Canadiens Organization Announces Reinforcements Will Arrive Shortly to Boost the Offense
We had an interesting announcement from the Montreal Canadiens during General Manager Kent Hughes' press conference.
He confirmed that reinforcements are coming to the offense, as forward Oliver Kapanen will immediately cross the ocean and join the organization once his season in Sweden is over.
Please note that the SHL regular season ends in early March, so very soon.
Thus, we will have to monitor the progress of Timra's roster in the coming days. If they are eliminated quickly, we could see Kapanen arrive in Quebec fairly soon.
Montreal Canadiens: Oliver Kapanen will arrive as reinforcement as soon as his SHL season is over
Here is the exact statement:
This will be something to watch because, following the NHL trade deadline, we can officially say that the Habs have a big hole to fill at center.
Owen Beck is currently playing the role of second-line center, and he's not doing too badly, but Martin St-Louis doesn't seem to have much confidence in him since Beck is only playing 7-8 minutes per game.
Could Kapanen get his chance?
This will be a situation to monitor once Timra is eliminated.
It could happen fairly quickly.
Kent Hughes
This was mentioned during the press conference below:
Oliver Kapanen could come help the Montreal Canadiens and/or the Laval Rocket.
A story to follow!
| POLL | ||
MARS 7 | 1977 ANSWERS Canadiens Organization Announces Reinforcements Will Arrive Shortly to Boost the Offense Who would you place as the Montreal Canadiens' second-line center to finish the season? | ||
| Oliver Kapanen when he returns | 642 | 32.5 % |
| Owen Beck | 570 | 28.8 % |
| Jake Evans | 590 | 29.8 % |
| Christian Dvorak or other | 175 | 8.9 % |
| List of polls | ||
