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He was our 2nd best player tonight
Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko
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RangersFan
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lol we would all love he ended up as Lehtinen now. Seriously, please become Lehtinen. It was selfish and naive to think you would become more.
This. Ziba and kreider line immediately looked more impactful. Probably because they finally got a linemate that will actually work to get the puck from the opponent.
Kakko needs to stay up for any chance to win this series.
DanielBrassard
It's all so tiresome
He's a disappointment but I also think he's salvageable unlike Lafreniere. If he ever figures out how to attack the middle of the ice more consistently he might be a really good player eventually.
Megustaelhockey
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Agreed. We were never going to get Jack Hughes, but Kakko should become a fine player with a nice career.
Lafrenière can own a Montreal car dealership for all I give a damn.
LOFIN
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He would, but rule of thumb: no contract, no worlds. That's the way it goes with NHL players. Not worth it taking the risk and injuring yourself and losing on a pay cheque.
LionsHeart
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He hasn’t lived up to his Draft status, but he’s a good player and think he’s going to continue to get better. I wouldn’t give up on him just yet.
Going from 18 pts to 40 essentially all at even strength isn’t anything to sneeze at. I also liked him more on PP2.
Going from 18 pts to 40 essentially all at even strength isn’t anything to sneeze at. I also liked him more on PP2.
McRanger92
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One of the few guys with a pulse the entire series. He threw more punches in front of the net in 7 games than he did his whole career before this. Something to build on. More Kreider-Mika-Kakko next year please
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I’m not really disappointed with him I think his early development was stifled by Quinn and he has done an incredible job building strength to control the puck down low and his defensive game is very good. Obviously I’d love more points from him but he’s never really been given the opportunity to develop that aspect of his game.
LionsHeart
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I think the Quinn factor is real.
We give Gallant shit for not having a structure. Quinn was way too structured. I think he could be a good coach, but he needed to sit on the bench of a more experienced coach and learn how to handle NHL players.
NickyFotiu
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Next season may be either show us something or cut bait for both.
Foxy
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Agree. I think if a coach keeps the Kreider-Mika-Kakko line together he should be able to get 60 points next year while being a possession beast.
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Hunter Gathers
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I think his development is almost entirely "stifled" by his poor skating and inability to correct that. Add in the mental aspects that Quinn didn't help with and you have a very flawed player.
OK. So go see a power skating specialist.
Chytilmania
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While he leaves a lot to be desired it looked like he actually gave a shit. Let him sink or swim top line and top PP. No more yanking him around. He wants top 6 minutes let’s see if the alpha is back from his draft year.
After the first game of the season I said it looked like he would score 30 goals if he was on the 1st line all year. His play didn’t exactly warrant it but we have to lean on him for improvement. Especially with no cap room.
Laf seems like he’s content with what’s going on. I move on from him if anything.
After the first game of the season I said it looked like he would score 30 goals if he was on the 1st line all year. His play didn’t exactly warrant it but we have to lean on him for improvement. Especially with no cap room.
Laf seems like he’s content with what’s going on. I move on from him if anything.
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To me he already skates better then LAF and his puck control is better as well. He should have been on the pp
McRanger92
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There's absolutely no reason why they cant have 2 equal time PP units with Fox playing on both. They need to get Kakko/Laf/Chytil out there regularly next year. 1:45 of Panarin headfaking and Fox refusing to do anything but pass to Mika for a one-time needs to be over.
Chytilmania
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Yes they waste so much time to not shoot. I know Fox can be a magician on the line and I hate to bring this player up because it’s years ago, but we need an aggressive guy like Tony D. Fox is too passive and slow. We need fast and decisive so Zibs tees off into a gaping net.
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There was also no reason why the PP formation should have changed after making additions at the deadline. Mika never should have been moved from that spot.
Kakko is 100% right, he should be on PP1. Should have been on L1 as well. As soon as Kreider-Mika-Kakko was put together, it was an all-world level line in terms of production, expected production, the eye test, etc. Whoever the coach is for next season needs to set that as L1 and build everything else off of that.
PP1:
Kreider
Mika - XXXX/Kakko - XXXX/Kakko
Fox
Figure out who that other player is. Could be Chytil or Lafreniere, but it should be a lefty. If Panarin is on this team, he should be on PP2.
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