Club’s early season brings tough questions. https://t.co/xXXfVG69uD
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) April 7, 2024
More and more, we’re hearing about Oliver Kapanen among the Montreal Canadiens’ prospects.
First, he finished the regular season on a high. Then, he started the playoffs in Finland’s top division (SM-Liiga) like a lion.
Now, the 20-year-old is the Liiga’s leading playoff scorer.
He’s currently tied for first with Juuso Mäenpää, followed closely by Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Ville Koivunen, who was acquired in the Jake Guentzel trade:
It’s quite rare to see three 20-21 year-olds leading the Liiga in the playoffs.
Even if it’s not the best league in the world, the Liiga is still a very competitive league with many veterans and former NHL players.
It’s still too early to say for sure what kind of NHL player Kapanen will be, if he makes it this far.
What is certain, however, is that he is very dominant at a young age in a professional league, and that’s very encouraging.
What’s more, Kasperi Kapanen’s cousin is not only a very good offensive player, but he’s also extremely reliable defensively and can be used in any number of ways.
If his development continues in this way, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him in the Habs bottom-6 in a few years’ time, possibly alongside Owen Beck.
In brief
– Big statement from Vlad.
– Pretty ordinary.
Sunlight was bleeding into Capital One arena and blinding Joonas Korpisalo pic.twitter.com/Bm8gcdQD0t
– BarDown (@BarDown) April 7, 2024
– Jarome Iginla’s son is simply unstoppable in the playoffs.
Tij Iginla is up to 8 goals and 10 points through ~6 playoff games.
No one in Kelowna Rockets team history has ever scored more goals in a single playoff series.
Top 10 pick.
– Cam Robinson (@Hockey_Robinson) April 7, 2024
– A very nice plateau reached by John Carlson.
Congrats again on 1,000 NHL games, John Carlson! pic.twitter.com/KOAQUMq2g2
– NHL (@NHL) April 7, 2024
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