Kasperi Kapanen is believed to have broken a finger Aug. 8 while playing for Finland in a junior evaluation camp, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Kapanen is believed to have broken a finger Aug. 8 while playing for Finland in a junior evaluation camp, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Analysis:
GM Jim Rutherford "hopes" to have Kapanen on the ice when training camp opens Sept. 19. Any missed time will surely less Kapanen's chances of making the team as a rookie.
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