Kasperi Kapanen

The Pittsburgh Penguins are placing Kasperi Kapanen on waivers today, head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters.

Assigning Kapanen to the minors slightly adds to their $1.225MM projected deadline cap space, The decision to waive Kapanen is made with the trade deadline in mind. If he goes unclaimed, Kapanen could use some time with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to regain confidence. In 43 games this season, the 26-year-old has recorded just seven goals and 13 assists, a steady drop-off from his production at the beginning of his Pittsburgh tenure. Kapanen last played in the minors with the Toronto Marlies in 2017-18, recording 24 points in 28 games. The team is looking to clear some salary cap space to make a move, and burying Kapanen’s $3.2MM cap hit in the minors will take $1.125MM off his cap hit for the time being, the maximum buriable amount.

Sullivan said he's not sure what the next steps are for Kapanen if he doesn't clear, but that he didn't want to speak for general manager Ron Hextall. Frank ...

The feeling was that last year was a bit of a down year and that he would bounce back,” Pittsburgh’s GM said. If Kapanen is claimed off waivers, the Penguins project to shed $1.125 million in cap space, according to PuckPedia. However, Hextall has been unwilling to pay the Coyotes’ asking price. The move will also allow them to keep forward Hextall began looking to move Kapanen in November, right around when Sullivan benched Kapanen for nine out of 10 games. It’s also all but a public admission by Hextall that re-signing Kapanen to a two-year contract at $3.2 million annually was a glaring mistake last summer.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will free up a roster and cap space with waiving Kasperi Kapanen.

Four years after scoring 20 goals as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kasperi Kapanen is going on waivers today.

He scored 20 goals that year, which earned him a three-year, $9.6 million contract from Leafs GM Kyle Dubas. The 26-year-old had 32 points (11-21-32) in 79 games last season. To a certain extent, it’s on all of us because we didn’t find a way to maximize his potential.”

Kapanen was held out of practice Friday as general manager Ron Hextall and the Penguins determined a path forward for Kapanen, the subject of trade speculation ...

“The feeling was that last year was a down year and that he would bounce back,” Hextall said Friday. Heinen will get a chance to do that against the Blues. “You try to stay positive, keep perspective and take it as an opportunity to work on your game with a little more practice time,” he said Friday. He was a healthy scratch for the team’s last eight games. He was a minus-11 over that span. And yet, the Penguins signed Kapanen to a two-year contract last summer worth $3.2 million annually. But he hasn’t come close to producing at that level in the past two seasons. He has the ability to shoot the puck. For whatever reason, Kapanen has not been much of a threat in transition after he buried a few breakaway goals his first season in Pittsburgh. Hextall later said that Kapanen was waived in part to give the freefalling Penguins flexibility with their roster. Sullivan spoke Friday as if he expected Kapanen, a skilled but maddening player, to be claimed by another team. Coach Mike Sullivan said Hextall informed him of that plan Friday morning before the team hit the ice for practice in Cranberry.

Mike Sullivan, entraîneur-chef des Penguins, vient tout juste d'annoncer que le club a soumis l'attaquant Kasperi Kapanen au ballotage.

Pittsburgh s'est fait humilier par les Oilers jeudi soir, dans une défaite de 7 à 2. Âgé de 26 ans, il a récolté 7 buts et 20 points en 43 matchs jusqu'à présent cette saison. L'équipe connaît présentement une séquence de 4 revers consécutifs et continue de s'écrouler dans le classement, maintenant à l'extérieur d'une place en séries.

Kasperi Kapanen touche un salaire de 3,2 millions $ et est sous contrat pour encore une autre saison.

