Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
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Yeah, that ^
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Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Yeah i thought a 2-year deal could have been used as leverage to avoid arby...
No chance arbitrator would have awarded him a raise
No chance arbitrator would have awarded him a raise
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Yeah but then we'd only have him for one year.
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Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
I suppose they’re betting on talent… meh.
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
The only thing that makes me feel good is there's a chance he outplays it. However slim that is. It's in there. Like desmith though, no chance. He's just bad
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This is my thing with draft picks...Kapanen has a chance, he has skill, there's imagination there, there's skating...I'd rather have him than Gudbranson or something, ya know? I'd rather Kap at $3.2 mil than Rodrigues at half that. There's a lot more upside with Kapanen and it's upside that's been realized in the past. So it's not just playing the Chris Gratton potential card at age 32 still...Kapanen has been a useful player, he had a bad year...I don't think I would have done two years at this rate...but if he has a terrific year, maybe they cash out like they did with Matheson...
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Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
I'm not sure he's capable of stepping up his game enough to warrant that contract.
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Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
I'd rather have Nino at 4.This is my thing with draft picks...Kapanen has a chance, he has skill, there's imagination there, there's skating...I'd rather have him than Gudbranson or something, ya know? I'd rather Kap at $3.2 mil than Rodrigues at half that. There's a lot more upside with Kapanen and it's upside that's been realized in the past. So it's not just playing the Chris Gratton potential card at age 32 still...Kapanen has been a useful player, he had a bad year...I don't think I would have done two years at this rate...but if he has a terrific year, maybe they cash out like they did with Matheson...
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Based on his performance last year, he is only worth about 2.5
That said, he's not that far away from becoming a reliable 20-25 goal scorer. He's done it before. I initially viewed him as a Stephane Richer type of player (fast with an incredible shot, could score 35+) and last season he was.... not that.
He is still relatively young, and this season will likely make or break him as far as a top 6 NHL'er. Hard to count on a guy like him, but we don't really have to because we have plenty of guys who can light the lamp. Guys like Kapanen are 100% useless though if they are not scoring goals.. so he will have to do that to justify the $$
That said, he's not that far away from becoming a reliable 20-25 goal scorer. He's done it before. I initially viewed him as a Stephane Richer type of player (fast with an incredible shot, could score 35+) and last season he was.... not that.
He is still relatively young, and this season will likely make or break him as far as a top 6 NHL'er. Hard to count on a guy like him, but we don't really have to because we have plenty of guys who can light the lamp. Guys like Kapanen are 100% useless though if they are not scoring goals.. so he will have to do that to justify the $$
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He scored 0 goals in 7 playoff games and was incredibly useful
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Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
They are paying for potential, not results.
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You don’t have to say stupid **** like this just because you don’t like the contractI'd rather have Rodrigues
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Well you stopped reading, ya dingus. Continue from there.
But just to clarify I don't blindly hate E Rod like most of you guys do. Dude out played Kapanen this past year whether you like it or not and at least puts forth an effort ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But just to clarify I don't blindly hate E Rod like most of you guys do. Dude out played Kapanen this past year whether you like it or not and at least puts forth an effort ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
I don't mind E Rod; thing is though, he cannot kill penalties, win draws, or cover in the zones effectively... which makes him useless as a bottom six except for the speed and occasional goal. Love his effort, and he works as a 12th or 13th forward. He'll have a job in this league until his offensive contributions dry up. So I give him credit for stretching the marginal talent he does have. But some ppl saw him as a legit top 6 last year, and I've got an air conditioner to sell those ppl on the coldest day of the year. He had that one stretch last year where he scored a bunch of goals... and it was odd because he wasn't even going to the correct places on the ice where you're supposed to go to get points.
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Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Blindly...?
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
You're telling me he's not a whipping boy?
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
You're telling me he isn't bad at the hockey?
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Not as bad as some make him out to be.
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Hes bad. Real bad. He has good speed and a good shot and somehow the stars aligned for 8 weeks and he couldn't miss.
If he stays in the league he'll have the odd explosion game because of those attributes. Example being the 1st period of game 3 against the rangers when he buried 3 points on pp2
If he stays in the league he'll have the odd explosion game because of those attributes. Example being the 1st period of game 3 against the rangers when he buried 3 points on pp2
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That's not the question. You said "blindly" but he, especially early in the year, was producing...yet, at least meow and I, still hated him and his game. So, isn't it the opposite of "blindly"...? Uhhh...sightly?You're telling me he's not a whipping boy?
Also, for blindly, I know I make a ton of observations about micro skills that he lacks that make his game not NHL sustainable...
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Erod outplayed Kap like just under halfway through the year, then went ghost the rest of the season.
He's not terrible, he's not great - but there's a wide range of where he falls. I wouldn't rather have him over Kapanen, and I'd rather have neither, honestly.
He's not terrible, he's not great - but there's a wide range of where he falls. I wouldn't rather have him over Kapanen, and I'd rather have neither, honestly.
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Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Yeahhh. I think our numerous concrete examples of how he is garbage are well known. “Blindly” is about as far from the truth as possible.
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
He's doing something infuriating every time he's on the ice. Even during his hot streak his overall game was butt.
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
Hmm.. I like that we resigned Kapanen from an asset point of view, but I am not a fan of this contract. Two years at 3.2 and then he is a UFA... I think that could actually reduce his trade value.
We probably need to show case him to sell him to someone. Otherwise, he would just be a throw-in in a trade.
I think it will become a Rodriguez situation where we keep him if he plays well, but his value is close to zero if he fails. He has skills and first round pedigree, but the buyer only gets him for 1.5 season or something...
We probably need to show case him to sell him to someone. Otherwise, he would just be a throw-in in a trade.
I think it will become a Rodriguez situation where we keep him if he plays well, but his value is close to zero if he fails. He has skills and first round pedigree, but the buyer only gets him for 1.5 season or something...
Kasperi Kapanen re-signed - 2 year $3.2M
The contract tells me they still believe in his potential.
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