Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko: Part V

  • Xenforo Cloud will be upgrading us to version 2.3.5 on March 3rd at 12 AM GMT. This version has increased stability and fixes several bugs. We expect downtime for the duration of the update. The admin team will continue to work on existing issues, templates and upgrade all necessary available addons to minimize impact of this new version. Click Here for Updates
Status
Not open for further replies.
He just doesnt fit with Panarin and Strome. Same as Laf doesnt fit with Mika.

Last seasons they were shuffling lines too much and now not enough. Not ready to call either of them bust. They need to either get different lines or sent them Liiga/AHL.

Or just trade them. If they still play like this, they are bust.
 
  • Like
Reactions: CasusBelli
He just doesnt fit with Panarin and Strome. Same as Laf doesnt fit with Mika.

Last seasons they were shuffling lines too much and now not enough. Not ready to call either of them bust. They need to either get different lines or sent them Liiga/AHL.

Or just trade them. If they still play like this, they are bust.

The center position is very problematic. Losing out on Danault was a much bigger loss than I anticipated. The team never should have gone into the season with Strome still around. You can't have Panarin, Zib and Strome in the top 6 when you want your team to play a responsible heavy two way game, it's like asking water to turn into wine.

It's clear that Panarin doesn't give Kakko the time of day. What's more annoying is that this was obvious last season and people pointed it out going into this season. Still management persists with this folly. Kakko trained hard this summer, came into the season all eager and ready yet after a few games on the Panarin line he is has gone into his shell and is focusing on his defensive duties, which he does well enough but that's not what people expect from him. Panarin and the other sisters don't give a sh*t about the kids, that is plain as day. They just want to play their pond hockey and rack up their personal stats.
 
The center position is very problematic. Losing out on Danault was a much bigger loss than I anticipated. The team never should have gone into the season with Strome still around. You can't have Panarin, Zib and Strome in the top 6 when you want your team to play a responsible heavy two way game, it's like asking water to turn into wine.

It's clear that Panarin doesn't give Kakko the time of day. What's more annoying is that this was obvious last season and people pointed it out going into this season. Still management persists with this folly. Kakko trained hard this summer, came into the season all eager and ready yet after a few games on the Panarin line he is has gone into his shell and is focusing on his defensive duties, which he does well enough but that's not what people expect from him. Panarin and the other sisters don't give a sh*t about the kids, that is plain as day. They just want to play their pond hockey and rack up their personal stats.
Send strome the F outta here. Matter of fact package him with Georgiev.
Run a kid line of LaF-Barron-Kakko and tell them to go play and have fun. Play then 15-18 min a game.
That or move Panarin up with Zibby and Kreider
Or try Kreider-Zibby-Kakko
We have the personal to put these kids with quality guys getting quality opportunities
 
  • Like
Reactions: BuKakko
Maybe strome panarin and Kakko just need some time to get used to each other. At least he's getting minutes and reps with good players. Panarin is better than he's been so far, as is strome. Maybe it'll click...
 
Why not send him and laf down to gain confidence.Many hofers played in the minors.So many high picks struggling..it's not good for the young players.
 
Why not send him and laf down to gain confidence.Many hofers played in the minors.So many high picks struggling..it's not good for the young players.

I would like to see this, but the Rangers don’t strike me as the type of organization to do it with their marquee prospects.
 
Why not send him and laf down to gain confidence.Many hofers played in the minors.So many high picks struggling..it's not good for the young players.
I'm not against sending them down in principle, but doing that before trying to actually blow up the line up would be something else.
 
  • Like
Reactions: CLW
I'm not against sending them down in principle, but doing that before trying to actually blow up the line up would be something else.

