Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko

[cheech70]

He looked comfortable with that girl on his shoulders at a concert in Finland. Bread needs to spike his water bottle with some Vodka before the game. He needs to loosen up

 

[McRanger92]

One of the players on the team needs to give Kakko several hard slaps across the face before the game and during intermissions to get him angry and playing with some emotion out on the ice. He plays with the emotional range of a mannequin.

A few too many guys on the team play that way

 

[NickyFotiu]

One of the players on the team needs to give Kakko several hard slaps across the face before the game and during intermissions to get him angry and playing with some emotion out on the ice. He plays with the emotional range of a mannequin.

I can not comment on the offseason or preseason since I do not know what KK has done but I have felt that KK lacks urgency in the past. Being benched should have created that urgency. New contracts should have created that urgency. Laf and Chytil have passed him. The next thing would be if a young guy like Cuylle or Oth pass him. If they do then KK is going to have to get real with himself about what type of career he is willing to work to obtain. Now with that said he may have had a great offseason in which case he will have shown some of that urgency.

 

[will1066]

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[Profet]

If only there was a way to focus on skating before being drafted.. or after...
It just boggles my mind how many players get drafted and look to have skating issues.

And the Rangers keep drafting them.

 

[NickyFotiu]

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KK is capable of more than that imo. If that is what happens (in 80 games) then he would probably be moved.

 

[LOFIN]

And the Rangers keep drafting them.

Kakko was getting drafted #2 by EVERYONE. It's not like the Rangers went off the board with him lol

A big reason is that skating (just like shooting the puck) can actually be developed. And if it really looks like Kakko still hasn't done that, we have to question his methods of training. And also that of the Rangers, because a top organization in the #1 league of a sport shouldn't just let the players figure it out themselves. If this was the case, we wouldn't have coaches.

 

[will1066]

KK is capable of more than that imo. If that is what happens (in 80 games) then he would probably be moved.

Like I posted earlier, that is how i feel today. A couple days ago, it was 24-72-96.