why, so nobody would want to trade for him at the deadline? He had 18 goals in 63 games for us last season.
Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko
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why, so nobody would want to trade for him at the deadline? He had 18 goals in 63 games for us last season.
Matz03
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Nemestinkov is a decent possession player, would give him a shot at 2c with Kakko. Side benefit if it clicks would be boosting his value for the trade deadline. It’s early, Kakko hasn’t looked out of place at all, but if that 2nd line could click a bit more it will only help him get more comfortable. Also on pp2 I’d try Nemestinkov there too.
Inferno
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Stromes been awful and has been actively hurting his wingers...I'm not sure why Quinn doesn't see it
GeorgeKaplan
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Yeah, I mean, it's pretty obvious from the 15 to twenty seconds of video we've seen of Kakko's facial expressions on the bench so far this season that he's crippled from his celiac's disease and will probably only play another handful of games before retiring forever.
Don't know why it's only me and Kakko Schmakko that can see this. Obviously his entire career all of the medical professionals he's dealt with playing pro hockey in Finland and now the NHL have no idea what's going on with him.
Don't know why it's only me and Kakko Schmakko that can see this. Obviously his entire career all of the medical professionals he's dealt with playing pro hockey in Finland and now the NHL have no idea what's going on with him.
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The Crypto Guy
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Kappy is the nickname he calls himself..sooo that will probably stick.
Yeah I think he's been fine for a 18 year old rookie. Not great, not bad, just fine. He's shown flashes of comfort and starting to settle in and take control but it's not quite there yet. I think he might have to be the driver for that line rather than get help with it so it might take longer than we'd hope, but I can see him breaking out all at once
Svenhart2008
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Apparently that's how he signed his own nickname on the season opener jerseys. Who am I to disagree? So no, we can't not.
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I like it.
Maybe, just maybe, Kakko is an 18 year old playing in the top league in the world and some of the expectations set for him a tad Lte
We have no further to look than ZBad. Look at how long it took for him to come into his own. And he is only 26. Let's just relax a bit. It is a whole two games. And if he does not duplicate McDavid's rookie year, it is because he is NOT a generational player. Maybe he can just be a franchise cornerstone, yet not quite what is considered generational?
We have no further to look than ZBad. Look at how long it took for him to come into his own. And he is only 26. Let's just relax a bit. It is a whole two games. And if he does not duplicate McDavid's rookie year, it is because he is NOT a generational player. Maybe he can just be a franchise cornerstone, yet not quite what is considered generational?
GeorgeKaplan
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The kids who play more physical games usually take longer to get going too
BroadwayStorm
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The Rangers are stupid for putting Strome in a line that stiffles Kakko. And this whole concept that playing these shitty players so they can get traded at the deadline is a good thing at the expense of Kakko is horsehit. I don't care what we can get for Nametsnikov or Strome if it hurts Kakko. Helping him be successful should be the number 1 priority. Period.
No kidding. I even saw a couple of posts I think that had Kakko potentially getting like 80-90 points or something crazy like that, lol.
#1 priority is winning, not helping a rookie excel. He is supposed to help the team, not the other way around.
Maybe.
But just keep in mind. Barkov only had 24 points his rookie year (in 54 games), and then 36 in 71 games his following year. Even if Kakko only puts up like 30-40 points his rookie season, it won't be the end of the world.
And other highly touted rookies excelled out of the gate. And some never panned out. Hopefully, he excels quickly.
Cag29
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The priority is winning long term.
Helping a rookie develop is exactly why we have a coach like Quinn. If we stifle kakkos development for short term wins that probably won't even get us to the playoffs what's the point?
Most of us are in agreement that the rangers are gonna miss the playoffs, so then you focus on making them next year. Kakko developing helps accomplish that.
SA16
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The coaching staff is most certainly not operating under the premise that they are going to miss the playoffs.
However playing Strome with Kakko does not serve to help the team win now or to help him.
Cag29
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KK will be fine. I wish we had a second line center that could skate and play on his level.
We are still building and that is a piece we don’t currently have. You can see KK’s talent level is amazing.
He is 18 let’s be patient. This is the best and most physical league in the world. He is adjusting and learning. The points will come. LGR!
We are still building and that is a piece we don’t currently have. You can see KK’s talent level is amazing.
He is 18 let’s be patient. This is the best and most physical league in the world. He is adjusting and learning. The points will come. LGR!
Management is concerned with long-term.
Coaches, when putting together their lineups, don't consider long-term. Their careers are based on team performance in the present. No coach has ever looked at this in any other way.
A coach won't do anything they feel negatively impacts a possibly budding star, but they will never do anything that hurts their team short-term.
The idea that Strome could in any way negatively affect Kakko's career is silly. The idea that some players are hindered by management has always been a belief with zero evidence.
Whatever Kakko becomes will be because of Kakko and nothing else.
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Completely agree. Heck J Hughes also pointless in 2. I will say the line construction is not ideal for Kakko right now. Putting him opposite Panarin at some point would do wonders.
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Kakko hasnt looked that great, he is a kid so its expected but it would barely matter who centers his line, Kreider for his part hasnt helped much either but blaming Kakkos start on Strome isnt accurate imo. To be fair, Strome hasnt had the luxury of having two good wingers either. That line will figure it out at some point and if not something will change.
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