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It’s done: Oliver Kapanen will finish the season with the Rocket
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
It’s done: Oliver Kapanen will finish the season with the Rocket
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We suspected that the plan was for Oliver Kapanen to join the Rocket after the Canadiens were eliminated. But at the same time, there was a scenario where he went to the World Championship.

But now a decision has been made.

According to Nicolas Cloutier, who spoke with the player's agent, it's done: the CH and the player's clan have decided that the European will finish the season with the Laval Rocket.

In my eyes, it's a good decision. After all, having spent the majority of the season in Europe, he'll be able to continue playing in the North American system of the Habs organization.

So, in my opinion, he'll learn even more.

Remember that he started and finished the season in Montreal, without breaking anything. And as he couldn't play in Laval during the season, he went to Sweden, where he did well.

Right now, he's running out of miles before he can play in the NHL full-time. That's why seeing him play in the playoffs in Laval is a good thing in my eyes.

Note that only three CH players are eligible to finish the year down low: Kapanen and the two goalies who finished the season healthy, Jakub Dobes and Cayden Primeau.

For the time being, Jacob Fowler is expected to start in goal tonight. However, nothing has been confirmed.

My feeling? We'll rest Cayden Primeau so we don't send him to Cleveland unnecessarily. And when the Rocket return to Laval, he'll be dressed and can take Luke Cavallin's place.

What about Dobes? What will his role be?


in gossip

– Same here.

– That didn't take long.

– That would have been something.

– Interesting.

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