He was a 20 Goal scorer once

17 19 27. I’d say that’s about a 20 goal average,right? I mean we can get literal if you want but what’s the expected goals for a 3rd line winger in you opinion?

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Fair enough. You’d assume by the way CBJ fans decscribe him he would have scored more.

And with this year that average has fallen. Looks like a guy who needs better talent succeed but on his own, he's a bottom 6 player for sure.

oilers take that but no s *** toronto says no

Can’t argue with that logic. Rumor is he was hurt but hard to imagine it effectively killing his offensive abilities that much

Interesting

You mean keerfoot and a slew of marlies... those were his linemates. Kapanen is in Your top 6 all day. Anderson is 3 years older and scored 27 once, Kapanen is consistent. You’ll have a good look at him if this play in ever starts.

There are many players like him, good players sure, you don't make it into the NHL if you can't play. But he's one of those guys who in the perfect scenario looks great but without that sweet spot he falls off.

What? Why does Edmonton want Anderson? He's not better than Koskinen. Why waste assets to acquire him? If you hate Koskinen just go and get a better goalie in free agency without giving up assets.

What do you think his value is?

A 3rd to someone who wants to take a chance.

That’s my feeling on him. I commented on a post and CBJ fans seem to think he’s worth a 2nd or offer sheet him. Imo 6 points in 26 games isn’t great. I said Boyd had a better year ( he was part of the trade) and its caused some anger amongst CBJ fans. To be clear I didn’t say Boyd was better I said he had a better year

Thats just fan talk.

I felt the same way about Burakovsky. He had that one breakout year with the caps and never was able to achieve it again.... till he got traded but new team new Bura I guess or he’ll pull the same sh*t and have this contract year and struggle again. I digress emotions are hard to ignore I guess especially when Anderson looked so good that one year

andersen is clearly a really good goalie. The leafs every single game leave him out to dry

Lots of guys have big years though and sometimes people can get carried away by production that comes due to playing with a better player.

You're making the mistake of assuming Kapanen is, in this hypothetical, competing with Anderson for a top-6 spot. He's not. Anderson was our #3RW. Kapanen would be competing with Bjorkstrand (who was our best forward) and Atkinson (historically our best goal scorer and an All-Star).

Atkinson can be moved to the left, bjorkstrand and kappy would be competing to play on your first line.

Then the competition is Nyquist and Foligno and potentially Texier if he doesn't make it as a C.

We Don't Need Wingers. (Unless they're superstars.) Understand this, accept it, and move on.

Lol, what you want is superstars. What every team needs is good versatile players and depth. For that reason I don’t think the leafs move Kapanen. You act as if injuries never happen, especially with all of the older players you mentioned.

The only winger you mentioned that is clearly better than Kapanen is Atkinson and he’s getting older and it is a young man’s game.

You say you don’t need wingers but have complaints about swapping one out for a better one.

That's the thing - we already have quite a few of those. And that depth was severely tested this season, what with that whole "most man-games lost to injury" thing. Four of our top-6 forwards all missed about a third of the season or more. Guess who they are! (Hint: they've all been named in this AGM already). End result: tied with the Leafs, still on the bubble, going up against the Leafs if the season resumes.


Bjorkstrand is clearly better and is the same age as Kapanen. Nyquist has been clearly better. Foligno is about the same. Kapanen being younger is a point, but we've got guys like Bemstrom and Marchenko on the rise, and Texier and Foudy if they don't make it as centers. Age of talent is not a realistic concern here.


He's not better. He's more of the same.

Bjorkstrand is 2 years older and comparable offensively. Kappanen is better defensively.

Kapanen is certainly not more of the same when compared ton Anderson.

One year. Look at the draft years. And take a look at any advanced stats you care to name - Bjorkstrand is superior at both. Just because you've never heard of him doesn't mean he sucks.


Like I said earlier - it's not Anderson he's competing against.

Seriously, your persistence in this is hopeless. It'd be like us trying to convince y'all that Markus Nutivaara would be a defensive upgrade over there, because he plays RD and "hurr durr toronto needs defense durr". It doesn't mean the player is bad. It doesn't mean that he wouldn't fit. It's that, when it comes to underrated quality depth guys who can back up the stars, those people are already present in large numbers - on Toronto's blueline, and among the Jackets' forwards.

Anderson doesn't fit a need for the Leafs, neither does Kapanen for Columbus.

Never heard of him? Seriously? And yes I would take Nutivaara. Especially for a lesser player and a pick.

It’s kind of ignorant that you assume I don’t know anything about CBJ because I don’t agree with you.