Kasperi Kapanen Reveals Why He Was A Healthy Scratch Saturday Night.

"It was a surprising last minute move on Saturday night which left many scratching their head. Toronto Maple Leafs' head coach Sheldon Keefe decided to make forward Kasperi Kapanen a last minute healthy scratch. Keefe wouldn't reveal any details except the fact that it was not injury related. It was all good though as the Leafs won the game 2-1 in overtime. On Monday, Kapanen spoke to the media for the first time and revealed what happened. Kapanen revealed that he was late on Friday because he slept in. The Leafs' forward added that he did it a couple of times with the Marlies too and accepts the punishment and doesn't believe the incident will hurt his status in the Leafs' organization.

Kapanen said he overslept and that's why he was late. Said there were instances with Marlies where he'd been late for practices too. Doesn't feel this will hurt his standing with organization though.
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) February 3, 2020

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