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Prospect Info: The Second Overall Pick Thread: Part IV (Kakko/Hughes Talk)

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kelsier said:
Kakko indeed has a good to great shooting arsenal as well (not world class but nonetheless) - a lethal wrister with fast release, excellent one-timer and it seems like even his slap shot isn't too shabby. Just look at one of the goal scored at the Worlds' where he just blasts it from far out. The biggest underlying factor to his shooting/finishing arsenal is extremely accurately placed shots. He can pick corners and he's aware when he can go five hole. He could have more power but I think this is were the length of his stick backfires and it's not as easy to get enough momentum with a shorter stick compared to a longer one. Nonetheless, it's obvious he can score in multiple ways, although when ever possible it really seems like he mostly enjoys to go around the keeper and tap the puck into an open net.
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His one timer from the right side on the PP is pretty vicious. Have a true PPQB going between Kakko and Zibs is a frightening PP layout. Even just Kakko and Zibs passing the puck back and forth and not knowing which one is unloading the cannon is quite frightening.
 
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His one timer from the right side on the PP is pretty vicious. Have a true PPQB going between Kakko and Zibs is a frightening PP layout. Even just Kakko and Zibs passing the puck back and forth and not knowing which one is unloading the cannon is quite frightening.
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Ola said:
Could be something lost in translation, but he don’t have DM1 does he? He is diabetic, but DM1 is a genetic decease somewhat common in the areas Kakko is from (but still rare, maybe 20/100,000). You get weak hands, bad coordination etc. Not a good decease to have as a hockey player... ;)
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Yea meant Diabetes Mellitus Type 1.

That alone won’t impact his play as long as it’s managed. It’s the possibility of him not having the longevity of other players that’s somewhat concerning.
 
BroadwayStorm said:
Do you think Diabetes will affect his play long term?
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Diabetes or celiac won’t.

If he develops rheumatoid arthritis or lupus or some other autoimmune disease, it could. There’s no immediate concern with his health affecting his play as long as it’s managed properly, just a concern that there is a risk of him developing another disease.
 
Type 1 diabetes can absolutely affect someone's play. I've seen it first hand what it can do.
 
Hunter Gathers said:
Yep. As I keep saying, this is a win-win scenario for us. We got so freaking lucky in a draft like this. I personally feel its deserved as our team and fans have essentially funded all of these ****ty ****ing teams in this league that can't sell a God damn ticket. Year after year we see clown-level decisions from so many awful teams pay off in great draft picks.

Enough with that. Glad that we get a fantastic prospect either way, here. We can't lose. Either the best prospect in the draft drops or we get the guy who is one of the best #2 ranked prospects in years.
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I generally don't like playing the revenue card. Mainly because I don't have hard facts/understanding. But I totally feel it emotionally. I also feel it when some for-sure-isn't-paying-taxes dick closes the elevator door on me pushing my kids in the stroller. But don't get me started.
 
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I wonder what Gorts would give up to trade up to 1st overall?

It’s hard to know if they have a big preference for someone.
 
RangerBoy said:


His English is pretty good.

If everything goes as expected with the Devils taking Hughes at #1, Kakko will be taking the ice at Rangers prospects camp three weeks from tomorrow.
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I said this weeks ago before the WC started, when I met him in Brno. His English is better than people think. That whole myth was based on him using an interpreter at the World Juniors back in January.
 
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Amazing Kreiderman said:
I said this weeks ago before the WC started, when I met him in Brno. His English is better than people think. That whole myth was based on him using an interpreter at the World Juniors back in January.
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He has an accent and his vocabulary seems a little limited but should not be a barrier for him playing in the NHL. He'll get better quickly since Quinn demands that everybody speaks English in the locker room.
 
Anzi said:
He has an accent and his vocabulary seems a little limited but should not be a barrier for him playing in the NHL. He'll get better quickly since Quinn demands that everybody speaks English in the locker room.
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I was able to have a conversation with him and neither of us are native English speakers. He will be fine. It's a lot of fuss about nothing
 
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If Kakko is indeed our pick, I keep thinking about who his line mates ought to be. It's a fun question that helps pass the summer.

