Kaako Kappo
Kaako Kappo
He has some high end hockey IQ and vision. First round pick for sure. Looked great on small ice too during u20
Defensively he's really good, apart from the fact that he's not that big or heavy and hence can get outmuscled but I guess that's to be expected.I have seen his numbers and offensive ability. How's his defensive play and skating?
I pretty much agree. It does seem to me though that Heinola might have a bit higher hockey IQ than Heiskanen. This is of course pretty difficult to evaluate, but I do think that I have usually got a pretty good picture of which prospects have really higher IQ's and which ones lack it. Don't get me wrong though - Heiskanen has also pretty high hockey IQ, but it just seems to me so far that Heinola might have even higher.I see him as a Heiskanen-copy, but not with the incredible skating that Miro has. He is a lock for top-20 in my books, clearly the best finnish D-man for this draft.
I pretty much agree. It does seem to me though that Heinola might have a bit higher hockey IQ than Heiskanen. This is of course pretty difficult to evaluate, but I do think that I have usually got a pretty good picture of which prospects have really higher IQ's and which ones lack it. Don't get me wrong though - Heiskanen has also pretty high hockey IQ, but it just seems to me so far that Heinola might have even higher.
His vision is really good, his smallish frame and good stick remind me of Heiskanen allthough Heiskanen is probably better skater, shooter and better on own end. I think Heinolas vision is better and Heinola is definiyely top15 pick for me.
He said before season he need to train most skating bcs that´s too weak.I have seen his numbers and offensive ability. How's his defensive play and skating?
Yup, better than Vaakanainen and Jokiharju. Top 10-15 pick in my opinion.Could be better than Jokiharju but not quite on Miro's level which is a big compliment.
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Yup, better than Vaakanainen and Jokiharju in my opinion. Top 10-15 pick in my opinion.
Stars, Canadiens & Hurricanes picking 15-25 and they like Finnish players so Heinola will goes 15-25 or early second round (big stole then)
They were sleeping on Heiskanen too before the U18WC. I just can't understand how hard is to some people recognize special hockey IQ.Are people sleeping on this guy? He's outpacing Heiskanen at the same age yet there are some who don't have him in the 1st round.
Naa men, just Finns over hyping their prospects once again. It's not like Finland's produced tons of quality players lately or anything.They were sleeping on Heiskanen too before the U18WC. I just can't understand how hard is to some people recognize special hockey IQ.
Call me crazy, but this kid is going to be a really special player and it’s going to show in the U18’s. Watch the kid rise up from 20-25 to the best D-man of the draft. My take is that he is gonna be drafted in the top 10