TOR, more or less, has an agreement in place with Kasperi Kapanen on an extension. Not expected to be formalized until TOR cap (Marner) situation clarified. It will be a 3 year deal with an AAV in the $3.2M to $3.4M range.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 22, 2019
Kapanen will be a 25-year-old RFA at the end of the contract, meaning the Leafs have bought two arbitration-eligible RFA seasons at a nice price here in the low $3 million range AAV over three years.
In 2018-19, Kapanen started on the fourth line centered by Par Lindholm but moved up the linieup in no time and took full advantage of William Nylander’s absence by becoming the team’s second-most productive right winger behind Mitch Marner in 2018-19.