The Great Weal
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C/W Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Ässät, Liiga (2018, 3rd, MTL) Part II
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Artorius Horus T
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I meant, continues playing for Montreal Canadiens. - beyond those projected 9 games
Kaako Kappo
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Again, Laval isn't far away from Montreal. He could live in Montreal while playing in the AHL.
true, he's been getting a lot of o-zone starts but he also faces tough lines and he's very solid defensively
Killerjas
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Of course there is, it's not like he's tearing up the NHL
To produce? To gain even more confidence? To refine his game even more?
JeffreyLFC
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I disagree AHL is good to develop him.
more icetime
more confidence
more first pp
etc
Learning the NA game, learning to play in a leading role getting high amounts of ice time, learning to be a pro?
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And back to Europe he goes! Kotka is a BUST. You heard it here first. Zero hockey IQ. Can't skate. Can't shoot. Can't pass. What the hell was Bergevin thinking?
I'll never understand these weird vendettas people have against certain players. I like to think they know how horribly wrong they are, but they act this way as some kind of joke?
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inmateMack/CanesMack/LeafMack/elMacko
Please provide me with some information about Kotka's abilities as a hockey player. So far he's done absolutely nothing at all to justify the kind of praises he's getting from the members of this site. Seriously, he's bad. When I saw him play, I immediatelly thought about Brandon Yip. And we all know Brandon Yip isn't exactly a star player.
SoundAndFury
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Okay, this troll attempt is going too far.
JeffreyLFC
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Are you simply trolling or just without any hockey knowledge? I cannot tell the difference.
danyhabsfan
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maybe you could watch some games
here to help
laser of a shot
pre season video showing little details of his game
more videos
Jared Book on Twitter
David St-Louis on Twitter
Scott Matla on Twitter
He falls down a lot but he'll be a beast when he's 200 pounds.
Jussi
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There probably is but Laval doesn't have a good reputation when it comes to development. During pre-season there were comments by Finnish NHL experts (I think one was current NA correspondent and one former) that many prospects have drank their future away in Laval.
He should be dominating whatever league he is in. It's ok if that's not the NHL. He is barely 18 and the youngest player in professional sports, not just hockey.
That's a weird thing to say since the team has only been in Laval for one season
Especially since there is a new coaching staff in place this year..
danyhabsfan
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Laval has a brand new coaching staff and there has been an AHL team there for a grand total of one season. Not really sure how many player drank their future away.
There were junior teams that played there a while back, and produced some pretty decent NHLers, like Bossy, Damphousse and Mario Lemieux.
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They really need to give him that confidence. Once that confidence goes, it's hard to get back. Besides, he's earned it. Rotting him away is a slap in his face.
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