Player Discussion Ondřej Kaše Appreciation Thread

[WhatTheDuck]

If Kase adds some bulk and becomes more of a shooter, I believe he could have a Justin Williams type career. Similar skillset in my opinion.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Kase, just like Palat, has vision, hockey sense and can be a playmaker from the wing position. But Palat is stronger, faster, more physical and much better defensively. As far as Czech players go, I think Kase is more similar to a young Martin Erat. And that's before I realized Erat was also a 7th round pick. Over the years, Erat went from quite one dimensional to become a pretty good 2 way-player while remaining a shifty playmaker. Hopefully Kase can progress the same way.

You can tell Kase knows how to protect the puck, but sometimes he's unable to as he's not strong enough yet. Erat was never very good along the boards, but could shield the puck in open ice due to good balance and low center of gravity. Some added lower body strenght would serve Kase well.

Can we trade him for Forsberg

 

[Crosbysux]

Can we trade him for Forsberg

That would be an overpayment for what Nashville received him for. Garbutt and a prospect like Kossilla should be enough lol

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Very good. The Palat comparison I made earlier is showing more and more each game, he's so good at taking the puck away, backchecking and puck hounding anyone with the puck.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Very good. The Palat comparison I made earlier is showing more and more each game, he's so good at taking the puck away, backchecking and puck hounding anyone with the puck.

Is there one more thread you'd like to post this in? Go for 3?

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Is there one more thread you'd like to post this in? Go for 3?

That one will close and this is his thread.

 

[Arthuros]

I will merely state that he hustles well.

He and Cogs are the Energizer bunnies for the Ducks this season.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

With 10 points in 25 games played that's over a 30 point pace, which is pretty good considering his role and the fact he does not get much PP time. He had a few games lately where he was invisible but the last couple he has been very noticeable making the most of his mins

 

[Ducks Nation*]

 

[Paul4587]

Very good. The Palat comparison I made earlier is showing more and more each game, he's so good at taking the puck away, backchecking and puck hounding anyone with the puck.

Repeat yourself much? Just because he backchecks doesn't mean he's comparable to Palat who is excellent overall defensively, not just at backchecking and puck pressure. Palat is like a better offensive version of Silfverberg, Kase is nowhere near that yet.

 

[Ducks in a row]

4 goals 6 assists 10 points 26 games 12:06 TOI/GP he has been producing at a nice rate hope he is able to continue it.

 

[AngelDuck]

He still reminds me of another Cogs. Doesn't have a great shot but has good hands carrying the puck, hustles, and backchecks hard

 

[Crosbysux]

He still reminds me of another Cogs. Doesn't have a great shot but has good hands carrying the puck, hustles, and backchecks hard

I think Kase has much better hands then Cogliano... If not, at least he appears much more creative offensively.

 

[Kalv]

He still reminds me of another Cogs. Doesn't have a great shot but has good hands carrying the puck, hustles, and backchecks hard

 

[pbgoalie]

He needs to spend the off season with Cogs and learn the art if indestructibility

 

[Trojans86]

I think Kase has much better hands then Cogliano... If not, at least he appears much more creative offensively.

Theyre opposite ends of the spectrum in a lot of respects other than size

 

[AngelDuck]

Cogliano has good hands. He's an excellent pick carrier. He just doesn't have a good shot. Much like Kase. Good hands is more than stick handling through guys. It's also being able to hang onto the puck with defenders near you

 

[Vipers31]

Yeah, Cogliano is definitely far from an Artyukin. He's the opposite of flashy, though, so he does utilize his hands quite differently. That was different in his Edmonton days, though.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Comparing cogs to kase hands is like comparing Silf to Rakell

 

[Crosbysux]

Comparing cogs to kase hands is like comparing Silf to Rakell

Agreed.

 

[xxreact9]

Cogliano has good hands. He's an excellent pick carrier. He just doesn't have a good shot. Much like Kase. Good hands is more than stick handling through guys. It's also being able to hang onto the puck with defenders near you

Sorry but he definitely doesn't have good hands, he mostly stick-handles back and forth in a stiff manner. His puck control is fine, but his hands overall are not what I'd label a strength of his.

Kase has much more creativity in his hands, much more freedom of movement, this in toe drags, backhand toe drags, stickhandling at different distances and angles from the body. There's just a lot more to his stick-handling abilities than Cogliano has.

 

[c4rcy]

Kase is more skilled than Cogs, but not a better player (yet).

Cogs is not a great comparable at all tbh. He's more like Rakell than anything.

 

[Ducks DVM]

I see Kase as like a Bonino who can skate.

 

[Arthuros]

I miss our clutch *****.

 

[Kalv]

Kase`s ice time in last 2:

15:16 (4 SOG)
14:44 (1 SOG)

Cool to see him having an increased role and judging by the stat sheet, he`s at least helding his own out there.

Watching the highlights of last nights game, Kase took the puck from the Kings in the neutral zone, then dumped it in quickly and applied the pressure on Doughty (with Getz helping) which lead to an uncleared puck which Ritchie took and dumped forward along the boards and then Getz took it away and was his vintage self with a fantastic pass to Manson. To me, Kase played much larger role than Ritchie in that goal, who was credited with an assist

It still bothers me that anouncers call him Kasha instead of Kashe though.