In the little I've seen of Kakko in game action, it's apparent that once the puck gets below the hashmarks almost all of his line's offense goes through him. He holds onto the puck for 15-20 seconds, tries to create space for himself and then he passes it off or gets to the net for a shot. With that style of play, you'd ideally want line mates to posses the following skillset.

a) ability to play without the puck in the offensive zone.
b) a great one timer.
c) ability support Kakko in a cycle.
d) great at zone entry
e) defensively reponsible

Given that, who do you think are Kakko's ideal line mates on the current Rangers roster?
 
Amazing Kreiderman said:
I was able to have a conversation with him and neither of us are native English speakers. He will be fine. It's a lot of fuss about nothing
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Yeah not a problem, it actually might be a little harder for native speakers to understand him since a lot of native speakers are not used to foreign accents.
 
gravey9 said:
If Kakko is indeed our pick, I keep thinking about who his line mates ought to be. It's a fun question that helps pass the summer.

In the little I've seen of Kakko in game action, it's apparent that once the puck gets below the hashmarks almost all of his line's offense goes through him. He holds onto the puck for 15-20 seconds, tries to create space for himself and then he passes it off or gets to the net for a shot. With that style of play, you'd ideally want line mates to posses the following skillset.

a) ability to play without the puck in the offensive zone.
b) a great one timer.
c) ability support Kakko in a cycle.
d) great at zone entry
e) defensively reponsible

Given that, who do you think are Kakko's ideal line mates on the current Rangers roster?
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Kravstov fits like all of the criteria outside of great one timer (though he gets his shot off real quick.)
 
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gravey9 said:
If Kakko is indeed our pick, I keep thinking about who his line mates ought to be. It's a fun question that helps pass the summer.

In the little I've seen of Kakko in game action, it's apparent that once the puck gets below the hashmarks almost all of his line's offense goes through him. He holds onto the puck for 15-20 seconds, tries to create space for himself and then he passes it off or gets to the net for a shot. With that style of play, you'd ideally want line mates to posses the following skillset.

a) ability to play without the puck in the offensive zone.
b) a great one timer.
c) ability support Kakko in a cycle.
d) great at zone entry
e) defensively reponsible

Given that, who do you think are Kakko's ideal line mates on the current Rangers roster?
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Obviously, Zibs. They would dominate down low.

LW is up in the air. We don't even know who will be here. Panarin, Kreider or Kravtsov?
 
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duhmetreE said:
Obviously, Zibs. They would dominate down low.

LW is up in the air. We don't even know who will be here. Panarin, Kreider or Kravtsov?
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I've considered Zibs as well. He is either the most ideal or the least. We'll have to see how they mesh. Their games down-low are the most similar. Once the pick goes below the circles, both of them like to have possession and have the offense go through them. Which could be an issue as you may not need or want both of them on the same line.
 
gravey9 said:
If Kakko is indeed our pick, I keep thinking about who his line mates ought to be. It's a fun question that helps pass the summer.

a) ability to play without the puck in the offensive zone.
b) a great one timer.
c) ability support Kakko in a cycle.
d) great at zone entry
e) defensively reponsible

Given that, who do you think are Kakko's ideal line mates on the current Rangers roster?
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Eh, I'm not too sure about this.

I watched 8 of his 10 WC games and would literally just stare at him when he was on the ice, with our without the puck (as long as he was in TV view), and he needs quite a bit of work defensively...as do most 18 year old players. If I had to find one thing he really needs work on it's his defensive play. While he does backcheck, he is very lost at times when play is already in his zone and losing view of his man on a regular basis. He also doesn't really move much from the point man (which yes is his man but sometimes you have know when to be a little aggressive and come off that point to help a bit by the dots).

Like I said, he's 18, and it's not really a knock, but he is far from perfect defensively and I definitely wouldn't consider it at this point one of his good attributes. He will learn.

And yes, it was a small sample size but that's what I gathered from it.
 
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