We won't be rebuilding in 2025-26. I've been a huge Kapanen fan for a couple of years and have stated many times that he's our most underrated prospect and will have a long NHL career. You can't pencil him and Beck in as centers on the NHL team in 18 months though. They still have to prove they can do it and will need insulation. Also Evans took huge steps late this season as a bottom 6 center.
Yes thats what i mean.. like the "Vets" are true player-mentors, they know their actual job is to teach these kids everything they need to know.
Real deal? Overhyped? Kapanen's been our least hyped prospect who has up to now rarely been mentioned and has always taken a backseat to Roy, Beck, Heineman and others when folks have wrote up our future top 9 forwards. Even now that he's been opening eyes, we're still talking about him as a potential 3rd line center.
Habs do pay their AHL vets well I think, but the AHL salary doesn't always make it to the public.
ahh much better... but if it is a vet whereby all the want to do is teach (prepare) the young guns for the big show... I actually don't want to see the "vets" get promoted, they are not there for that - conflict of interest.
Until Kappy plays regularly on an NA ice he hasn't proven anything and hasn't surpassed anyone on tne depth chart.
Exactly!
So he's over hyped then? Have you even seen him play at all? I was asking because I never seen him play and this board tend to over hype those kind of prospects from oversea. Even Lehkonen was a little bit over hyped at some point but he turned out great.
