The Edmonton Oilers have claimed ahead Kasperi Kapanen by way of waivers from the St. Louis Blues. The proper-winger has recorded 85 objectives & 124 assists in 470 profession NHL video games. Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer writes, “Kapanen has some tempo to his sport and has seen PK minutes in Toronto and St. Louis.”
The #Oilers have claimed ahead Kasperi Kapanen by way of waivers from the St. Louis Blues.
The proper-winger has recorded 85 objectives & 124 assists in 470 profession @NHL video games. pic.twitter.com/xQ2EnF6AhU
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 19, 2024
Edmonton might use each scoring assist and penalty-killing help. They’re close to the underside of the standings in each classes. tenth worst with objectives for this season, the Oilers have solely 50 objectives scored, with 60 towards. They sit second-last in penalty kill proportion and have allowed 16 of their 60 objectives towards this season when short-handed.
Sportsnet’s Mark Spector adds that the Oilers might need achieved this to get a little bit deeper, youthful, and quicker. He posts on X.com: “That is an admission EDM wants some velocity off the wing, and certain an opportunity to NOT play Corey Perry each night time. I like Perry, however not when he’s drained. As for Kapanen, he’s a wildcard. Not a fan fave – or very productive – in previous couple of stops. A little bit of a attain, IMO.”
He was chosen twenty second by PIT within the 2014 draft. He has one aim in 10 video games this season. He’s a $1 million cap hit for the rest of this season and might be a pending UFA on the finish of the 2024-25 marketing campaign. He has not been within the playoffs since he was a part of the Penguins roster again in 2021.
It isn’t possible Kapanen will go well with up for the Oilers on Tuesday night time because the staff takes on the Ottawa Senators within the second of a back-to-back on the street. Edmonton misplaced 3-0 to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night time.
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