HenriquesJawLine
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I can't think of a more pointless conversation than a debate over somebody being "generational" or not. What an overused word.
RW Kaapo Kakko - TPS, Liiga (2019 Draft) Part 3
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Yeah sometimes the hype gets off the charge obv..
"They talked about the radio podcast how Elias Pettersson is the next Gretzky"
Goes 20-30 games a pts/game pace
"Wow, hes very skilled, I think this kid might be generational after all"
The question is: How many players can be generational in one decade or their tenure (prob age difference being some 2-3 years?) and who rly are those tier below guys?
Those are the questions I often ask myself and wonder what shuld I think of it.
Kakko had a little Kakko moment in this second period where he skated around with the puck, got behind their net and turned to go around, got the tip of a oponent stick up on hes chin(?) but continued with the play with a shot on goal but then went to the bench. You could see the shot was affected by the stick to the chin thoe.. Not the most determined shot ive seen.
so i’m guessing he didn’t have a very good game? i really want him to make the team. i hope both he and hughes are playing at the WC
I think he is doing really well actually for being first ever national team game.. I mean he is not dominating, but what is hes linemates doing that he is not doing? He is most deffinetly more correctly suited up for mens nationat team then u18.
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Polar Bear
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He has nothing to prove in the U18. The kid held his own and broke a goal scoring record for his age among adult players.
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His linemates are not going to be in the final team si i don't know why bother compare Kakko to them.
Well the better the company the better Kakko is, you know some players you can put with say two nhl players and they would still be shit, but Kakko will just be better. I like what ive seen so far, hes doing fine.
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What? His skating is fine. It's been a while since he last played, he'll do better in the next game.
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Polar Bear
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I actually watched part of the game. He looked REALLY strong at times on the puck which is crazy for his age. The kid is an ox with the puck at times.Man one nothing pre game and you're ready to judge
Couple of flashes in what hes capable of with the puck, covering it and pivoting with it creating space. Also backchecked and supported Dmen well. Got one 2 mins penalty for holding in a situation where he was step ahead of Dman, but held his stick a bit too tight and long.
I think it was more of adapting to the lvl and playing with new linemates. Ruotsalainen and Suomi (funny last names tho) are quality linemates and very good skaters, so I bet hes going to show more in the next games for sure.
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Nothing wrong with his game tonight. Showed his brilliance couple times tonight. I don't recall any mistakes from him other than holding a bit too much on the stick when he was battling against a bigger guy than him. Solid on the puck everytime he had it.
These training games are just such snorefests everytime and there is no intensity in the game. It would be really hard for any player to show his best in these circumstances.
These training games are just such snorefests everytime and there is no intensity in the game. It would be really hard for any player to show his best in these circumstances.
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What? Kakko was just fine. Had a couple of good moments, but didn't do really any mistakes. Considering it was his first mens NT game, he did not look out place which is just fine even if our players were not the best possible.
He had a little bit of trouble adjusting to the system because frankly TPS didn't even have a system in the spring, but that is something that a competent coach will fix in just few games. This was mainly seen how he was too far away from the defenders in a breakout, frankly the same way TPS played. That's not really a negative for Kakko or his skills.
Here is some of the better moments I guess, He had some other nice backcheckings, getting into nice spaces for scoring chances (not getting a pass) forechecks etc. Not any real mistakes from what I can recall. Overall a pretty good first game. Sorry for bad quality
Polar Bear
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That sequence from 1:10-1:25 tells you all you need to know about how good he is with the puck.
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In think it was also hilarious. Kakko giving Kaski small left handed stick and Kaski even tried to carry the puck.
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It’s very simple - generational is a player that will probably only be seen a handful of times in that generation, which to me is about the approximate career length of a forward, so let’s say around 15 years (ie when the “passing of the torch” happens from one set of generational
Players to the next). The only ones in this “generation” are Crosby, Ovechkin, and McDavid. End of story.
I freaking love Kakko but he isn’t generational. Neither is Pettersson. Neither is Hughes. Probably not even Dahlin, until he proves he has another few levels to his game.
Players to the next). The only ones in this “generation” are Crosby, Ovechkin, and McDavid. End of story.
I freaking love Kakko but he isn’t generational. Neither is Pettersson. Neither is Hughes. Probably not even Dahlin, until he proves he has another few levels to his game.
What do you mean by funny names? Do you think Sami Venäläinen might fit in that line better than Kakko?
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