Two points in two games: Oliver Kapanen feels no symptoms from his head injury.

Last Saturday, Oliver Kapanen frightened many people by hitting his head hard on the ice during one of his team’s matches.

Fortunately, he felt fine in the following days and ultimately missed no games. On Thursday, he scored and earlier in the day, he registered an assist.

He now has 18 points in 19 games since returning to Sweden.

Of course, the Finn did not perform well in Montreal, but he is still young and has time to improve.

We need to be patient with him, and perhaps regaining his confidence with Timra IK was the solution. His last game in the NHL was on November 5. Kasperi’s cousin is doing well in Europe, and the Canadiens have been excellent for a few weeks, so both are currently not missing each other.

It’s a shame he couldn’t play with the Rocket, as it would have greatly helped him in his playoff race, and it would have been optimal for the development of the 21-year-old, but well. The rules, as strange as they are, are there to be followed.

All this to say that we must not forget Kapanen on the team’s prospect list. There may be Ivan Demidov, David Reinbacher, Michael Hage, and Jacob Fowler who excite us, but the Finn could still have a significantly important role in the future.

We need a Jake Evans 2.0. Owen Beck and he will have a similar role on a bottom-6.

In brief

– Oh really.

– The Chiefs win.

– Oh really.

– Oh yes?

– Great.

– A 100th goal for Jonathan Drouin.