Earlier this week on the Penguins official podcast The Scoop, coach Mike Sullivan spoke about initial plans for new acquisition Kasperi Kapanen. Given that the Penguins gave up a first round pick for Kapanen, it’s no surprise that the team is going to hope Kapanen will factor into next season heavily. And that means a starting spot on the top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel, according to Sullivan.
“We think he brings that speed dimension that I think is complementary to Sid and Jake’s game,” Sullivan told The Scoop podcast.