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

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LaP said:
The best ppg season i could find for a u22 player in the SHL since 2000 was

Elias Petterson with 1.273 ppg
Marc Zuccarello 1.143 ppg
Jacob Silverberg 1.102 ppg
Linus Omark 1.038 ppg
Henrik Zetterberg 0.979 ppg
Jonathan Berggren 0.918 ppg
Olivier Kapanen 0.916 ppg

It doesn't guarantee anything as we see with Omark and the samle size is too small the season is not over yet he's just one bad sequence away from not being close to a ppg but he's a legit prospect.
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I like his game in preseason.

We'll see what hugo has in store in the offseason. But I see the bottom six being too crowded out of camp for Roy and Kapanen. But they should be go to guys in Lavak, perhaps playing together on the same line.

Heineman - Evan's - Newhook
Gallagher - Beck - Anderson

I'd rather Roy and Kapanen not be the 13th forward.
 
Is it possible he plays one more SHL season next year? I’m not so sure he is a bottom 6 type to be honest.. might have the same problem with Roy. It’s probably best to let these two keep developing in the AHL and SHL. They either push for an offensive spot in the NHL or they dominate the development league and they look good as trade bait.

I’m OK to pencil in Beck next year but that might be it. Kapanen needs to adjust to the physical side and not sure he’s the type you want grinding in the bottom 6 in the NHL
 
Habs Halifax said:
Is it possible he plays one more SHL season next year? I’m not so sure he is a bottom 6 type to be honest.. might have the same problem with Roy. It’s probably best to let these two keep developing in the AHL and SHL. They either push for an offensive spot in the NHL or they dominate the development league and they look good as trade bait.

I’m OK to pencil in Beck next year but that might be it. Kapanen needs to adjust to the physical side and not sure he’s the type you want grinding in the bottom 6 in the NHL
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Why not the AHL for Kapanen?
 
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26Mats said:
Why not the AHL for Kapanen?
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I get a feeling he prefers the SHL to develop and I'm fine with that personally. Don't really matter to me if it's AHL or SHL. Ideally AHL so he can grow with the other young pieces (Roy for example) but if he prefers SHL because he is not ready for NHL, I wouldn't push it too much
 
Habs Halifax said:
Wasn't he loaned to the SHL this year after playing a few NHL games? I believe he already had the NHL contract to start this season and we loaned him to the SHL.
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He signed a 1 year SHL contract after his Liiga season last year, then the Habs signed him to his ELC. He had the choice of playing in the NHL or the SHL this season, the AHL was never an option unless he stayed on the NHL club until like January because of the transfer deal between the SHL and the NHL.

Getting loaned back to the SHL wasn't so much his choice as the only thing the Habs could do if they were not going to play him in the NHL.
 
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morhilane said:
He signed a 1 year SHL contract after his Liiga season last year, then the Habs signed him to his ELC. He had the choice of playing in the NHL or the SHL this season, the AHL was never an option unless he stayed on the NHL club until like January because of the transfer deal between the SHL and the NHL.

Getting loaned back to the SHL wasn't so much his choice as the only thing the Habs could do if they were not going to play him in the NHL.
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And he made the team out of camp. He'll be on the roster next year barring a shitty camp or an injury.
 
Habs Halifax said:
Is it possible he plays one more SHL season next year? I’m not so sure he is a bottom 6 type to be honest.. might have the same problem with Roy. It’s probably best to let these two keep developing in the AHL and SHL. They either push for an offensive spot in the NHL or they dominate the development league and they look good as trade bait.

I’m OK to pencil in Beck next year but that might be it. Kapanen needs to adjust to the physical side and not sure he’s the type you want grinding in the bottom 6 in the NHL
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It's very rare for a player drafted later than the first round to gain value by playing in the AHL or Europe. In fact the longer such a player will stay there without being showcased in the NHL the more his value will usually diminish.
 
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