Il a manqué la majeure partie du mois d'octobre en raison d'une blessure aux adducteurs subie lors du premier match de la saison contre le Driedger, qui a signé un contrat de trois ans et 10,5 millions de dollars avec l'équipe en 2021, a été limité à 27 matchs lors de la saison inaugurale de l'équipe. [Seattle](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/seattle-kraken?competitor_id=42082) dimanche et se rendront à [Edmonton](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/edmonton-oilers?competitor_id=178), [Calgary](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/calgary-flames?competitor_id=175), [Vancouver](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/vancouver-canucks?competitor_id=176) et au [New Jersey](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/new-jersey-devils?competitor_id=182) avant de revenir à la maison le 11 mars pour affronter [Connor McDavid](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/connor-mcdavid?player_id=106223) et les Oilers. [Blackhawks de Chicago](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/chicago-blackhawks?competitor_id=183) [Patrick Kane](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/patrick-kane?player_id=40884) était absent à l'entraînement, vendredi matin, en raison d'une journée de traitements L'incident s'est produit tard en troisième période du match de jeudi. [Canadien de Montréal](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/montreal-canadiens?competitor_id=169). [Penguins de Pittsburgh](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/pittsburgh-penguins?competitor_id=168), Murray a une fiche de 143-83-24 avec une moyenne de 2,77 et un pourcentage d'arrêts de ,911. Dans une certaine mesure, c'est de notre faute à tous car nous n'avons pas trouvé le moyen de maximiser son potentiel. [Panthers de la Floride](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/florida-panthers?competitor_id=162). [Anthony Duclair](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/anthony-duclair?player_id=40369) disputera son premier match de la saison, vendredi, alors que les [Panthers de la Floride](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/florida-panthers?competitor_id=162) affronteront les [Sabres de Buffalo](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/buffalo-sabres?competitor_id=171). « Kappy est un joueur vraiment talentueux. [Penguins de Pittsburgh](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/pittsburgh-penguins?competitor_id=168) soumettront l'attaquant [Kasperi Kapanen](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/kasperi-kapanen?player_id=68066) au ballottage à 14 h vendredi, a annoncé l'entraîneur-chef Mike Sullivan.

Nashville Predators defenceman Kevin Gravel was also placed on waivers Friday, while Seattle Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger cleared.

The Kuopio, Finland native has 70 goals and 172 points in 364 career games. Kapanen has seven goals and 20 points in 43 games with the Penguins this season. "I do believe we can make the playoffs, yes," he added. We will continue to monitor and try to make our team better." "Our intent is to continue to make this team better, this year and years beyond this year," Hextall said. "Kappy is a really talented player.

Kevin Gravel is also placed on waivers today, while Chris Driedger cleared from yesterday's waiver wire.

Kapanen has struggled to stay in the lineup this season, having been a healthy scratch for the team on several occasions. This comes after the Penguins were blown out 7-2 by the Edmonton Oilers, and are in a tailspin as they’ve lost their last five games in a row. Kapanen was supposed to be at practice today, but was held out as he will be placed on waivers.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be placing forward Kasperi Kapanen on waivers at 2pm ET, head coach Mike Sullivan announced. The 24-year-old is signed through ...

We will continue to monitor and try to make our team better." "Our intent is to continue to make this team better, this year and years beyond this year," Hextall said. Kapanen has seven goals and 20 points in 43 games with the Penguins this season.

The Penguins are waiving Kasperi Kapanen as Sidney Crosby and Co. look to keep their 16-year playoff streak alive.

The Penguins are waiving Kasperi Kapanen as Sidney Crosby and Co. look to keep their 16-year playoff streak alive.

The Penguins GM talks today, which is something he's going to need to do more of in the future.

With one week left until the March 3rd NHL trade deadline, Hextall made the first move to help improve the bottom six forward group with hopes of addition by subtracting of his biggest summer signing for that area. But he's a big face-off guy for us, he's a penalty kill for us and he fills a role." We just try to give the coaches the options we can give them. He did later mention that Valtteri Puustinen, Alex Nylander, Filip Hallander and the currently injured Jonathan Gruden are all young players that they are keeping an eye on and pleased with their seasons in Wilkes. "So if we're going to spend a big asset, it's going to help us this year and years to come. They certainly have the right to chant and say whatever they choose. Hextall: "I do believe we can make the playoffs, yes. He followed up by saying: “the hardest part about our team right now is probably the volatility. Ron Hextall: "Our intent is to continue to try to make this team better, this year and years beyond this year. But when the team sits 10th in the conference as they currently do with a According to the website [CapFriendly](https://www.capfriendly.com/), only 10 NHL clubs have the currently available space to add his contract outright, and since no trade could be found that could have sent a contract back to Pittsburgh, the odds of a claim look fairly unlikely. Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall talked to the media today after waiving forward Kasperi Kapanen.