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While the Flames never landed Kasperi Kapanen, the speculation was surely there and FlamesNation readers had liked the idea.
On Feb. 20, Prajeya Parmar wrote about him being a trade deadline target for the Flames.
Prajeya’s argument was that the Flames could utilize Kapanen in the top-six to allow Elias Lindholm to slide back to his center position.
The trade suggestion was surrounding Travis Hamonic, Austin Czarnik and picks for Kapanen.
Here were the ending remarks:
For years now a common critique of the Flames has been the organization’s lack of skilled right-handed wingers. While they seemingly found the missing piece to their puzzle in Lindholm, this season, as well as the 2019 playoffs, makes it evident that the Flames are still one top-six forward away from making a deep playoff run.With Jusso Valimaki already out for most likely the rest of the season, trading away Hamonic or Brodie would hinder the Flames’ ability to make a deep run in the 2019-20 playoffs. That being said trading for Kapanen is an attempt to acquire another core piece rather than go all in, as the Finnish winger is only 23 years old. This allows the Flames to further expand their cup window, as Kapanen is still just scratching the surface of his offensive potential. The imminent return of Valimaki before the 2020-21 NHL season, re-signing Kylington as well as one of Brodie or Hamonic, and adding more depth on the back-end during the offseason will resolidify the Flames d-corps come next season; allowing for more successfully cup runs for seasons to come.
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