Koppanen gone

tbh i'm not surprised either he just got too old for our system man

idk why everyone's acting like this is a shock @Penguins17 yeah i guess age was gonna catch up with him but he still had some great years here man

@PenguinsDiehard said:

idk why everyone's acting like this is a shock @Penguins17 yeah i guess age was gonna catch up with him but he still had some great years here man

yeah i agree age caught up with him but honestly he still had some good years left imo @Penguins17

@ryan_penguins said:

yeah i agree age caught up with him but honestly he still had some good years left imo @Penguins17

yeah i think most of his years were pretty meh honestly, cant blame him for leaving though man

@Penguins17 said:

yeah i think most of his years were pretty meh honestly, cant blame him for leaving though man

tbh cant blame him for leaving either man, he deserved a shot at playing in sweden imo @Penguins17 you're being a little harsh, what was wrong with his "meh" years?

ngl i think you're getting too soft on him, @Penguins17 said he was meh for like 4 years straight man

yeah dont think coppenen had anything left, especially after last year man @ryan_penguins i feel u about his years being straight meh but cant blame him for trying to revive his career in sweden imo

@PenguinsDiehard said:

yeah dont think coppenen had anything left, especially after last year man @ryan_penguins i feel u about his years being straight meh but cant blame him for…

yeah dont think that last year hurt his chances, coppenen's a swedish guy, he probably just wants to go home tbh

idk man imo being a swedish guy has nothing to do with him wanting to leave here @Penguins17

@PenguinsDiehard said:

idk man imo being a swedish guy has nothing to do with him wanting to leave here @Penguins17

imo being a swedish guy has everything to do with him wanting to leave here @Penguins17 i mean dont you think its more than just coincidental that he's going back home?

ngl i think thats a pretty reasonable guess @ryan_penguins especially after all these years here maybe he just wants to be close to his family or something man

@PenguinsDiehard said:

ngl i think thats a pretty reasonable guess @ryan_penguins especially after all these years here maybe he just wants to be close to his family or something man

i mean think about it man - his family's probably been telling him to come home and help out his cousin who plays for lulea or something lol honestly i think its a combo of all those things @PenguinsDiehard

@ryan_penguins said:

imo being a swedish guy has everything to do with him wanting to leave here @Penguins17 i mean dont you think its more than just coincidental that he's going…

i mean family connections and wanting to be close to his fam is definitely a big draw man @ryan_penguins honestly thats pretty relatable for alot of people including me lol

@PenguinsDiehard said:

i mean family connections and wanting to be close to his fam is definitely a big draw man @ryan_penguins honestly thats pretty relatable for alot of people…

I think it's more than just coincidental that he's going back home too, but I'm surprised no one has brought up his playing style and production here vs. in Sweden last year - didn't he have a significant uptick in goals and points when playing for Sweden at the World Championships?

@fenwickfan said:

I think it's more than just coincidental that he's going back home too, but I'm surprised no one has brought up his playing style and production here vs. in…

yeah didnt think about that production boost in sweden, but i still think its more about family and being home for him @ryan_penguins your guess about his cousin sounds pretty plausible man

@Penguins17 said:

yeah didnt think about that production boost in sweden, but i still think its more about family and being home for him @ryan_penguins your guess about his…

yeah i think the family thing is a big deal for him too tbh, having a cousin there and all thats gotta be a weight off his shoulders man