With Kasperi Kapanen hitting waivers I did a quick Sami Kapanen deep dive. Totally different from what I remember. I was a huge Sami fan. Thought he played here for 8+ years. Can’t believe he never scored more than 12 goals and 34 points in a season. Just mind blowing to me. Always thought he was such a better player stat wise.
ThePalmIsle
Sami’s appeal was his versatility. Could play anywhere on lines 2, 3 or 4 and even suited up at D a few times iirc.
Good penalty killer too
wpglatino
Despite him being Finnish, the man was a Swiss army knife out there.
Phillyvegas24
I’ll also add to other peoples comments, Hitchcock’s system wasn’t very offensive oriented and we also had insane depth back then.
God I miss the good times, going into every year we were a Stanley Cup contender.
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With Kasperi Kapanen hitting waivers I did a quick Sami Kapanen deep dive. Totally different from what I remember. I was a huge Sami fan. Thought he played here for 8+ years. Can’t believe he never scored more than 12 goals and 34 points in a season. Just mind blowing to me. Always thought he was such a better player stat wise.
Sami’s appeal was his versatility. Could play anywhere on lines 2, 3 or 4 and even suited up at D a few times iirc.
Good penalty killer too
Despite him being Finnish, the man was a Swiss army knife out there.
I’ll also add to other peoples comments, Hitchcock’s system wasn’t very offensive oriented and we also had insane depth back then.
God I miss the good times, going into every year we were a Stanley Cup contender.