Phil Kessel a Hidden Gem
Phil Kessel has not missed a game since returning from shoulder surgery in 2009. He spent six years wasting away as a part of the continually disappointing Toronto Maple Leafs…
Kasperi Kapanen
Maple Leafs Show Restraint With Latest Roster Cuts
Everyone who follows the escapades of the Toronto Maple Leafs knew that as training camp came to an end, there would be some very important roster moves coming. The debate,…
Kapanen and Harrington Have High Ceilings for Maple Leafs
The deal that sent Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins has easily been the biggest trade of the NHL’s off-season. The speedy goal scoring forward fetched a solid return for…
Toronto Maple Leafs Top 10 Prospects
The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking towards the future so there’s no better time to look at the Leafs best prospects. Most of these players are a season or two…
Analyzing the Return for Phil Kessel
As you probably have already heard, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded mercurial star winger Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, ending Kessel’s six year run with the team…
New Top Ten Penguins Prospects – Part 2
There has been enough doom and gloom surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins over the last few weeks. There will be significant changes coming to the roster this offseason and there might…
The 5 Biggest Chokes of the WJC
In Monday’s gold medal game, Canada survived a nail-biter to win their first gold since 2009. The 2015 tournament ended up being a very low-scoring, tight defensive one compared to…
WJC: 10 First Rounders To Watch
Be sure to check out other instalments in this WJC series: 10 Draft Eligibles To Watch 10 Sleeper Prospects To Watch It’s Christmas Eve, or to hockey fans, World Juniors Eve. The…
Thoughts From Penguins Prospects Scrimmage
The Pittsburgh Penguins held their annual prospects development camp this past week, having begun on Tuesday. Saturday afternoon, they concluded with a scrimmage. I was able to attend the game,…
Tampa Bay Lightning Draft Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning may still be licking their playoff wounds, but they are doing so through cheshire smiles. The type of knowing grin that can frustrate those attempting to…
Kasperi Kapanen – The Next Ones: NHL 2014 Draft Prospect Profile
Kasperi Kapanen THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 7/23/1996 Place of birth: Kuopio, Finland Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 181 lbs Shoots: Right Position: RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2014 Twitter: @kasperikapanen THW The Next Ones Rankings (January 2014): 11 Other…
NHL Draft War Room: Kasperi Kapanen
Kasperi Kapanen THW’s NHL Draft War Room Rankings: #10 (Feb 2014) THW’s NHL Draft Rankings – The Next Ones Edition (aka Chris’s List): #11 (March 2014) Hashtag/Nickname: #TheFinnishSniper Team: #42, KalPa,…