Confirmed Signing with Link: [CAR/MTL] Habs accept Kotkaniemi offer sheet (1 year, $6.1M), 2022 1st, 2022 3rd [Part III]

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

Watch KK hit 60 points and then balk at the supposed 4 x 4 extension deal.

And then become an overpaid 45 point player for the rest of his career lol

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

And then become an overpaid 45 point player for the rest of his career lol

Why don’t we just wait and see what happens eh?

 

[covfefe]

Based on last two practices, looks like he’s on a line with Aho and Necas. Will probably change 10 times over the first few months though.

I so badly want to see him light it up. From playing with Byron/Lehkonen/Armia to Aho and Necas.

Legendary incompetency by our GM, BDE from Dundon.

 

[Jerkbait]

Why don’t we just wait and see what happens eh?

I agree this couod go either way although game 1 in and its a loss for Montreal and Dvorak was a non factor basically.

 

[Doc5]

I agree this couod go either way although game 1 in and its a loss for Montreal and Dvorak was a non factor basically.

Did you watch the game? Played in all situations, FO % north of 50 and was a positive player. You can’t be much more of a factor if your team only scored a goal.

 

[Husqvarna]

Ashes to ashes ... to a Aho!

Jesperi Kotkaniemi can do no wrong in Carolina; the place to be for him in his career of ... NHL-evil

 

[EquabaleAce]

Did you watch the game? Played in all situations, FO % north of 50 and was a positive player. You can’t be much more of a factor if your team only scored a goal.

Plus he got the takeaway that led directly to the habs only goal

 

[Jerkbait]

Did you watch the game? Played in all situations, FO % north of 50 and was a positive player. You can’t be much more of a factor if your team only scored a goal.

He played like an average 3rd line C. Yes I watched every second of the game and it went long periods thay you didn't even hear his name

 

[Scintillating10]

Keep in mind, this year has an $81.5M cap. Assuming no change for 22-23, Carolina currently has $22.2M in cap space available for next year (including Gardiner if he returns from surgery.)

Ask yourself what you would need to offer Necas to get him out of Carolina given the cap space available?

Also keep in mind that this year, going above $8.22M means 2 1sts, a 2nd, and a 3rd.

We can go 8.2 on Necas. If Canes want to play that game

 

[Daz28]

This situation is overplayed. At worst they can trade him for a low 2nd, and pay the Vesey toll to see if a player fit in. If he plays like garbage, and they don't qualify him is the only big loss scenario

 

[Mr Positive]

This situation is overplayed. At worst they can trade him for a low 2nd, and pay the Vesey toll to see if a player fit in. If he plays like garbage, and they don't qualify him is the only big loss scenario

Big loss, but teams lose value like that every year on deadline rentals. And the cap space KK ate up was valueless. Cap space is only golden for free agency

 

[Scintillating10]

How is kk playing?

 

[bleedgreen]

He makes good passes and fits the flow of his line but hasn’t been deadly in any way imo. Which is probably the expectation for him on a deep team. Fit in, hit the open pass, play good d. He hasn’t been exceptional or bad.

 

[General Fanager]

How is kk playing?

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He is out of the top 6 already also....

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

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He is out of the top 6 already also....

So Carolina's plan to have KK sign an extension for 4 x 3.5 is right on schedule so far.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

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He is out of the top 6 already also....

Brind'amour shuffled the lines in the 3rd last game as the Canes were stale (all lines). The lines in practice today are below. They'll likely change a bunch of times between now and about game 20 so I wouldn't read into anything (good or bad) right now.

 

[bleedgreen]

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He is out of the top 6 already also....

He’s not out of the top six....

 

[danyhabsfan]

He’s not out of the top six....

Well..Only Martinook and Lorentz had less icetime.

 

[bleedgreen]

Well..Only Martinook and Lorentz had less icetime.

It’s one game and the coach throws the lines in the blender in games he doesn’t see what he likes. JK is already back in the top six as of today. The lines will change a lot as we don’t have set lines at all right now. We have three centers who get a rotating cast of wingers. Most of us presume he’ll either be with Trocheck on the second or Staal on the third. Either is fine though his numbers won’t be good with Staal, which is irrelevant if we are winning.

He’s apparently going to get a shot with Aho and TT next game.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Well..Only Martinook and Lorentz had less icetime.

In such a small sample size he is only playing 30 seconds kess a game in 5v5 than Aho.

huge conclusions to be drawn in 2 games.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Aho and Necas might be a combo that is too up tempo for him given his skating.

Fortunately, there are options for a slower paced line. I'm excited to see him with Svechnikov and Staal on a heavy, cycling line, when that happens.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I'm excited to see him with Svechnikov and Staal on a heavy, cycling line, when that happens.

This could honestly be a very entertaining line to watch. Svech and Staal are like bulls in a phonebooth, and they fill the shooter/net-front roles. Kotkaniemi as the "glue guy" would make a lot of sense there.

The dynamics potentially could be similar to that EStaal/Semin/Tlusty line which absolutely crushed it during the half-lockout season. That didn't require Tlusty to be any kind of superstar, just competent to take care of his limited role.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

The dynamics potentially could be similar to that EStaal/Semin/Tlusty line which absolutely crushed it during the half-lockout season. That didn't require Tlusty to be any kind of superstar, just competent to take care of his limited role.

Man, that was such a ridiculously good trio. I don't know if I've ever seen a Hurricanes line globetrotter guys as consistently as they did. It's a shame Semin's wrist died.

 

[tapi]

Looks to have been the worst signing value-wise in the recent history. 6+ million guy playing 4th-line minutes..

 

[spockBokk]

Looks to have been the worst signing value-wise in the recent history. 6+ million guy playing 4th-line minutes..

T.w.o. G.a.m.e.s.