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Well he put up 34 points as an 18 year old, while Dach has a career high 26 points.KK we could tell, he never top 6 skills. Dach we don't know yet. But odds are he is third line winger
I think you're just a homer.
Well he put up 34 points as an 18 year old, while Dach has a career high 26 points.KK we could tell, he never top 6 skills. Dach we don't know yet. But odds are he is third line winger
has that groupthink been transferred to canes fans then?He doesn't drive play but he's still younger than Jack Drury who I feel Habs fans wouldn't mind.
But yes, he's not nearly as good as Habs fans thought when they were talking him up until he signed the offer sheet. Congrats to them?
That's what Dach did in Chicago. I am not fairly with their development system. Same group who muffed on Danault.Well he put up 34 points as an 18 year old, while Dach has a career high 26 points.
I think you're just a homer.
This guy didn't have the hands?That's what Dach did in Chicago. I am not fairly with their development system. Same group who muffed on Danault.
KK we knew he never had the hands to be top 6. He was likely fringe NHLer. Dach we only had for 8 games so far. I don't know yet. But doubt he will be any better.
as a Canes fan, +1As a canes fan the new comparison to JStaal when he was their 2C is embarrassing as Staal was disappointing as a 2C. He also scored more than Koko while being miles better defensively. He belongs at 3C just as Koko does. Koko’s not doing anything special but he’s not hurting his line either. Those two he’s playing with are carrying the team. He chips picks out of the zone and does his best to not make mistakes. The faceoffs are the best thing he’s doing this season. It’s not like he’s setting up the two studs or drawing attention away from them.
The salary doesn’t hurt us though so I don’t really care about that. He’s still young but there’s no reason to think he’s going to be a significant scorer. He could be a very sound 3C as he gets experience. He’s not paid out of whack for that.
As a Canes fan, +2as a Canes fan, +1
This guy didn't have the hands?
He's playing as a 2C on a top team in the league as a 22 year old. He's going to be a good player for a long time.
Habs fans are so petty.
Yeah, ~$5 mill for a third liner that can move up the lineup ain’t bad. In 5 years or so it’ll prolly be a steal of a deal if the cap keeps risingAs a canes fan the new comparison to JStaal when he was their 2C is embarrassing as Staal was disappointing as a 2C. He also scored more than Koko while being miles better defensively. He belongs at 3C just as Koko does. Koko’s not doing anything special but he’s not hurting his line either. Those two he’s playing with are carrying the team. He chips picks out of the zone and does his best to not make mistakes. The faceoffs are the best thing he’s doing this season. It’s not like he’s setting up the two studs or drawing attention away from them.
The salary doesn’t hurt us though so I don’t really care about that. He’s still young but there’s no reason to think he’s going to be a significant scorer. He could be a very sound 3C as he gets experience. He’s not paid out of whack for that.
He was a teenager lol. He's now centering the 2nd line on a top team in the league.Lol. Yeah right, Some kind of a joke. He had weak balance, no core strength. No glad he is gone
O'er the hills and mountains, and to Amerikay. . . He's very much the third wheel on that line, just to be clear. He ain't holding it back by any means, he's helping, but he ain't driving too much of its success either. Overall, I think he's a decent player on a fair contract, with some, but not too much, upside.He was a teenager lol. He's now centering the 2nd line on a top team in the league.
So so petty.
Sugarcoat it much lol. He has 1 assist so far. Another assessment would be "he's being put there for the lack of better options".He was a teenager lol. He's now centering the 2nd line on a top team in the league.
So so petty.
Non Canes fan +3As a Canes fan, +2
Dach is the same age as when Kotkaniemi was traded. They've played a similar number of NHL games up to that point in their careers, 161 vs 190.KK we could tell, he never top 6 skills. Dach we don't know yet. But odds are he is third line winger
KK has played 244 games to Dach's 160. That's not a similar number of games. Not even close.Dach is the same age as when Kotkaniemi was traded. They've played a similar number of NHL games before this year, 161 vs 190.
Just some food for thought.
Anyway Kotkaniemi is pretty meh and will probably get dragged to ~40 ES points just by being between Svechnikov and Necas. But the Canes can buy him out for less than League minimum before July 6th, 2026 and he has no trade protection until 2025, then a 10 team no trade list. In other words they can make him go away easily if he fails to improve. The whinging over the contract is silly.
When were canes fans saying Kotkaniemi would be a bust? Why would we have been talking about him at all when he was on MontrealFunny how things change on these boards. for Habs fans when KK was on the team he was the future at C now meh while the Canes fans said he would be a bust but now he is their cornerstone at C. Strange what a change of jersey does.
I'm counting games up to when Kotkaniemi was signed to Carolina, since the post I quoted was implicitly making the comparison between Kotkaniemi then and Dach now.KK has played 244 games to Dach's 160. That's not a similar number of games. Not even close.
Why do people make shit up?
Your timeline is missing a year.Funny how things change on these boards. for Habs fans when KK was on the team he was the future at C now meh while the Canes fans said he would be a bust but now he is their cornerstone at C. Strange what a change of jersey does.
Some in our fanbase never believed in KK, doesn't mean they are homer because they still think he sucks now that he left.Well he put up 34 points as an 18 year old, while Dach has a career high 26 points.
I think you're just a homer.