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Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XXII

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Uninstaaled said:
That first pic looks like an unflattering angle more so than anything else.

Regardless, the extra weight shouldn't hurt him as long as a. He didn't put on too much weight and b. he has been skating while packing on muscle. New muscle needs to be trained to do what you want it to do, so as long as he's been on the ice with regularity, it shouldn't hinder him/he shouldn't be at risk for further injury. The point of diminishing returns speed wise is something a bunch of people pay attention to at this level, I can't imagine any trainer worth a damn would ever allow him to get there.

Anyway, I wouldn't worry too much about his speed as that itself isn't an issue. His game has never been about burning guys wide. Having that extra strength to be able to separate other people from pucks/lean on defenders/bull your way to high traffic areas is way more important for him than to have super jets. If that ends up becoming part of his game? Fantastic. Even if it doesn't, Id rather he train to further enhance what he already does well.
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He's working with a trainer, who I assume knows what he and/or she is doing, so I'm not concerned about what he looks like.

If the added bulk without losing his skating helps him in that regard, keeping the puck away from defenders and getting it to teammates for a chance to score, or helps him create space for himself/space to create chances or score himself, I'm all for it. He's already fairly responsible defensively.

The Rangers didn't draft Kakko no. 2 overall to win the Selke Trophy. Not saying he'll ever win the Rocket Richard Trophy, but the team had offence in mind when selecting him second overall.
 
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egelband said:
Yeah. I think the photo is messed up somehow. Doesn’t look natural.
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His feet look too small for his body in the white tee pic. Maybe it’s a bad camera. Legs look like tree trunks though. He looks healthier/ better proportioned in the picture with the suomi polo shirt
 
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A few recent photos:
(Raantanen to the left)
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160 kg in Squat is a lot, my all time high. :)
 
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Good to see these training pics of Kakko.
Anyone hear or see anything of Lafreniere?
 
It should be easy for my mind to translate KGs to LBs for weight room exercises, but it isn't.

It's f***in 2.2 to 1 that's not hard. a 20 = a 45.
 
Fitzy said:
It should be easy for my mind to translate KGs to LBs for weight room exercises, but it isn't.

It's f***in 2.2 to 1 that's not hard. a 20 = a 45.
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I think 100 lbs is 45 kg. That is 350 lbs right? It’s good but nothing fantastic.
 
Ginger Papa said:
Hi everyone.

For those who don’t subscribe to THG. He’s not an insider or anything, just a fan of the Game who does a nice job of keeping up with the NHL and puts out a fair amount of content, which is nice during the off-season.

I thought some of you might enjoy his Season preview for the Team during these slow news days of August, or perhaps share this with someone just learning about the Team.

I find that although THG isn’t the most exciting personality, he breaks things down nicely for those newer to the Game or looking for regular content of the non-biased variety.
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Watch EdJovanovski clap bombs at THG meetups while you’re at it!

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@1:34
In the White Rangers jersey ofc
(A dude there was calling me Kevin Klein for my slapshot?? Lmao, outdated reference and I don’t even recall him being a sniper LOL)


@23:58


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I strip the Brock Nelson of the puck and play keep away like Fat Kakko himself [lol I kinda sucked in this meetup because I had just torn my ACL (although I didn’t know it was torn as they wouldn’t do an MRI at first) and became patient Zero of Covid-19 at the hospital maybe as I was sick]
 
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Ola said:
I think 100 lbs is 45 kg. That is 350 lbs right? It’s good but nothing fantastic.
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It's above average for his weight class, but it doesn't stick out among pro athletes.

I think the top NFL running backs often hit 550, which would probably break my home gym bar.
 
Riche16 said:
WTF is "peaking your skating"?!?!?

I get the whole knock the rust off aspect after time off but no one "peaks" their skating at the right time... you get better and better (if working on the right things) and don't peak then valley.
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When you train in the offseason you have a phase before you leave. You can call it peaking, you can call it transition/transformation that doesn't matter. But you time everything to be fastest/most explosive when you start playing. Yes you want to continue to get better as the season goes on but depending on the player or team that doesn't always happen.

Long story short, they don't need to be their best skating right now. They need to be their best once they start playing.
 
EdJovanovski said:
Watch EdJovanovski clap bombs at THG meetups while you’re at it!

@0:44
@1:34
In the White Rangers jersey ofc
(A dude there was calling me Kevin Klein for my slapshot?? Lmao, outdated reference and I don’t even recall him being a sniper LOL)


@23:58


@5:47
I strip the Brock Nelson of the puck and play keep away like Fat Kakko himself [lol I kinda sucked in this meetup because I had just torn my ACL (although I didn’t know it was torn as they wouldn’t do an MRI at first) and became patient Zero of Covid-19 at the hospital maybe as I was sick]
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lazy backcheck at the beginning of the video.

0/10 would be benched by Quinn.
 
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Ginger Papa said:
Hi everyone.

For those who don’t subscribe to THG. He’s not an insider or anything, just a fan of the Game who does a nice job of keeping up with the NHL and puts out a fair amount of content, which is nice during the off-season.

I thought some of you might enjoy his Season preview for the Team during these slow news days of August, or perhaps share this with someone just learning about the Team.

I find that although THG isn’t the most exciting personality, he breaks things down nicely for those newer to the Game or looking for regular content of the non-biased variety.



And some memes…
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f*** I forgot I can’t edit posts anymore.
 
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Fitzy said:
It's above average for his weight class, but it doesn't stick out among pro athletes.

I think the top NFL running backs often hit 550, which would probably break my home gym bar.
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A 350 single is probably pretty average even got Kakko’s weight, among leg/core driven professional athletes. There’s videos of 16 year old Jack Eichel power cleaning like 325 which is infinitely more impressive. I’m an amateur competitive powerflifter and I squat ~220kg. I’m guessing Kreider squat 200+ kg. Kakko is off to a good start at 20 year old but I hope he becomes a gym rat and ups that number significantly. He could be a MACHINE of a possession player.
 
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EdJovanovski said:
Watch EdJovanovski clap bombs at THG meetups while you’re at it!

@0:44
@1:34
In the White Rangers jersey ofc
(A dude there was calling me Kevin Klein for my slapshot?? Lmao, outdated reference and I don’t even recall him being a sniper LOL)


@23:58


@5:47
I strip the Brock Nelson of the puck and play keep away like Fat Kakko himself [lol I kinda sucked in this meetup because I had just torn my ACL (although I didn’t know it was torn as they wouldn’t do an MRI at first) and became patient Zero of Covid-19 at the hospital maybe as I was sick]
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WTF is this? You look nothing like Ed Jovanovski.
 
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