Kasperi Kapanen‘s patience has paid off.

The 22-year-old finally got a real chance up in the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup, and has made good on it, scoring 12 goals and 22 points in 34 games this season.

He’s spent much of the season playing with Auston Matthews and Andreas Johnsson, taking advantage of teammate and friend William Nylander’s lengthy absence to start the year.

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Kapanen played in just 38 games with the Leafs last season, and nine the year prior as the team took its time developing the 2014 first-round pick with the AHL Marlies.

He spoke with Ben Ennis and J.D. Bunkis on The Good Show on Sportsnet 590 to talk about his success playing with Matthews this year.

“Willy not being here gave me a window and once I got to play with [Matthews] we just clicked and we started playing well together,” said Kapanen. “The more I play with him and [Patrick Marleau] and Andreas, we’re just clicking even more now and building chemistry.”

The winger also talked about Inception, lucid dreaming, Tiger Woods, his own upcoming contract negotiations, and whether or not he believes he’s one of the fastest five skaters in the NHL.

You can listen to the full interview below: