DID THE HABS FINALLY FIND THEIR 2C? 🤯 Kapanen Breakdown
While the world was watching Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen took over! 🏒 With 11 GOALS, Kapanen currently leads all NHL rookies in scoring.
Centering “The Beast” Slafkovsky and “The Wizard” Demidov, Kapanen is proving he is the long-term solution at 2C for the Montreal Canadiens.
19 points, 11 goals, and elite 200-foot play. Is Kapanen the biggest surprise of the season?
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32 Comments
Kapanen is our 2C
definitely the answer….hard 2 believe we have 3 top rookies..demidov,kapanen and dobes
Yes
Go Oliver Go! 🎉
Well pasternak !! I mean tabernak haha !!😂
Willby greatest …step by steps …
I absolutely love this second line I think slav is a better player on this line it takes pressure of our first line
I think he will be the number 2 center, but they just picked up dandenault, so that might change somewhere down the line. But I don't think the second line should be messed with
Imagine when we get HAGE! Team is gonna be scary for the next while!
Let them stay together and we'll see. So far, it looks very good.
Its a great problem (if you call it that) to have, future looks amazing
long term it's hage. oliver will slide down to 3C.
Yes, Kapanen is the answer.
Let's hear your real voice Coach.
That will depend on him, how hard he works to improve
Keep letting kapanen grow and mature at 2c till Hage is ready, imagine that suzuki-hage-kapanen-beck/Evans.
You mean our first line?
Not for the playoffs. Crosby in charge for next couple seasons if we can get him.
We found our Lekhonen 😛
No he is not the answer.
This is a great line
He'll need to get better with faceoffs, but he delivers so far
Hard to believe you can find a lot better at this minimal price!
To win the cup maybe! The guy targeted needs to be a star though! A declining end of career player unless it’s Crosby doesn’t worth it!
Still growing as a player, it's looking like he has the potential to be that 2nd line center we have been waiting for so long. Everyone is talking about Haze and Zharovsky as potential 2nd line centers but I see them more like wingers since they don't have the same complete game as Kapanen.
yes he is
Yes
LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!
The fact that Finnie is up there in points while being a 7th round pick is incredible.
Our # 1 line right now is this line of Kappy, Slaf and Demidov, when Dach gets back put him with Suzuki and Caufield on the wing.
Suzuki, Kapanen, Dannault, Evens is pretty good as 4 centers.
Give them a year together and they will be fear
lets go baby 🔥 kapanen will be just fine