Rasmus Kupari

Rasmus Kupari

24-Year-Old CenterC
Winnipeg Jets
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After spending most of the previous two seasons with the Kings, Kupari was dealt from LA to Winnipeg as part of the Pierre-Luc Dubois trade in June of 2023. Kupari really struggled with the Jets, picking up a solitary assist in 28 regular-season games as he was out of action for 26 games early in the season with a shoulder injury and was a healthy scratch for 28 games from Feb. 6 until the end of the regular season. Kupari will have to bounce back to claim a spot as a bottom-six forward and if he is unable to do so, he is likely to be a healthy scratch on numerous occasions in 2024-25. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $2 million contract with the Jets in August of 2023.
Nets goal in opener
CWinnipeg Jets
October 9, 2024
Kupari scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Oilers.
ANALYSIS
At least in the goal column, 2024-25 is already going better for Kupari than last year did. He was limited to a single assist and 28 shots on net over 28 appearances in 2023-24, but the 24-year-old center cashed in for a second-period goal in Wednesday's season opener to match last year's point total. Kupari is set to fill the fourth-line center spot at least until David Gustafsson (lower body) is cleared to return.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    10:25
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:00
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:02
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
10:06
0:03
1:07
2023–24
9:08
0:19
0:41
2024–25
10:25
0:00
1:02
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2019
Kupari signed a two-year deal after being traded to the Jets this offseason in a move that sent Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Kings. Kupari racked up 80 hits across 66 games while averaging 10:06 of ice time in a bottom-six role with LA last season. He also chipped in three goals and 15 points with a career-low shooting percentage of 5.7 percent. The 23-year-old forward should fill a similar role in Winnipeg with limited offensive upside, though a third straight season with double-digit points is a reasonable expectation.
The 20th overall pick in the 2018 draft, Kupari possesses game-breaking skating ability, combining great speed with plus acceleration and agility. He's also a dynamic stick-handler, making him an absolute terror on the break who can tie defenders into pretzels. The 19-year-old is more playmaker than sniper, but his vision and passing skills give him the ceiling of a top-line center who can create space for his linemates with his slick moves. He'll need to get stronger on the puck and improve his play in his own zone as he matures, but Kupari's work ethic should allow him to get there, and maybe quicker than anticipated. The Sebastain Aho comparisons extend beyond their shared Finnish heritage and starring role for Karpat in the FEL prior to their North American debuts.
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Returns from assignment
CWinnipeg Jets
January 12, 2024
Kupari was recalled from his conditioning assignment with AHL Manitoba on Friday.
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Activated off IR, loaned to AHL
CWinnipeg Jets
January 9, 2024
Kupari (shoulder) was activated off injured reserve and subsequently sent to AHL Manitoba on a conditioning loan Tuesday.
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Could play during California trip
CWinnipeg Jets
Shoulder
December 29, 2023
Kupari (shoulder) might be available to return during the Jets' upcoming two-game California road trip, John Lu of TSN reports Friday.
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Ruled out through break
CWinnipeg Jets
Shoulder
December 19, 2023
Kupari (shoulder) will not be available until after the Christmas break, despite getting on the ice with a non-contact jersey Tuesday, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
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Goes on injured reserve
CWinnipeg Jets
Shoulder
November 15, 2023
Kupari (shoulder) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.
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Expected to face Canucks
CWinnipeg Jets
April 17, 2024
Kupari is slated to join the lineup against Vancouver on Thursday, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
ANALYSIS
Kupari has not appeared in an NHL game since March 13 versus the Predators, a stretch of 16 games as a healthy scratch. Considering the Finn has just one point in 27 games this year, his insertion into the lineup will likely end up being a one-night ordeal in order to rest some of the Jets' star forwards.
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