RangerBoy
Dolan sucks!!!
Alain Nasereddine could be the coach who discussed Kakko with Gallant. Nasreddine was a long-time Devils assistant coach. Nasreddine would be familiar with Kakko.
Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko
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egelband
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Very sad. As they say, It takes an Angel to make an Angel.
NickyFotiu
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KK is definitely looking better this season. He has a more aggressive mindset.
Sisu4ever
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May I point out that there is no point counting points at this point.
I like to call it default setting.
We're born as dumb and useless aa possible and a lot of people don't grow much past that
egelband
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I am as cynical as the next guy, but I don’t think this is fair.
Barnaby
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He’s also been healthy scratched in the playoffs 100% more times than Hossa.He's played about double the amount of PO games Hossa had played at the same age too.
Glad to see the kid making big strides. I’m hoping for a statement streak from him where he puts up 9 points in 10 games or similar and puts himself on the map.
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Kakko is out there swatting away veteran all star NHL defensemen like their gnats and he’s only 21 and people aren’t seemingly able to imagine what 24-28 year old fully developed Kakko might look like. It’s crazy to me. There are like 5 or 6 players a generation that can physically do what Kakko will be able to do in 3-4 years. It doesn’t even matter if he puts up 80–100 points. It matters that he’ll be the immovable force in the playoffs that will own the offensive zone from the circles in.
Too many of you act like landscapers who compare the growth of real plants to your chia pet.
Good things take time.
Too many of you act like landscapers who compare the growth of real plants to your chia pet.
Good things take time.
RangerBoy
Dolan sucks!!!
Naserddine is an assistant coach with the Stars. The Rangers played Dallas on Saturday.
Rongomania
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Oh, the team totally looked great in that one game he was scratched. It was clearly the right choice and we benefited greatly.
If anyone has complaints about Kakko's points, please post them in the Kreider, Mika, Lindgren etc. threads. He can't score for them. Be happy with what he is doing. You win in the playoffs by having people like Kakko who refuse to give up the puck. Give me all the possession please and thanks.
Barnaby
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I’d pump the brakes on the “5 or 6 players in a generation that can physically do what Kakko will be able to do,” and “immovable force” talk. I’m excited about his growth, but we should stay grounded. Let’s see him stay in the top 6 all year and put up 50 points first.
Barnaby
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1. It was obviously a joke.
2. He was the weakest player on his 3rd line at the time. It wasn’t going to make a difference in the game one way or another.
It's more a darkly cynical joke that's uncomfortably close to true for way too many people.
We'd have to define what constitutes dumb and then separately useless. Then define whats meant by growing "much past that"
Idk if the dumb part of the equation is too far out of whack tbh. Useless might be harsh.
Rongomania
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I was just f*cking around bud. My bad, my comment came off more 'dick-ish' than I anticipated.
It was 'third assist' insanity with him in the PO's too, he deserved more points then, just like now. Except now, other guys are straight up not cashing in the grade A chances he's creating. I just hope the kid doesn't let the frustration set him back and he starts putting up the points we know are there for him to gather.
I’ll disagree that he was the weaker part of that line. His defensive play was setting up Laf and Chytil, he wasn’t getting a ton of points but he was forcing the turnovers and cycling in that playoff run.
When they broke the kids because strome was hurt, he looked ineffective but that was again a confidence thing.
Rongomania
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And honestly, moving Laf around in the top six after breaking up the kid line didn't look good.
I still think the move is getting Laf and Kak on a line together, I think they play so damn well together.
Lak-Mika-Kakko is the clear answer. We all knew Strome and Panarin together was a problem. Early in this season it is clear we were right. We all know Mika and Kreider isn't the best for the team in the short OR long term. We will eventually be proven right again.
The eventual move in my mind is short term Laf-Mika-kakko
Panarin-trochek-Othmann/kratsov
Ck-Chytil-Othmann/vk
I think Ck will slow down sooner than Mika will, I think Chytil is a top 6 center in 2 years, and trochek will slide down, which is absolutely fine as the cap hit becomes more manageable as the cap goes up.
And then Chytil can reunite on the top line when he’s ready for it.
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Honestly, I don’t mind even if the points don’t come. This kid is helping us win games and playing great hockey. That’s all I care about. His ability to finish is the least important aspect of his game compared to his ability to cycle and possess the puck for long periods of time. He causes opposing teams to make mistakes in their own zone and opens up the game for Mika. He also draws penalties.
He’s the type of guy you win with. A possession monster.
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Barnaby
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Why is it clear Mika and Kreider together isn’t best for the team? They’ve put up their best career years together. They also roll on PP and PK together so line dispersement is easier. I’m not necessarily against trying different line combos, but I don’t understand why it’s clearly a bad thing.
BB88
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Could say finally he was lucky.
He had a good 1st but on the 2nd got away, didn’t seem to get too many shifts with the timings of penalties
I wouldn’t call the Fox goal a phantom assist. Kreider touched it but the look was to Fox.
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