Kakko vs Hughes

[Anzi]

Kakkos play before WC doesnt match Hughes'

I think this would be a point of contention for a lot of people

 

[QJL]

He also said he doesn't put much stock into one single tournament earlier in the interview

So there you have it - Kakkos play before WC doesnt match Hughes'

That second statement is an opinion. I quoted you factual statements from the Devils...

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

I think this would be a point of contention for a lot of people

Thats unfortunate for them because while it isn’t ‘obvious’, its close to it

 

[Paris in Flames]

I draft Kaapo Kakko.

Partially because how many times in your life will you be able to get up in front of a large audience, TV cameras and your peers and say a name as fun as "Kaapo Kakko" into a microphone.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Lmao he derailed you with facts you dont want to accept and resort to ignore, cant make this **** up.

He's already invested his Username in this , he can't back out now!

 

[zharkenby]

He's already invested his Username in this , he can't back out now!

Again, hes pretty bad... but lets be honest here. Got some brutal homers on both sides (you being one of them)

Theres being arguments made that make it sound like were arguing about mid round draft picks.

Most devil fans want hughes. Any team that won the draft lottery would prefer hughes. its easy to think otherwise when your team isn't actually faced with the situation. Ranger fans will be jumping for f***ing joy if Kakko goes first...

Itll be hilarious to see how quickly hughes goes from some bust so the future of USA hockey again.

 

[NJ DevLolz]

Again, hes pretty bad... but lets be honest here. Got some brutal homers on both sides (you being one of them)

Theres being arguments made that make it sound like were arguing about mid round draft picks.

Most devil fans want hughes. Any team that won the draft lottery would prefer hughes. its easy to think otherwise when your team isn't actually faced with the situation. Ranger fans will be jumping for ****ing joy if Kakko goes first...

Itll be hilarious to see how quickly hughes goes from some bust so the future of USA hockey again.

This is such an interesting phenomenon that I see being repeated. When NJ initially won the lottery in 2017, Devils fans wanted Nolan and Flyers fans wanted Nico. Then when Nico to the Devils was gaining momentum, both sides flipped. I bet if Kakko to NJ starting gaining steam, fans would be doing an about face.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Again, hes pretty bad... but lets be honest here. Got some brutal homers on both sides (you being one of them)

Theres being arguments made that make it sound like were arguing about mid round draft picks.

Most devil fans want hughes. Any team that won the draft lottery would prefer hughes. its easy to think otherwise when your team isn't actually faced with the situation. Ranger fans will be jumping for ****ing joy if Kakko goes first...

Itll be hilarious to see how quickly hughes goes from some bust so the future of USA hockey again.

Its mostly Finnish fans saying Hughes isn't good or is a bust etc, most Rangers fans would be very happy to get him, myself included. Most Rangers fans are also Americans so we want elite American players in the league as well.

Don't see how that makes me a "brutal homer" but whatever.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

This is such an interesting phenomenon that I see being repeated. When NJ initially won the lottery in 2017, Devils fans wanted Nolan and Flyers fans wanted Nico. Then when Nico to the Devils was gaining momentum, both sides flipped. I bet if Kakko to NJ starting gaining steam, fans would be doing an about face.

Not when the difference in potential is this evident

 

[NJ DevLolz]

Not when the difference in potential is this evident

Come on, it's not

 

[Machinehead]

Yeah, like I said, I always preferred Kakko and the evidence from before the lottery will back that up. But by and large, if the picks switched, the two fanbases would switch arguments.

 

[zharkenby]

Not when the difference in potential is this evident

You’re almost as bad as the Finns. Please stop making our fanbase look stupid. Thanks

 

[ijuka]

Not when the difference in potential is this evident

That harsh reality when you realize that most players will never reach their "potential" and that practical projections are much more relevant, which is far more projectable for players who are at a significantly higher level of play at this very moment than some time in the future.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

Thats unfortunate for them because while it isn’t ‘obvious’, its close to it

Yeah he only put up an historic goal scoring season for a player his age and was ridiculously dominant after the world juniors.

Also, you going to acknowledge your blatant factual error earlier in the thread or just keep blocking people?

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Ah man just finished reading this thread, Man... had some good laughs keep it up!

 

[Badhands]

I’m going with Kappo it’s hard to really say over the season who’s better one is playing in a league with 16-20 year olds and excelled The other played against men all year and was almost a point per game. Now the WHC came around and both are playing the same level of hockey and one was a healthy scratch on a fairly weak US team and really didn’t get the minutes but he did nothing with the time he got on the ice. Kappo excelled and was the top player on the fins. I doubt Kappo goes first but he did everything humanly possible to make his case. While Hughes in my opinion did the opposite.