Yup, it's not "confidence" that's the problem if there are obvious issues with the lines. Kakko's confidence was fine in the first few games before his injury.
 
already coming in at this team 3 year ago when kakko arriving seeming every thing not here a right . team like in stone putted for panarin and zibanjenad . as for kakko and i see 2nd period today and takin aim from this > kakko almost playing nothing. very unrythmics for enjoying anything at game as him. looking at screen like with microscopeeyes and like one or 2 times he having icetime taking one or 2 fast rushes then seen looking for changing. then long time go and no kakko at ice. then pp for calgary and kakko even more sitting. at this rythm i figured it go game after game. and this panarin/zibanjenads almost everytime at ice. they like ountouchables here. almost impossible coming into this team and takin over here at this thing. panarin/zibanjenad like putting overplayd smiles and playing cool and playing overlong shifts like marking them king being here, no harmony like letting hands over to kakko to take over show here. they like, as of today panarins...panarins like not even trying to passing to kakko it seeming. i say this. panarin not very good player. they sign him for long here? shy boy kakko big strong skilled but even if he playd small amount of minites i would like feeling he trying harder with this limited minites of icetimes even. his bodylanqwitch saying lazy and passive, shy. lafresque imo like matt rooney type grinderplayer. he looks little like panarin here. looking small but fast , but not good hands as panarins. still i say. it would be time setting kakko for maimum icetimes . this thing going on here not working and it goed downwards spiral since kakko came here. nothing good of happening? fox best defensman in league? not wathing much of this but this feeling first homerthing again. i think soon i must put up NHL tops 100 players list up. first thing there, taking mackannon of top ten easily. really bad player except speed, and putted to C at their team . i laugh at this

sir avgard hockeyprofessor
 
already coming in at this team 3 year ago when kakko arriving seeming every thing not here a right . team like in stone putted for panarin and zibanjenad . as for kakko and i see 2nd period today and takin aim from this > kakko almost playing nothing. very unrythmics for enjoying anything at game as him. looking at screen like with microscopeeyes and like one or 2 times he having icetime taking one or 2 fast rushes then seen looking for changing. then long time go and no kakko at ice. then pp for calgary and kakko even more sitting. at this rythm i figured it go game after game. and this panarin/zibanjenads almost everytime at ice. they like ountouchables here. almost impossible coming into this team and takin over here at this thing. panarin/zibanjenad like putting overplayd smiles and playing cool and playing overlong shifts like marking them king being here, no harmony like letting hands over to kakko to take over show here. they like, as of today panarins...panarins like not even trying to passing to kakko it seeming. i say this. panarin not very good player. they sign him for long here? shy boy kakko big strong skilled but even if he playd small amount of minites i would like feeling he trying harder with this limited minites of icetimes even. his bodylanqwitch saying lazy and passive, shy. lafresque imo like matt rooney type grinderplayer. he looks little like panarin here. looking small but fast , but not good hands as panarins. still i say. it would be time setting kakko for maimum icetimes . this thing going on here not working and it goed downwards spiral since kakko came here. nothing good of happening? fox best defensman in league? not wathing much of this but this feeling first homerthing again. i think soon i must put up NHL tops 100 players list up. first thing there, taking mackannon of top ten easily. really bad player except speed, and putted to C at their team . i laugh at this

sir avgard hockeyprofessor
I feel like I need to copy and paste this whole paragraph into google translate in order for it to make sense.
 
I remember when we gave criticism during his rookie year performance, the defenders would say “Guys, he is NINETEEN! Just give it time, he’s still a kid!” I can say, I was giving the benefit of a doubt and remaining hopeful then, but I don’t know now. I just remember watching those highlight reels leading up to his draft. Everyone was super stoked seeing this kid who would drive to the net, as well as keep the puck glued to his stick along the boards and always break out away from players. He just looked like a player that in a few years would be a true force to be reckoned with. I’m not sure I have any faith in that happening in the NHL.
 
  • Like
Reactions: EdJovanovski
With respect, I couldn’t give a tinkers about where he or Laf got picked, unless you’re gonna give them their own line and plenty of more TOI then they need to get dropped like YESTERDAY.
 
  • Like
Reactions: EdJovanovski
I remember when we gave criticism during his rookie year performance, the defenders would say “Guys, he is NINETEEN! Just give it time, he’s still a kid!” I can say, I was giving the benefit of a doubt and remaining hopeful then, but I don’t know now. I just remember watching those highlight reels leading up to his draft. Everyone was super stoked seeing this kid who would drive to the net, as well as keep the puck glued to his stick along the boards and always break out away from players. He just looked like a player that in a few years would be a true force to be reckoned with. I’m not sure I have any faith in that happening in the NHL.
As someone who works/lives in the recruiting world, your mistake was going off highlight reels.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Ad

Upcoming events

Ad