Prospect Info: Oliver Kapanen, RHC, KalPa U20 (U20 SM-sarja), 64th Overall
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WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Would have had two assists. He's a NHLer the question is what will be best for his offensive development.
Egresch
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He is a rookie on a very struggling team, if you watch him closely, he is playing good and making good decisions. He just needs time to get used to the high speed, it is the same story as we had with Slaf. Give him 10-15 more games and we will see. People do not like him, because he plays 4th line and he is not physical, but honestly he is better than Newhook.
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He's not an NHL player right now, it's not two nice plays out of 12 games that prove that. He needs to go down and hone his craft and there's nothing wrong with that, he's going to be very useful.
He played 7 minutes last night, miss me with that.
He played 7 minutes last night, miss me with that.
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Egresch
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I think he just needs time to adapt. When I watch him, I often see his execution is 0,2s late, but he is in the game. Most of the time he is in the right place. There are just too many new things for him:
- high pace league
- smaller rink
- he played W most of the games
- new linemates every single game
- obviously life in NHL and Montreal
- whole team sucks
Mrb1p
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Typical surviving vs thriving. Send him down, there's no rush.
Why do we need him here?
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Unfortunately, this fits half of the team
We do not need him now & here, but he will need this experience to be better next season and we know we will need him next season once Dvorak, maybe Evans are gone. How many new centers do we want to start with next season? We need some continuity, he can be 4C now and move to 3C next year.
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Most impressive part is he would've had 2 assists, while playing less than 8 minutes.
I don't have a problem with him being eased in and having his minutes increased as the season goes on, but if he's going to keep playing 8-10 minutes a game then maybe going back to Europe might be best for his offensive development.
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He's a good prospect, but personally I would cut him. He'll be better for it in the long run.
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I can't believe no one liked my post. It predicted the future!!!You now have the answer
I want official time stamps showing on all the paperwork.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Right move, if he gains a half step more quickness off the blocks he should be a great player for us.
montreal
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just a heads up for those that have Flohockey, you will get Kapanen's next game on 11/16 at 12 pm est. I'll very likely have a vid up at some point after the game but I know a few posters have paid for a sub on Flo.
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He have great NHL potential for sure.
I really liked him in his 12 NHL games. He can become a great 3rd liner player !
I really liked him in his 12 NHL games. He can become a great 3rd liner player !
montreal
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LaP
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He's play in the SHL isntead of the Liiga. It's a slightly stronger league so it will probably help him. The step will be a bit smaller.
Great. It's available in the States where you are likely the only one watching.
