Did Perrin leaving catch them off guard? Is that why they didn’t do much to hold on to Virta after last season(who rightly got bumped down the lineup when Palve came over.)
RW Kaapo Kakko - TPS, Liiga (2019 Draft) Part 3
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Kaako Kappo
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TPS last 10 games: GF 19 GA 32
Kakko last 10 games: 6+4.
Man, I can't wait for next season. The kid plays in the wrong league.
Kakko last 10 games: 6+4.
Man, I can't wait for next season. The kid plays in the wrong league.
And now theres even a statistical proof to blame his teammates and what they can offer. Hockey is a teamgame, but if team lacks something (whether it is mental side or physical fit and preparation) it also reflects to individuals who actually tries their best.
Kakko's luck has been that hes not completely alone on his line, but lately even Palve has started to shown some frustration either. Still tremendous job by Kakko, who shuldnt either way hold one team on his shoulders as an 18 year old too long all alone, especially on the poffs.
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He's not even ppg player and you say Kakko's playing in the wrong league? Bunch of rubbish.
Look at Karlsson's season in the lockout. HE was playing in the wrong league.
Kaako Kappo
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Their dmen can't make good passes to save their lives. The opponents just clog the neutral zone and TPS is clueless on what to do.
Laine wasn't PPG. Scored 36 next year in the NHL. I do not give a rats arse about a stat watchers opinion. It is literally worthless. Jokinen is like 1.5 ppg, should he be playing in the NHL? Your logic is bad, stop watching stats and watch the players before commenting in their threads. Antti Suomela scored 60p last year in Liiga and couldn't make it in the NHL. Do you see how broken your .......uff...why do i even continue. Brady Tkachuck scored 8 goals in university last season. Now he has 16 in the NHL.
Could Kakko be effective in the NHL right now? I think so, yes. He has the IQ, physical readiness and right tools for NA ice. And I'm sure he'll be effective there next season.
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I wouldnt mind watching one summer older, stronger and faster Kakko in FEL next ssn either. I would just wish all the best of luck vs him for every opposing player, cuz I bet catching or containing him wuld be two times harder what is it right now (even now it seems impossible for almost anybody). And not even talking about catching him in scoring title cuz I bet he wuld score Pettersson-type of ssn and then go to invade NHL with more experience against men.
And if u compare Karlsson and Kakko, remember this. Karlsson was already a dominant factor in the NHL as a Dman when he came here and he was older and more experienced to dominate "scrub" league for his lvl.
End of story..
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Kaako Kappo
Kaako Kappo
He's been dominating and extremely noticeable in almost every game he's played. Hey, what did you think about his performance tonight?
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Obviously he is really good but these should had 6 points today type of comments need to go. For every post there is 3 goals. And for every 4-5 setups there is one goal. Kakko is creating offence like maniac and that is good.
Tbh TPS have lately played like ****. I don't except miracles from them at playoffs.
Tbh TPS have lately played like ****. I don't except miracles from them at playoffs.
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BusQuets
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I was told that he isn't generating goal scoring chances left and right which tells enough that he's not playing in the wrong league.
Kaako Kappo
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Obviously I've made some good choices because I can't see those type of comments
Kakko created a lot today but he also wasted some chances he should've capitalized on. He was the most noticeable player from TPS along with their 4th line.
He literally is? It's sad that there's no statistic for that in Liiga. At least not a public one.
I try to avoid commenting on players I don't even watch. I wish others did the same. Especially when their source is "This one guy said". O well, the list keeps growing. There's probably a reason why you have over 10000 messages with 568 likes.
Well, he's a PPG player in the last 25 games. 17-year-old players become better, believe it or not.
I have watched dozens of games from Kakko from this ssn and even replayed them shift-by-shift kinda like and I can tell u, if he had a lot better luck with those scoring chances he has created for himself and his teammates he wuld've had 20+ pts in last 10 games instead of 10 in 10. Even that pt/g pace from that span tells about it that f*** yeah hes a dominant player. U can't just read puck possession numbers and corsi-numbers etc... from his goals+assist=total pts/g stats.
Liiga isnt a high scoring league either (even if numbers probably are trending upward), so what shuld we expect from an 18-year old who is playing on a team that has been such a mess for quite a while now?
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Still he isn't exactly looking like he's in the wrong league. There are many guys in the league that are better than him right now. Hell even Heponiemi is better and i wouldn't say he's in the wrong league.
Liiga is great place for Kakko to be right now. He could even play there next season and it wouldn't be the worst decision.
I hope Kakko goes to the Canucks to play alongside Pettersson
If he by some miracle would be drafted by the Flyers i'd be thrilled.
I'd like him to go to Ottawa. I prefer Finns in Canadian clubs because Canadians have the better fans in general. Excluding Edmonton though because they can't seem to get their sh1t together with prospect development.
Ottawa or Vancouver are the only Canadian teams near the bottom now surrounded by a lot of teams from the US, so I prefer those two. Colorado is my preference if it's a team from USA selecting him.
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I don't think any of this is correct. Many better than him? And you think that one summer just magically changes everything? He could play in NHL already.
And it's really tough for me to take you seriously with this considering how much you pumped Puljujärvi up at the time. Are you frustrated that a non-Kärpät prospect is doing well or something?
Stuff like RW Jesse Puljujärvi (2016, 4th, EDM) VI was yikes.
Kaako Kappo
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I find it comical that the only people downplaying Kakko are they people who do not watch him play regularly.
Same goes for Hughes.
Same goes for Hughes.
Connor McDavid would have at least 250 points every season with "better luck", but sadly that just doesn't happen, cause goaltenders are pretty good in professional hockey and they tend to cause opponents "bad luck" quite often.
Ottawa's 1st round pick belongs to Colorado thanks to the Matt Duchene trade. Avs fans have their fingers crossed Ottawa stays at the bottom. I also hope Colorado gets a top-2 pick because Rantanen and Kakko would make them a very interesting team to watch from a Finnish perspective.
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A lot has to happen before I'm ready to put Kupari anywhere near the same category with Kakko and Rantanen. As of now, Kupari has way too much tunnel vision for my liking. So no, I won't be rooting for that.
Florida would also be an interesting destination for Kakko from a Finnish perspective. Maybe the Finnish national team and the Panthers could both have the same one-two punch at the center position.
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Oh yes thats right.
Los Fingales sounds all right as well, that's the name after it's populated by a lot of Finns. It's been a while since LA had two Finns at the same time playing if ever. Did Ruuttu still play when Aki Berg played?
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In 1999-2001 LA had even three: Berg, Karalahti and Tuomainen. 2001-2002 was the last season with two Finns, Karalahti and Eloranta, until former got traded to Predators mid season.
I'm drooling over the idea of Kings announcing Kakko's name on the draft stage.
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