Kasperi Kapanen (Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images)EDMONTON – Not every player can be the hero.
But, for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night, Kasperi Kapanen was the hero.
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It’s been a long road to this point for the former St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Toronto Maple Leafs forward. In the span of months, he went from waiver wire pick-up to the Oilers' second-round hero.
The fact that the Blues enacted offer sheets against the Oilers in the summer adds another dimension to the drama of this season. In doing so, they extracted Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway.
But the Oilers get the last laugh at least, for this year.
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Kasperi Kapanen Gets Close To Leon Draisaitl
On Wednesday night, Kapanen and the rest of the Oilers were in high spirits. Having just defeated the Vegas Golden Knights to the tune of a 1-0 overtime victory, they sent their rivals packing after the five-game series.
While doing an interview, Leon Draisaitl had his availability interrupted by Kapanen himself.
“They’ve been winning us hockey games every night,” Draisaitl said to the person conducting his interview when Kapanen entered the frame. He faced the camera directly while hugging Draisaitl with one arm and celebrating above his head with the other.
And then he was gone.
Oilers fans love getting a first-hand look at what happens behind the scenes when the players aren’t on the ice. They all have different personalities and qualities that make them individuals.
As the Oilers continue soldiering in this playoff run, let’s hope that fans can continue getting looks like this.
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