Yesterday we looked back at the regression targets and results from last season. Now it’s time to turn the page and switch into into next season.
#1 Kasperi Kapanen in year two
Kasperi Kapanen burst onto the scene in Pittsburgh. Even though he was brought in with the intentions to play with Sidney Crosby, he found a better fit on a line with Evgeni Malkin, which is really just as well. Kapanen scored 30 points in 40 games with the Pens, exceeded many expectations and rocked it. But there are some cracks in the foundation, as our main man Geoff from The Pensblog laid out recently in a series of tweets:
Also his 11 goals in all situations came on 5.