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- Name: Luca Caputi
- Position: LW
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 207 lbs
- Birthdate: 1988-10-01
- Eligible for Draft: 2007
- Drafted: 2007
- Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
- Acquired: Trade with Pittsburgh, 2010
- Playing In: Pro
Luca Caputi
Prospect Grade: 6.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2006-07: With Mississauga IceDogs recorded 27 goals and 38 points while playing in 68 games. He added two goals and an assist in five playoff contests.
2007-08:Caputi almost doubled his previous season’s total of 27 goals and 65 points with 51 goals and 60 assists in 2007-08, good for first on the team, fourth in the OHL, and more points than highly touted prospects like Steve Stamkos and Cody Hodgson. The young forward also added an element of nasty to his play with 107 penalty minutes, fourth overall on his team.
2008-09: Caputi spent most of the season with Wilkes-Barres, only seeing five games worth of action with Pittsburgh, scoring a goal in his NHL debut against the Montreal Canadians. In his time with Wilkes-Barres, Caputi would add 18 goals and 45 points to a solid rookie season as a pro. He’d also play a shore three game stint with the East Coast League, scoring three points in three games with Wheeling.
2009-10: Back to Wilkes-Barres, Caputi went, only appearing in four games this year with Pittsburgh, and again only adding one goal in his time with the Penguins. During his 54 games in the Minors, Caputi would improve to 2three goals and 47 points before being dealt to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Alexei Ponikarovski at the deadline. In 19 games with Toronto, Luca would register a goal and five points with 30 penalty minutes.
2010-11: Caputi skated in just 20 games in his first full season with the Toronto organization as a sports-hernia injury affected him most of the year. Caputi played seven games with the Leafs in the early part of the season and was scoreless and -2 with 4 PMs; averaging 11 minutes of ice time. In 13 AHL games with the Toronto Marlies he scored 1 goal with 4 assists and was an even plus/minus with 30 PMs. Caputi signed a one-year contract with the Leafs in June 2011.
Talent Analysis
Caputi has all of the physical tools to develop into a power forward at the NHL level. At 6-2, 184 pounds, Caputi's game is based upon paying a price physically. He scores a lot of his goals from in front of the net, and is more than willing to muck it up in the corners. One area where Caputi must improve is his skating, where his initial stride is not as quick as it needs to be.
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Profile Last Updated: January, 5th 2012
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