Core!
You win with guys like Kappy. No coincidence he has already big goals to his credit and still so young.. He's two way game is invaluable imo. (Partly biased, but I don't care really).
Core!
You win with guys like Kappy. No coincidence he has already big goals to his credit and still so young.. He's two way game is invaluable imo. (Partly biased, but I don't care really).
Boutette
Been there done that
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2,991
- 1,056
TheMadHatTrick
Registered User
- Nov 2, 2008
- 6,747
- 2,825
One other net negative that shouldn't be ignored about Nylander's absence is the fact that he may have inadvertently just made Kapanen (who will be an RFA) more expensive due to the numbers he's putting up.
So even if Willy eventually signs for 6.5-6.7M as we hope and expect, he may have just bumped Kapanen's overall cap hit by a few million, when Kap's numbers should have been suppressed playing on the third or fourth line.
So even if Willy eventually signs for 6.5-6.7M as we hope and expect, he may have just bumped Kapanen's overall cap hit by a few million, when Kap's numbers should have been suppressed playing on the third or fourth line.
Egghead1999
Registered User
- Nov 9, 2007
- 3,210
- 885
Don't believe he will demand that kind of $ even if he has a 60~70 pts season; if he is smart, he will be happy with 5.25 ~5.75 AAV to stay on the 1st line.
Kaako Kappo
Kaako Kappo
What i like about this combo (Yeah i'm an outsider, sorry) is that while Kapanen obviously benefits from Matthews, it really doesn't look like he's being carried. The synergy is real and Kapanen is working his ass off. Good for him. Hard to put him on the 4th line after this stint.
Boutette
Been there done that
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2,991
- 1,056
We can hope he understands that he will benefit in the long run by benefiting the team in the short.
Albus Dumbledore
Master of Death
- Mar 28, 2015
- 9,007
- 2,670
yeah i wouldnt say that to outside fans cause it would seem too far-fetched but your right.
-Slick one touch pass
- grinding with the puck and finding matthews alone in the slot multiple times
- him creating turnovers
he is holding his own for sure.
Man Bear Pig
Registered User
Yup, hes not being carried at all. He's using his speed to his advantage and digging pucks out on the forecheck. He's got skill, not many 20 year olds put up a ppg in the AHL, which seems to get lost on a lot of people.
like nylander, kapanen is part of the core
not that old so haven't been watching for that many years but in all my years of watching leafs hockey kappy is fastest player ive seen in leafs uniform...and his skills and shot, and passing and stick handling are all good and improving every year
we will have one great center, and one great winger for each of our top 3 lines, and have 3 lines going each night and be even more dangerous
not that old so haven't been watching for that many years but in all my years of watching leafs hockey kappy is fastest player ive seen in leafs uniform...and his skills and shot, and passing and stick handling are all good and improving every year
we will have one great center, and one great winger for each of our top 3 lines, and have 3 lines going each night and be even more dangerous
Le Cobra
Rent A Goalie
Le Cobra
Rent A Goalie
mos def. imagine with nylander back, matthews kappy and nylander are going to look like the North American Youngstars Team.
I've never seen a Leafs team THIS fast and THIS exciting in all my life.
Ulysses31
Registered User
johnny_rudeboy
Registered User
Yeah. I view Kappy as a core player in the making. And his big goals for both club and country should not be ignored. Dont think any one ever managed to point towards what makes certain players clutch, if there even is such a thing. But yet we keep seeing the same players over the years scoring big goals. And Kapanen is one of those players and that is worth holding on to. He is a great 2-way player to so he should be kept long term even with out the big goals to.
BodaciousBeefBazooka
Go Leafs Go
Kessel trade isnt looking like a flop currently. He is rounding out his game and coming together. It must be Matthews special aura. We have to be careful, Kapanen will start asking for 8 million a year now. I'm surprised hyman hasn't asked for 8 million yet playing on Matthews line 
I love his game, he's still a bit raw offensively too.
Playing with Matthews just sets you up for success if you play the way Kapanen/Hyman do. Just have to have some offensive instincts
Playing with Matthews just sets you up for success if you play the way Kapanen/Hyman do. Just have to have some offensive instincts
Anthrax442
Registered User
