Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko

[JohnC]

He’s really been hampered by injuries the past two years. The wrist injury right at the end of the 22-23 season, the knee injury last year.

But injuries notwithstanding, I don’t know that we’ve seen him this confident since preseason of his rookie year when him and Panarin were slinging the puck around together. Maybe the beginning of last year with Kreider and Mika when they were all snake bitten?

 

[NickyFotiu]

Put him between panarin and laf, he is not any worse than Trocheck at this point and I think that line could use a better defensive presence.

I really do not see that. You want your center to be a puck carrier. I could be wrong though.

 

[DanielBrassard]

I really do not see that. You want your center to be a puck carrier. I could be wrong though.

Moot point now that Chytil is back lol, but with Panarin as the main transporter of the puck on his line it’s not as much of a responsibility for the center.

 

[will1066]

Moot point now that Chytil is back lol, but with Panarin as the main transporter of the puck on his line it’s not as much of a responsibility for the center.

Another example of Panarin's influence of the way the team plays

 

[NickyFotiu]

Moot point now that Chytil is back lol, but with Panarin as the main transporter of the puck on his line it’s not as much of a responsibility for the center.

Bread does carry it a lot from center ice on in to the offensive zone but from the crease area to center ice I believe Vince carries it more.

 

[n8]

Confident Kakko snipes are glorious. Hardest ‘gimme that shit’ stick tap I’ve ever seen in a clutch scenario.

Is this like the sad Buchnevich to mad Buchnevich sheriff story arc?

 

[Rongomania]

Is this like the sad Buchnevich to mad Buchnevich sheriff story arc?

Holy shit the American buch storyline for Kak, love this for him.

Someone please shop a photo of he and Cuylle as ‘The Smoking Gunns’. IYKYK

 

[McRanger92]

Kakko is a much better all around player than Buch was at the same age.