Waived: [STL] F Kasperi Kapanen waived by the Blues

[93LEAFS]

Iginla we also forgot. I feel like Iginla JR will be like dad but we will see.

Quite a few of these kids were highly hyped when drafted. So, if we are dismissing people like Kapanen, Griffin Reinhart, Alexander Nylander, Logan Brown, etc. we sort of have to wait for Tij Iginla to prove it in the NHL. Iginla's dad is clearly the best player of the ones we have mentioned so far.

For example, I haven't seen many mentions of Cole Sillinger yet. Who is at least an established NHLer and was a 12th overall pick in 2021.

edit: Oliver Bonk is also a pretty established prospect too, but we need to see him in the NHL to include him in this list.

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

Okay Pittsburgh! It’s future considerations time! You have to take Kapanen too…,

 

[bleedgreen]

Sanderson, Greig, Nylander, Kapanen, Jake Leshychyn. Dad’s were all Whalers.

Poulin, Primeau, Nikolishin, Cassels…not all made it. Colin Wilson. Logan Brown?

Avs currently have five guys who’s Dad’s played.

 

[GoBoltz56]

Woof

 

[AHLdepth]

Does he still do the thing where he flies into the zone on the wing at super speed, does a button hook, then lose the puck?

Oh my gosh I haven't thought of Mason Raymond in years....

 

[stl76]

Mostly outside the NHL, but Ryan MacInnis has carved out a nice professional career for himself. His dad Al needs no introduction.

Bob Suter didn't have the same level of professional hockey success as his son Ryan but will always be a legend for winning that gold medal in 1980. Bob's brother and Ryan's uncle Gary had a great NHL career as well!

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

I was also thinking about the Parise's but senior Parise was in the 70s, even a little before our time.

Speak for yourself.

I turned 30 a bit less than six months before the end of that decade.

I guess I should say eighteen rather than six as technically, that decade ended on December 31, 1980...

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Another guy waived that Kyle Dubas paid top assets for just a little while ago.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

If you're drunk driving then you should go to jail. It doesn't matter if no one got hurt. It's not a minor mistake. Recent "minor" mistake cost Gaudreau brothers their lives.

In Finland they adjust the fine according to a person’s income level (something that we should consider in the states) meaning Kapanen had to pay a fine of about $117,000.

The fine was paid in lieu of accepting a 45 day jail sentence. So I think he probably got the message either way.

 

[JKG33]

Does he still do the thing where he flies into the zone on the wing at super speed, does a button hook, then lose the puck?

You can take Kap outta Toronto, but you can't take the Toronto outta Kap

 

[biturbo19]

That's too bad. I'd think he's better than plenty of middle-6 fillers on teams, but i'd assume there's something going on off the ice at this point. His effectiveness in what he was good at has just fallen off pretty badly too.

He used to be one of those weird "better in a bad role" players. Who could just give you your ~15G in poor minutes with scrub linemates at even strength. He's got speed to burn and there are tools to work with there...but if he's not focused on the game, i guess it really doesn't matter. Too bad.

I could see a team claiming him at that price though. But i doubt it.

 

[mattihp]

That's too bad. I'd think he's better than plenty of middle-6 fillers on teams, but i'd assume there's something going on off the ice at this point. His effectiveness in what he was good at has just fallen off pretty badly too.

He used to be one of those weird "better in a bad role" players. Who could just give you your ~15G in poor minutes with scrub linemates at even strength. He's got speed to burn and there are tools to work with there...but if he's not focused on the game, i guess it really doesn't matter. Too bad.

I could see a team claiming him at that price though. But i doubt it.

Those better in a bad role players are usually wildly inconsistent. Niklas Hagman was one too. Most effective when playing with scrubs. He was a decent energy guy when not scoring, though.