MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 12: Jesperi Kotkaniemi #15 of the Montreal Canadiens looks to play the puck past Carl Soderberg #34 of the Colorado Avalanche during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on January 12, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
A spleen injury ended Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s season early, but it looks as if he’s going to return to the Montreal Canadiens in the best shape he’s been in.
When the Montreal Canadiens drafted Jesperi Kotkaniemi third overall in 2018, no one could deny the playmaking skill the organization was getting.