- Out of the 427 forwards in the NHL who've played 24 games or more, there are only 17 that have a lower assist/60 then Kapanen.
- On Nov 4, Matt Martin has 3 assists. Kapanen has 2 assists in his entire NHL career.
- Kapanen's 0.31 assists per 60. That's 712th in the NHL.
Tomas Plekanec isn't exactly an offensive juggernaut, but he might just be playing with one of the worst playmaking wingers in the NHL.
Granted fourth line duty usually pulls anyone's offensive numbers down, but really it won't stop players like Nylander or Marner.
Yes it's a mighty high comparison, but even Martin has 5 primary assists.
However, how is the fourth line deployed? It's like a defensive wall, that shoots one (Kapanen) rocket at the enemy. This is a similar strategy
that was happening with Komarov/Kadri/Brown. Shoot Kadri up and have the others lock down. It's a system that neutralized the opposition,
but unless you're the one-man show, you're not going to be generating much offense.