The Edmonton Oilers have claimed ahead Kasperi Kapanen through waivers from the St. Louis Blues. The suitable-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 recreation and has seen PK minutes in Toronto and St. Louis.”
The #Oilers have claimed ahead Kasperi Kapanen through waivers from the St. Louis Blues.
The suitable-winger has recorded 85 objectives & 124 assists in 470 profession @NHL video games. pic.twitter.com/xQ2EnF6AhU
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 19, 2024
Edmonton may 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 in opposition to. They sit second-last in penalty kill proportion and have allowed 16 of their 60 objectives in opposition to this season when short-handed.
Sportsnet’s Mark Spector provides that the Oilers might need carried out this to get just a little deeper, youthful, and quicker. He posts on X.com: “That is an admission EDM wants some pace off the wing, and sure 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 purpose 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 probably Kapanen will swimsuit 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 highway. Edmonton misplaced 3-0 to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night time.
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