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Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko

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Hiukafen said:
I think that's a nice nickname as Kakko(nen) means second or number 2 in Finnish. Actually number 2 is "kaksi" and second is "toinen", but in spoken language we can use kakkonen for both. We have even famous children tv-program called Pikku Kakkonen (The Tiny/Little 2) which you can see in channel number 2. :)

So K2 is a perfect nickname for him. K2 mountain is the second highest mountain. It's also called as a King of the Mountains as it's more difficult to conquer than Mount Everest which is the highest mountain.
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We should call him K1
 
Hiukafen said:
I think that's a nice nickname as Kakko(nen) means second or number 2 in Finnish. Actually number 2 is "kaksi" and second is "toinen", but in spoken language we can use kakkonen for both. We have even famous children tv-program called Pikku Kakkonen (The Tiny/Little 2) which you can see in channel number 2. :)

So K2 is a perfect nickname for him. K2 mountain is the second highest mountain. It's also called as a King of the Mountains as it's more difficult to conquer than Mount Everest which is the highest mountain.
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And a famous chef named Kolmonen (number three; Kolme)
 
To extrapolate one memorable game to mean that Kakko will have a seamless path to the NHL without growing pains and hiccups would be short-sighted. He’ll still need to adapt to the smaller North American ice surface, a transitional challenge he referenced in his postgame press briefing. One Eastern Conference executive noted that Kakko could stand to work on his pace, but offered that as a caveat for what was otherwise a laudatory review of the top prospect, noting that Kakko thinks the game well enough that he gets to where he needs to go, regardless.

After seeing Kakko at the world juniors, where he scored the game-winner in the gold medal game for Finland, this particular talent evaluator wondered whether his play would force New Jersey into a quandary with its first-overall pick. The Devils ultimately selected Jack Hughes, as many assumed they would, but the executive raved about Kakko’s game as a boon for the Rangers.

What stood out in particular?

“His tenacity,” he said. “He’s got high-end skill to go with a high-end level of compete.”
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I've thought it after seeing him play a few times and have only thought it more the more that I've seen him: Kakko's playing style and how he looks on the ice seems strikingly similar to Auston Matthews to me.
 
Glen Sathers Cigar said:
I've thought it after seeing him play a few times and have only thought it more the more that I've seen him: Kakko's playing style and how he looks on the ice seems strikingly similar to Auston Matthews to me.
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You aren't the 1st one to say it.

Matthews& Forsberg are the overall favourite comps for him.
 
Glen Sathers Cigar said:
I've thought it after seeing him play a few times and have only thought it more the more that I've seen him: Kakko's playing style and how he looks on the ice seems strikingly similar to Auston Matthews to me.
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I was saying before the draft the choice between Hughes and Kakko was do you want Patrick Kane at center or do you want Auston Matthews as a winger
 
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