Amazing Kreiderman
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Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko: Part II
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Change is good.
Right, 'cause given your posting history that's an obvious joke.
I was just trying to be helpful, my dude.
Amazing Kreiderman
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Right, 'cause given your posting history that's an obvious joke.
I was just trying to be helpful, my dude.
It actually was quite obvious.
In a game with 5 goals, 8 players registering a point, it makes sense that those players are playing more minutes. There. That's my serious response
Kakko has been ok which is better than his bad usual 5v5. We've already seen him on the top lines. Its not pretty. With the coach's job being to win games, Kakko won't play with those 2 until he proves himself some more
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I think the Lemieux - Chytil - Kakko line deserves more time. Howden got way to much time on that line and was terrible offensively.
LOFIN
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Hah yeah, that was a drastic change. My first composite sticks were good ol' Montreals.
romba
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Howden just scored a goal, he ain't going anywhere for the decade.
romba
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And I agree with the guy who mentioned his release. It's not Staal bad but he could use some work on it. NHL goalies are too good- once he decides to shoot he needs to be able to get from 0-60 quicker
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That's always the coach's job. Developing players is one thing, but looking further down the line is the job of management. You can't ask a coach to turn on and off winning games, and the players wouldn't sit for it, either. As fans, we look at things one way, but coaches and players simply cannot do that.
Put it another way: Quinn won't get another contract in the NHL because Kaapo Kakko becomes a 1st-line quality forward on a team that loses every game from here to the spring.
Every coach's job is to win every game. They don't "throw" for a rebuild. Last year is a good example of that with the rangers. They kept winning even when they would benefit more by losing.
Exactly. Even the Kings and red wings. They obviously are rebuilding but they aren’t throwing games
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Honestly he deserves to be playing more minutes but if you going to put him on the fourth line just send him down already.
Amazing Kreiderman
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Players like Kakko (and Kravtsov as well) shouldn't be playing on the 4th line. Either top-9 or AHL
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I agree, the fact that diguisseppe is playing above him is mind boggling. Not to mention strome and fast being glued to panarin. I love fast but enough is enough already. Guy is a third liner best
Amazing Kreiderman
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So is Kakko at the moment, to be honest.
The DiGiuseppe situation just reminds me of Jayson Megna.
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My point is if your going to force minutes with panarin you’d assume it’s with kakko and not fast
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Look, I think you put your best prospect in franchise history in a position to succeed. The 4th line isn't really that. But I've said all I wanted to say about Quinn throughout the season.
I think the amount of slack he gets from fans is ridiculous. If AV did this, fans would be out with pitchforks already. I don't think Quinn is a bad coach, but he isn't as good as he thinks he is. He's a good coach with flaws he needs to work on
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I don't really mind if he's playing lower, what I do mind is seeing him still being bad defensively. Like, should some coach tell him how to defend? I refuse to belive it's a case like Puljujärvi where the player is just not understanding.
Stick to your f***ing D-man Kakko FFS.
Stick to your f***ing D-man Kakko FFS.
Thought he played pretty well tonight. Well deserved assist.
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Agreed. Made some strong, confident moves with the puck and could have scored a goal or two with a little better luck. I'll take it for now.
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Kakko awakens.
He figured something out in the middle half of the second period. Was the best sustained confidence I’ve seen from him all season.
He was engaged, and you could see he wasn’t thinking as much, he was seeing the ice two or three steps ahead which allowed him to use his body more effectively, and allow his hands to make some plays.
He wasn’t getting knocked off pucks much if at all when he usually does and he had a few very skilled moves along with a good hard shot that he deceived the defenseman with.
He also had the awareness to come back and get an important icing for the team late in the game sprinting out Eichel one on one to the puck.
Good signs, win or lose it was good to see him take a step tonight
Was happy to see Quinn recognize he was going and give him some quality time at the end but I felt he could’ve used him instead of Strome on the PP earlier
He figured something out in the middle half of the second period. Was the best sustained confidence I’ve seen from him all season.
He was engaged, and you could see he wasn’t thinking as much, he was seeing the ice two or three steps ahead which allowed him to use his body more effectively, and allow his hands to make some plays.
He wasn’t getting knocked off pucks much if at all when he usually does and he had a few very skilled moves along with a good hard shot that he deceived the defenseman with.
He also had the awareness to come back and get an important icing for the team late in the game sprinting out Eichel one on one to the puck.
Good signs, win or lose it was good to see him take a step tonight
Was happy to see Quinn recognize he was going and give him some quality time at the end but I felt he could’ve used him instead of Strome on the PP earlier
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Inferno
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Easily kakkos best game as a ranger....easily.
He was legit really good out there. You can see it start to come. The break has done wonders for him.
He was legit really good out there. You can see it start to come. The break has done wonders for him.
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And that's it right there ….. the break. Guy has played tons of hockey over the last 12 months.
So... Is he a slow skater? Half joking, half serious, didnt see the game (and the sprint with Eichel).
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