Yes, the Toronto Maple Leafs have opted to play Shoshnikov over Kasperi Kapanen in the 2016-17 regular season.
To me, it doesn’t make a lot of sense.
They chose him over Kapanen, plain and simple.
The only reason why Kapanen has seen ice time this year is because of an undisclosed injury to Shoshnikov near the end of the regular season, which is why he’s still out.
By the way, I’m not hating on Shoshnikov. I like him and the role he’s played this year.
But, Kapanen is the better choice out of the two moving forward.