Prospect Info: Oliver Kapanen, RHC, KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja), 64th Overall

[Natey]

They both have more offensive ability than Lehkonen and Danault. Lekhonen only looks good because he plays on a line he doesn't belong on with MacKinnon.

This is such a horrible take lol

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

This is such a horrible take lol

If there's one team that won't hesitate to trade guys that don't belong, it's Colorado

 

[CHwest]

They both have more offensive ability than Lehkonen and Danault. Lekhonen only looks good because he plays on a line he doesn't belong on with MacKinnon.

 

[DAChampion]

At least he's honest. The majority of this forum considered Lehkonen a 4th liner prior to the trade.

 

[the valiant effort]

Said it a hundred times before, and I’ll say it a thousand times again: Habs fans would be rioting if we had prime Mackinnon saddled with a sub-0.75 PPG winger shooting 23%

Think about that. He’s only burying 23% of Mack ‘n’ Mak’s backdoor tap-ins ( )

 

[EtLeBut2]

Feel like Kapanen is being slept on. He treaded water in his NHL cameo but besides that he's trended the right direction at every level and what he's doing in Sweden right now is impressive.

Still not sure which of him or Beck will be better but it's a good problem to have.

At least he's honest. The majority of this forum considered Lehkonen a 4th liner prior to the trade.

Lehkonen is and has always been a middle 6 two way winger who can drive play but who's finishing never came together enough to be more than that.

You can't fairly judge his numbers on Colorado (the same way I still don't trust Drouin either) although I'd still take him over say Newhook.

 

[26Mats]

At least he's honest. The majority of this forum considered Lehkonen a 4th liner prior to the trade.

Lehkonen was producing at over 40 points per 82 games in his final year here. I would say most saw him as a 3rd liner at that point.

 

[26Mats]

They both have more offensive ability than Lehkonen and Danault. Lekhonen only looks good because he plays on a line he doesn't belong on with MacKinnon.

Lehkonen and Danault can produce offensively with good offensive players, in a way not like other pkayers of their skill levels can. Because they have great wheels, motors/energy and effort levels, and intelligence with the puck. So, they get to pucks first to keep the offense going or start a good break out the other way, and beat defenders to open ice. This is a type of offense creation that leads them to put up points.

It's why they probably can put up more points than an offensively gifted player like Joshua Roy.

We'll see where Beck and Kapanen lie on the the spectrum.

 

[1909]

Feel like Kapanen is being slept on. He treaded water in his NHL cameo but besides that he's trended the right direction at every level and what he's doing in Sweden right now is impressive.

Still not sure which of him or Beck will be better but it's a good problem to have.


Lehkonen is and has always been a middle 6 two way winger who can drive play but who's finishing never came together enough to be more than that.

You can't fairly judge his numbers on Colorado (the same way I still don't trust Drouin either) although I'd still take him over say Newhook.

Lehkonen had 18 goals in his rookie season. The role they gave him after did not help his production in MTL.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

At least he's honest. The majority of this forum considered Lehkonen a 4th liner prior to the trade.

Had in my keeper league. I think I gave up on him the year before he was traded. I think idiot coaches in Montreal made him look worse than he was offensively. MacKinnon makes him look better than he is. He is a decent 2nd line forward.

 

[WeThreeKings]