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Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko: Part III

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The Sweetness said:
Good lord some of the overreactions here are ridiculous. No preseason games and his first game in ages. Everyone looked horrible and rusty.

I won’t be judging Kakko for 15-20 games or so.

It’ll take a while for everyone to get in shape, shake the rust off, develop chemistry and get used to playing hockey so that we can’t accurately get a read on his development.
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This is all true. However, most of us were told last year that his lack of a burst was due to over-use for all of the hockey he had played the year before. Now that he's had time to rest and train, we were then told to expect a lot more in that regard.

The first game back? He still looks like he only has one gear. That is troubling. That is something the team really needs to focus on if they can.

I am certainly not writing him off, but pointing out troublesome trends is appropriate.
 
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Hunter Gathers said:
This is all true. However, most of us were told last year that his lack of a burst was due to over-use for all of the hockey he had played the year before. Now that he's had time to rest and train, we were then told to expect a lot more in that regard.

The first game back? He still looks like he only has one gear. That is troubling. That is something the team really needs to focus on if they can.

I am certainly not writing him off, but pointing out troublesome trends is appropriate.
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Drawing any conclusions from our first game, especially given the crazy circumstances makes no sense. Take a deep breath and chill out for a while.

Yes, waiting for young players to develop requires patience, which can be hard on fans, especially if we’ve been hockey starved for a long time and *really* want to evaluate someone’s progress.
 
The Sweetness said:
Good lord some of the overreactions here are ridiculous. No preseason games and his first game in ages. Everyone looked horrible and rusty.

I won’t be judging Kakko for 15-20 games or so.

It’ll take a while for everyone to get in shape, shake the rust off, develop chemistry and get used to playing hockey so that we can’t accurately get a read on his development.
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well none of that chemistry is going to come since Quinn keeps bumping him around. By the look of it, he was already demoted to 3rd/4th line duty and Lafreniere took his spot with Strome & Panarin. And that after 1 game. Obvious that the coach is not his biggest fan.
 
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Nice to see Laf getting top-6 time but Quinn is not doing Kakko any favors by keeping such a short leash on him.
 
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Hunter Gathers said:
This is all true. However, most of us were told last year that his lack of a burst was due to over-use for all of the hockey he had played the year before. Now that he's had time to rest and train, we were then told to expect a lot more in that regard.

The first game back? He still looks like he only has one gear. That is troubling. That is something the team really needs to focus on if they can.

I am certainly not writing him off, but pointing out troublesome trends is appropriate.
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im not sure we were watching the same game. He clearly was faster and in better positions in the offensive zone than last year. Is he as fast as laf? Not even close, but his skating was not the issue yesterday. The entire team stunk, kk was no exception, but it wasn’t because of his skating yesterday.
 
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It was definitely the entire team at fault. KK was -1 with 2 shots just like Panarin and half of the team. If he didn’t miss the net on a perfect scoring chance then we wouldn’t be criticizing him right now. Strome was worse and Buch did absolutely nothing. Let’s give it a few more games
 
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Hunter Gathers said:
This is all true. However, most of us were told last year that his lack of a burst was due to over-use for all of the hockey he had played the year before. Now that he's had time to rest and train, we were then told to expect a lot more in that regard.

The first game back? He still looks like he only has one gear. That is troubling. That is something the team really needs to focus on if they can.

I am certainly not writing him off, but pointing out troublesome trends is appropriate.
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It was one game and the whole team only had one gear.
 
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Crease said:
This is it.

I also think some of us are still suffering PTSD over Brendl and Lundmark and have trust issues with first round picks. I'd feel a lot better about Kakko if he showed those glimpses of high end skill more regularly. You saw it in the play-in round in March, even if he wasn't producing. But maybe the consistency will come with time.
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Idk man, I'm starting to think we should've drafted Jack Hughes 2nd overall instead of Kakko.
 
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Kakko shows plenty of glimpses I think when he gets the puck but part of his problem thus far has been his ability to get the puck with regularity. Whether because lack of forechecking or teammates not helping him or whatever, this goes back to what I say when I say I think he needs to be more of a puck hound out there.
Dude does his best work with the puck so go get the damn puck
 
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DanielBrassard said:
The one place Kakko has been successful is the PP and Quinn removes him. Help me understand this.
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I feel like his game could be quite dangerous on the pp. A little more space. He has tremendous hands. Not to mention a boost in confidence.Unfortunately, it seems like he's far from getting that chance on the pp1.
 
Levitate said:
Kakko shows plenty of glimpses I think when he gets the puck but part of his problem thus far has been his ability to get the puck with regularity. Whether because lack of forechecking or teammates not helping him or whatever, this goes back to what I say when I say I think he needs to be more of a puck hound out there.
Dude does his best work with the puck so go get the damn puck
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Not gonna lie I have to pay attention to him more away from the puck. With someone like Panarin on his line maybe he has to move his feet more to get open. Definitely tho he is gonna have to become more of a puck hound. Hopefully his skating and stamina will allow him to do that.
 
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