Lemieux esque
EagleOn to more pressing matters,
is his nickname Eagle or Jepus?
BothOn to more pressing matters,
is his nickname Eagle or Jepus?
hoping the habs have at least two legitimate top 2 C's with him and poehling in the next couple of yearsThis guys vision is insane. I think his point totals could've been even higher in Liiga with some more puck luck. His shift by shifts had me droolin at points. The ability to read what's happening next is second to none with this guy and once he builds strength and smooths out his skating, he's going to be an absolute force.
Kinda random but President of Finland and Prime Minister of Canada met in Nato Summit and they had a Kotkaniemi jersey there.
Every time I read Assat as his club team in Liiga I read ass-hat, which for our Finnish friends is a term similar to calling someone a goof or an imbecileI like those Assat jerseys. He should be the Ace of Spades
Same here. So happy we picked him over the more popular Zadina.He is amazing. I don't know if he is going to be a Barkov clone in NHL level. But he got tremendous potential IMO. He can be a dominant #1 center. He got all tools. Great shot, elite hockey sens, great passing ability, he is calm with the puck, he got very good hands, he can play in defense zone, he can hit.
Just add more muscle and work in his skating. Just that. At 18 years old (got 18 years old just few weeks ago).
If we re-draft this draft in 5 years, maybe he is going #2. Svechnikov is amazing, but Kotkaniemi too. If he work hard at every aspect of his game, he is going to be a amazing player in NHL.
I'm really happy with this pick.