Kings Acquire Andrei Kuzmenko from Philadelphia
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chris kontos
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Vital stats- players weights, heights etc are the biggest bunch of bs of all sports stats.
You know that cumon
tigermask48
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Axl Rhoadz
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I know you are trying to be 'edgy' and all....but that's just a ridiculously ignorant statement.
Statto
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That’s what my partner said….
(No, I’m not 12 yrs old and I should know better),
Sol
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There is no way arvidsson is 5’10. They probably measured him while he was wearing stilts.
And yet, everyone in the league, believes/says different.....let me think on this,
On one hand, we have you (and others) internet posters, who presumably aren't at team functions, practices, locker rooms, but watch from the seats or TVs and are fully invested.....who think Kopitar provides no leadership
On the other hand, we have teammates, opposing players, opposing coaches, opposing staff, who interact with him in the lockeroom, on the ice, in team functions, saying he does...
This a tough one.....but, think I'm gonna go with option B on this one....
chris kontos
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Sybil227
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Are you sure? Option A comes with a free toaster.
Frolov 6'3
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Its really baffling how people can say he is a terrible skater. When I watched him in Vancouver, he was not slow.
bland
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I think the people saying that only watch highlights of McDavid and Matthews and play video games.
There isn't a player on this team that seems to make decisions and execute plays faster than Kuzmenko.
FrozenKing18
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Chazz Reinhold
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He’s not fast in straight-line speed (see his NHL Edge tracking data below) but he has exceptional edge work and has quick acceleration over short distances.
Raccoon Jesus
Todd McLellan is an inside agent
Yeah he doesn't have high end speed but he's one of the most agile skaters ive ever seen, and he gets up to top speed in like 4 strides so he's long gone by the time 'faster' players can catch him
King'sPawn
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You don't need to be a fast skater if you can think and act fast, which is why his top-end speed is a non-issue.
The KuzMONSTER's issue isn't skating.
It's consistency / keeping the magic going from one year to the next.
There's a clear pattern with Kuzmenko. He joins a team, he lights it up, then the following season comes around and he looks like a completely different player and struggles to get his production going again.
Kuzmenko needs to find a way to break out of this cycle.
Would absolutely love if he's able to do that with the Kings. He has the skill to be a 30 goal, 60+ point player in this league.
It's consistency / keeping the magic going from one year to the next.
There's a clear pattern with Kuzmenko. He joins a team, he lights it up, then the following season comes around and he looks like a completely different player and struggles to get his production going again.
Kuzmenko needs to find a way to break out of this cycle.
Would absolutely love if he's able to do that with the Kings. He has the skill to be a 30 goal, 60+ point player in this league.
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Raccoon Jesus
Todd McLellan is an inside agent
I think what works so well with him on the Kings is we are absolutely loaded with boring two way guys...by playing with Kopitar and Kempe he doesn't even have to touch the puck until the offensive zone where he can work his magic.
I guarantee if he was having to do lots of heavy lifting transporting the puck end to end and checking in the defensive zone we'd see more of his warts but he fits like a glove here right now too.
I'm under no delusion that he's a PPG player that's suddenly figured it out, he's more likely a 50-60 point guy like Arvidsson when all is said and done which means relative inconsistency, but he at least brings a totally unique element, production or not
Nailed it
My first hockey coach told me that no one can outskate the puck. Moving it out of the zone quickly is more valuable than being fast on your feet.
King'sPawn
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Yup. I like to say the only thing faster than the puck is the brain, but similar sentiment.
There is such a thing as having detrimental skating - because without the puck, you can only think so far ahead to get involved. But I just don't think it's at that level for Kuzmenko. But it is something that's limiting on a player like Moverare.
