Claimed off Waivers: [EDM] Oilers claim F Kasperi Kapanen off waivers from the Blues

[pld459666]

Solid claim here.

 

[Cup or Bust]

*These opinions are not endorsed by any Blues fan, and Bowman is an idiot for “sticking” it to the Blues. The Kap is hot garbage, he’ll look decent for 15 games, then will regress to Rodriguez from the Might Ducks 2.

If he can even be a fill in player who can look decent for 15 games at 1 million, that would be a great.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

If he can even be a fill in player who can look decent for 15 games at 1 million, that would be a great.

100%.

Kapanen also tends to start off hot with his new teams.

If he can come in and chip in a couple of goals while we have a guy like Arvidsson on the shelf, he's done his job.

We're not expecting a permanent top six forward out of the guy. It's a waiver claim for a guy making a million bucks, FFS. People on this site are insane.

How has Savoie been so far?

Decent. He needs the full year in the A though. I'd like to see him shooting more too.

Bakersfield is where offense goes to die so I wouldn't read too much into the raw numbers. Bako has one guy over ten points.

 

[LuGBuG]

Payback!!! They showed them!

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Sucks for Kapanen but decent for the oilers

 

[Bruce Granville]

I would argue he's really fallen ever since that OT winner in Game 2 vs. Washington in 2017.

He‘s fallen since his 2016 OT GWG against Russia.
The other goal scorers for Finland were Laine, Aho and Rantanen…

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Sucks for Kapanen but decent for the oilers

why exactly does it suck for Kapanen? He got waived and would have been sent to Springfield. Now he gets to play more NHL games, and on a good team, no less.

 

[mattihp]

why exactly does it suck for Kapanen? He got waived and would have been sent to Springfield. Now he gets to play more NHL games, and on a good team, no less.

Mbe he was looking forward to the cuisine in Springfield as advertised by leaders

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Don't let the next 20-30 games of amazing play fool you. As soon as he is done with his "New Team, New Me" feelings he'll be back to a 4th liner.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Don't let the next 20-30 games of amazing play fool you. As soon as he is done with his "New Team, New Me" feelings he'll be back to a 4th liner.

4th liner is all we really need him to be. Hopefully by the next 20 - 30 games, the rest of our wingers figure out how to score some damn goals again.

 

[Razamanaz]

Kapapenen - McDavid - Drai ... my fist your face. Captain Kapanen please!

 

[Canovin]

Don't let the next 20-30 games of amazing play fool you. As soon as he is done with his "New Team, New Me" feelings he'll be back to a 4th liner.

Sounds like Maroon. 4th liner playing with McDavid still nets 40 points

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Don't let the next 20-30 games of amazing play fool you. As soon as he is done with his "New Team, New Me" feelings he'll be back to a 4th liner.

If he’s good for 20-30 games we’re laughing

 

[Warden of the North]

Well hes fast.

He like to skate down the wing and aim for the centre of the goalie.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Because he goes from a city that's pretty cool to one of the uglier cities on the planet.

Haven't travelled much? I'm not from Edmonton, but to call it one of the uglier cities on the planet? That's just ridiculous.

 

[BlueOil]

he can still skate pretty well.
occasionally puts himself in a good spot to score, but doesn't convert reliably.
bad puck handler and passer most of the time.
struggled to stay in the blues depleted line up over young guys and other 4th liners.

edmonton might be able to squeeze something out of him, but he's a mostly empty tube of toothpaste so we wish you luck getting the last few dollops out.

 

[Oilslick941611]

he can still skate pretty well.
occasionally puts himself in a good spot to score, but doesn't convert reliably.
bad puck handler and passer most of the time.
struggled to stay in the blues depleted line up over young guys and other 4th liners.

edmonton might be able to squeeze something out of him, but he's a mostly empty tube of toothpaste so we wish you luck getting the last few dollops out.

He’s warm body. Which we need right now. No risk.

 

[Pip]

1. He helps replace their speed they lost I guess.
2. His speed doesn’t do anything because he doesn’t forecheck or create turnovers or go to the net.
3. I don’t know if they really needed another bad defensive forward

Aside from Jeff Skinner their forwards generally are responsible defensively.

Regarding Kapanen- he’s a warm body. Don’t overly like the player but given the injury situation it’s whatever

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Where were they in the claim order?

In case no one answered: 18th.

PS: 17th as you have to substract St. Louis.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Solid claim here.

No, it's not. If all the Oilers need is a short burst of offense, then they'll get it and then wonder why he's on the team.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Haven't travelled much? I'm not from Edmonton, but to call it one of the uglier cities on the planet? That's just ridiculous.

Looks like that post got deleted, but I agree with you. Edmonton is very nice.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Never a good sign when a number of fans of the team write: "The contract can be fully buried" or something similar.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

They really do have an obsession with former leafs

...who can win a round or two...

 

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

He is not bad for a player you get for free. Pretty much no risk.

Except all the risk you get when he has the puck.

 

[McDNicks17]

No, it's not. If all the Oilers need is a short burst of offense, then they'll get it and then wonder why he's on the team.

All they need is a warm body while Arvidsson and Hyman are out.