Player Discussion Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Part 14)

[Toene]

Can we wait like 3 more years? Ya it sucks seeing guys like Hughes takeoff when he would have been huge, but there is still plenty of time for KK to grow.

Oh I know, Im not ready to give up on him, far from it. I'm just saying it's not the start I expected.

 

[The Great Weal]

Oh I know, Im not ready to give up on him, far from it. I'm just saying it's not the start I expected.

I didnt even expect him to be close to NHL ready last year

 

[kohorevolution]

We have to keep in mind that he is a young kid still growing up. That’s why he skates like a great dane. It will go away.

 

[Skip Bayless]

We have to keep in mind that he is a young kid still growing up. That’s why he skates like a great dane. It will go away.

That is exactly what he looks like.

 

[Tighthead]

We have to keep in mind that he is a young kid still growing up. That’s why he skates like a great dane. It will go away.

Maybe he could inherit Leclair’s old nickname - “Marmaduke”.

 

[BaseballCoach]

We have to keep in mind that he is a young kid still growing up. That’s why he skates like a great dane.

Frankly I don't see the similarity to Lars Eller. More like a young Bobby Smith.

 

[yianik]

Frankly I don't see the similarity to Lars Eller. More like a young Bobby Smith.

I liked Eller , but his big move was crossing the blue , getting to the back of the other teams net, and then standing there with a what now look just before he would lose the puck. So yeah, the 2 are nothing alike.

 

[BaseballCoach]

I liked Eller , but his big move was crossing the blue , getting to the back of the other teams net, and then standing there with a what now look just before he would lose the puck. So yeah, the 2 are nothing alike.

Also I'm not sure J2K likes danishes.

 

[Deebs]

Probably coming off his best game of the season. Hopefully he can continue being physical while creating some scoring chances

 

[yianik]

Also I'm not sure J2K likes danishes.

Ba dum. Ha ha ha .

 

[HallOfGreatness4]

Cmon KK.

 

[ottawa]

Ran into someone much bigger than him, unfortunate.

He bulked a lot this past summer, hope he can add a big more weight next summer.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Ran into someone much bigger than him, unfortunate.

He bulked a lot this past summer, hope he can add a big more weight next summer.

He can bulk up all he wants, he's weak on his skates.

Our terrible GM needs to send him to the A when he recovers. Leave him there the rest of the season

 

[Lebowski]

This kid needs to be sent down ASAP.

And effin' leave him there for a while.

 

[CoopersFalls]

Jumping on the send him to the AHL train. Let him try and dominate down there and gain confidence when he returns from injury.

 

[Hfbsux]

WJC if he gets back in time. Then AHL. See you next year.

 

[ottawa]

Kotkaniemi needs to pull a Pacioretty

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[jedimyrmidon]

RIP KK. Hope it's nothing long term.

 

[Runner77]

Let's hope for the best.

 

[Habs]

Byron got 2 games for jumping 1" to make a check. This idiot doesn't even get a penalty for an obvious slew foot, and dirty play. Worse yet, nobody on this team did a thing , not even a shove.

Like the days when Kyle McLaren laid out Zednik and the team of smurfs and sissies couldn't do anything but yell from a distance. What a disgusting franchise and collection of players we have. Gutless pukes.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Ran into someone much bigger than him, unfortunate.

Slew foot. Followed by applying force to the falling player. Should be multiple game suspension.

 

[hvac412]

Byron got 2 games for jumping 1" to make a check. This idiot doesn't even get a penalty for an obvious slew foot, and dirty play. Worse yet, nobody on this team did a thing , not even a shove.

Like the days when Kyle McLaren laid out Zednik and the team of smurfs and sissies couldn't do anything but yell from a distance. What a disgusting franchise and collection of players we have. Gutless pukes.

you nailed it,nice display of team unity wasn't it? the only player to go over and give him lip was Domi.look at the replay and you'll see exactley what the coach mentioned about the hit,his right leg rose up under kk's leg and the rest was momentum.Now lets see what buttmans latest disciplinary puppet quintal does.zebras were in full jackass form tonight,heehaww!!!!

 

[Milhouse40]

So he'll be probably gone for at least a week...let's hope it won't take month.

 

[Habs Halifax]

So he'll be probably gone for at least a week...let's hope it won't take month.

Honestly, I hope he is out for a month where they take their time with him and it forces the Habs hand at realizing we can't fill holes in the short term so lets start to think draft and how we get the best possible chance at a lottery win. Moving Suzuki to center and/or calling anybody up from the AHL results in a depleted talent with our forward lines. It won't go well cause we have seen it with Drouin out

I've seen enough of this season to know that our forward group is too young and there are too many growing pains where they won't help us take the next step in the short term. Why stay in idle mode? It's dumb. Keep Drouin, Byron, Kotkaniemi out as long as possible. Rest anybody with a nagging injury. Call up Lindgren and test him more while we don't overwork Price. Trade Petry.

When you play poker and you are dealt a hand that is low odds to win, you don't chase the straight. Cut our losses now and fold. Regroup for next year and maybe we get lucky with a lottery win.

This Kotkaniemi injury and how the depth looks without Drouin and the Eagle should be an eye opener that we are not ready to take a step forward in the standings