Prospect Info: Kasper Pikkarainen (RW - #85 Overall - Round 3 - 2024 Draft)

[Monsieur Verdoux]

 

[My3Sons]

He played five games in the men's league so you'd think a CHL stint would be a bit of a downgrade for him if he could play a full season in the men's league in Finland.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

He played five games in the men's league so you'd think a CHL stint would be a bit of a downgrade for him if he could play a full season in the men's league in Finland.

Playing in the CHL may give him more of an opportunity to grow his offensive game and skills rather than just mostly holding his own and keeping up in a men’s league.

 

[Guadana]

How many cracks did teams have at Shuravin and pass on him? For some reason he went fairly late for a guy who checks all the boxes. Something was off there.

Michkov was only 7th, Demidov was only 5th, chernyshov dropped into the second round, there were tonns of late rounders who will have better career or already have it with pro experience in front of early rounders who will never play nhl, or even prove themselves on the pro level. Some gms are ready to draft some players, some don't. The one who win is the one who is drafting better players with higher ceiling no matter they are coming from.

From tapes of Traff and Pikkarainen I think Fitz missed. And if we take trades into account - missed many times. Its not about Shuravin. Kos, Wetsch, Moiseevich, He, Marques. Thats I remember and watched, We can ask Steve and Evan about their better candidates.
And I don't wanna repeat myself with Kol and Krutov wuth picks in later rounds but I can't. Especially when rivalry team from our division is doing it.

Right winger for a team with tonns of right wingers, I don't understand why he can be better than Lenny. Lenny is very smart and creative in decision making, Pikka 2.0 is very inconsistent.

Its a stupid feeling that I like Devils last pick more than any pick outside first two rounds. Like it was in 2021 and 2023. Now it is about three drafts in four years. And still Melovsky wouldn't be my favorite decision for his pick.

I wish Pikkarainen all the best. As a trade asset potential... When I think about third round pick - its a good asset - you can trade 2nd and 3rd for really good NHLer. Pikkarainen should work really hard to be at least worth this 3rd round pick level asset.

I don't like the pick. But if course I will root for him and I hope he will learn the game on the fly.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Michkov was only 7th, Demidov was only 5th, chernyshov dropped into the second round, there were tonns of late rounders who will have better career or already have it with pro experience in front of early rounders who will never play nhl, or even prove themselves on the pro level. Some gms are ready to draft some players, some don't. The one who win is the one who is drafting better players with higher ceiling no matter they are coming from.

From tapes of Traff and Pikkarainen I think Fitz missed. And if we take trades into account - missed many times. Its not about Shuravin. Kos, Wetsch, Moiseevich, He, Marques. Thats I remember and watched, We can ask Steve and Evan about their better candidates.
And I don't wanna repeat myself with Kol and Krutov wuth picks in later rounds but I can't. Especially when rivalry team from our division is doing it.

Right winger for a team with tonns of right wingers, I don't understand why he can be better than Lenny. Lenny is very smart and creative in decision making, Pikka 2.0 is very inconsistent.

Its a stupid feeling that I like Devils last pick more than any pick outside first two rounds. Like it was in 2021 and 2023. Now it is about three drafts in four years. And still Melovsky wouldn't be my favorite decision for his pick.

I wish Pikkarainen all the best. As a trade asset potential... When I think about third round pick - its a good asset - you can trade 2nd and 3rd for really good NHLer. Pikkarainen should work really hard to be at least worth this 3rd round pick level asset.

I don't like the pick. But if course I will root for him and I hope he will learn the game on the fly.

I don’t like the transition away from forwards with a base of good skating. Of course we need guys with size, physicality, and board play, but over-correcting and taking a bunch of plodders isn’t the answer.

Like I said in the main draft thread, if this is a one-off draft like that it’s one thing. But I want them to focus back on guys that are already profiling with the team speed we were playing with in 2022

 

[Guadana]

I don’t like the transition away from forwards with a base of good skating. Of course we need guys with size, physicality, and board play, but over-correcting and taking a bunch of plodders isn’t the answer.

Like I said in the main draft thread, if this is a one-off draft like that it’s one thing. But I want them to focus back on guys that are already profiling with the team speed we were playing with in 2022

Speed isn’t the only thing. They should focus on iq, decision making, creativity and compete level. There were much more players who were players with higher potential but become role players because of lack of something that and something this. It’s not that hard to gain mass and teach forecheck for a player who is thinking the game well. On the other side players with lack of hockey iq even with good shot, skating and physics are struggling.

When people are saying “you can’t teach size” they are wrong. Because you can’t teach fast decision making. And I have this issues with this year draft. And previous year draft outside Lenny.

 

[Guttersniped]

Speed isn’t the only thing. They should focus on iq, decision making, creativity and compete level. There were much more players who were players with higher potential but become role players because of lack of something that and something this. It’s not that hard to gain mass and teach forecheck for a player who is thinking the game well. On the other side players with lack of hockey iq even with good shot, skating and physics are struggling.

When people are saying “you can’t teach size” they are wrong. Because you can’t teach fast decision making. And I have this issues with this year draft. And previous year draft outside Lenny.

You can’t make not like the Melovsky pick lol.

 

[Guadana]

You can’t make not like the Melovsky pick lol.

From this massage I can’t recognize are you joking on melovsky pick or on me?

 

[Guttersniped]

From this massage I can’t recognize are you joking on melovsky pick or on me?

Maybe it’s my desperation for centers but I like that pick.

 

[Guadana]

Maybe it’s my desperation for centers but I like that pick.

I don’t remember where, but I said in some topic that I like Melovsky pick more than all our other picks outside 1-2 rounds. Even if Melovsky wouldn’t be my choice in the same situation. But I still like him more than Traff, Pikka, Graham, Veeti as a pick. As I liked our last 2021 Bardakov’s pick more than others outside 1-2 round, as I liked Karpovich’s pick more than others outside 1-2 rounds. Barabosha could be my top later pick in 2022, but I liked Orlov more. Still silver medal. I should admit that Vilen was a good pick too in 2021 and he looks like a player with real NHL potential.
Why we cant start to draft in 3-7 rounds for potential before our latest choice is coming?

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I don’t hate this pick I just don’t like how they doubled up on this type of player in the same round. Would’ve liked one swing for the fences or to target a different skill set/position.