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

[montreal]

I'm assuming Kapanen is back in Finland next year but would be interesting to see what happens if he has a strong camp - could he possibly start in Laval?

No he can't start the season in Laval, he's under contract in Liiga next season.

 

[Team_Spirit]

 

[Ezpz]

Yeah, totally. That's insane he said that.





















What?

 

[DAChampion]

Google translate:

I haven't thought about the coming season, the summer has passed in the woods

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I'm looking forward to following Kapanen this season, near PPG in Liiga would be wonderful since it is such a low scoring league

 

[montreal]

I'm looking forward to following Kapanen this season, near PPG in Liiga would be wonderful since it is such a low scoring league

in the last 20+ years only 3 U-21 players have put up higher then a .93 ppg. Granlund, Aho, Lundell (min 20 games played for ppg)

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

in the last 20+ years only 3 U-21 players have put up higher then a .93 ppg. Granlund, Aho, Lundell (min 20 games played for ppg)

I'm hoping for ~40 points in ~55 games

 

[Bacchus1]

Pretty solid game without registering points. Almost 67% on faceoffs is nuts.

66.7% means 3 face offs, 2 wins 1 loss at minimum. % doesn’t mean anything without volume.

 

[bopeep]

66.7% means 3 face offs, 2 wins 1 loss at minimum. % doesn’t mean anything without volume.

He was 6 for 9 actually

 

[Treb]

66.7% means 3 face offs, 2 wins 1 loss at minimum. % doesn’t mean anything without volume.

That was 6 wins on 9 faceoffs.

 

[schwang26]

66.7% means 3 face offs, 2 wins 1 loss at minimum. % doesn’t mean anything without volume.

He is a centre. Highly unlikely that he took 3.

 

[Bacchus1]

He is a centre. Highly unlikely that he took 3.

He took 9. Still, very low #.

 

[Treb]

He took 9. Still, very low #.

In 2 games, he is 16 in 25 or 64%

 

[bopeep]

In 2 games, he is 16 in 25 or 64%

Still not enough, need more dammit! lol

I think @Bacchus1 is in disbelief because all of a sudden the Habs have prospects who can actually take and win faceoffs fairly consistently. It was one of the takeaways from the rookie camp that I found impressive...

 

[Bacchus1]

Still not enough, need more dammit! lol

I think @Bacchus1 is in disbelief because all of a sudden the Habs have prospects who can actually take and win faceoffs fairly consistently. It was one of the takeaways from the rookie camp that I found impressive...

I’m happy for the guy winning 16/25. It is a good start. Keep it up. But, as a rule, I am never wowed by small sample sizes.

 

[bopeep]

I’m happy for the guy winning 16/25. It is a good start. Keep it up. But, as a rule, I am never wowed by small sample sizes.

Agreed - let's see how he does today

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I’m happy for the guy winning 16/25. It is a good start. Keep it up. But, as a rule, I am never wowed by small sample sizes.

I don't know what his faceoff stats were in sm-liiga last year, but his wjc stats were the best

 

[Team_Spirit]

Nickname is ovo? #91

 

[sukimono]

Sup with Kapanen....

 

[Adam Michaels]

Sup with Kapanen....

Haven't watched so I can't comment how he's playing. He is playing a lot if minutes.

But last year, he had only 1 goal after 6 games. And then he started to produce a little more consistently.

 

[Ezpz]

Kapanen seemed to have progressed towards the end of last season but is right back in bustville this season. He still has time but it's leaning towards no contract offer like Olofsson. He's not known for his defensive play and isn't contributing anything offensively. It's early but 1 point in 9 games isn't a good trend.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Kapanen seemed to have progressed towards the end of last season but is right back in bustville this season. He still has time but it's leaning towards no contract offer like Olofsson. He's not known for his defensive play and isn't contributing anything offensively. It's early but 1 point in 9 games isn't a good trend.

Kapanen is definitely getting signed. His season last year was as good as Ylonen's best liiga season.

He's also a center, plays a 2-way game, and is strong on faceoffs.

 

[Ezpz]

Kapanen is definitely getting signed. His season last year was as good as Ylonen's best liiga season.

He's also a center, plays a 2-way game, and is strong on faceoffs.

Ylonen was close to team lead though, he just played on a crap team. Kapanen's leading team mate last year nearly doubled his production. When Ylonen had a team mate like in his D+1 that he had the same totals. The fact that he nearly kept the same production despite losing their top 3 scorers is amazing. I don't think Kapanen gets signed if he doesn't improve. We had less prospects to choose from when Ylonen first got signed.

We'll see. I don't like not signing high picks but we did just sign a bunch of later round picks because they developed so well. Maybe give him the Laval contract with a chance to get the ELC.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Kapanen seemed to have progressed towards the end of last season but is right back in bustville this season. He still has time but it's leaning towards no contract offer like Olofsson. He's not known for his defensive play and isn't contributing anything offensively. It's early but 1 point in 9 games isn't a good trend.

Your opinion is on it's way to bustville as are most hyperbolic hot takes.

 

[Ezpz]

Your opinion is on it's way to bustville as are most hyperbolic hot takes.

1 point in 8 games is not a great start considering most guys play about 50 games a year in Liiga. He's nearly 20% through the season already. He had a pretty abysmal start last year too and only really turned it on in the last couple of months. His strong finish shot him up the prospect rankings but it seems like it was premature.