azcanuck
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I'm 6'4 and preferred a shorter stick than my height suggested. It allows you to stickhandle better and gave me a better slouch in my skating.
Player Discussion Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Part 17
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OnTheRun
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DramaticGloveSave
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Big game for KK. Him stepping up and delivering would bode well for his future big time. No excuses.
sampollock
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KK the time is now, to prove you belong.... don't have to score 3 goals tonight... but you do need to contribute in all areas.
faceoffs, hitting, fore check and hitting
time for the big boy pants on tonight
faceoffs, hitting, fore check and hitting
time for the big boy pants on tonight
aresknights
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I just hope he plays with some confidence. A lil swagger. Mistakes will happen but he has to stay out of his head. Finish
checks when he can, even on draws at least, stay above the puck, low n dzone, no cross ice passes, good dump ins.....Just play simple n hard.
azcanuck
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I can see how that particular statement can be misconstrued. KK should never have seen the NHL at 18. Probably Finland in year one, and AHL in year two. That's water under the bridge. Year three he's had good line mates, earlier someone posted a chart that showed he got a lot of Anderson , Toffoli etc. He's had some stints on PP (and shown nothing). You cant keep feeding more minutes to a guy who shows little in the minutes you give him. Not fair to other players on team who are producing or play better all around games (Danault). That's just how it goes and should be understood unless your his dad or a super fan.
Canadienna
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OnTheRun
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The thing is if you're going to bring a fairly raw 18 year old in the NHL. You need to be committed to his development, because no one else can do it for you. And that's really where the Habs dropped the ball, everything that needed to be done but wasn't done in year #1 & #2 don't just go away because it's year #3.
They really need to pick a lane and stick to it when it come to this guy.
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sbhatt
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The extent of my hopes for him this game: just don't make any costly mistakes, and maybe get a solid hit or two on a Leafs skill player without taking a penalty. He does that, I'll be satisfied.
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Just like last summer, the regular season is past tense now....and on his 2nd shift, I think, Kotkaniemi answers...
montreal
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It's almost like playing 24 games in 42 days wore him out mentally and or physically. Gets 10 days off and gets as many points in one period as he had in the last 19 games.
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DramaticGloveSave
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This is truth. The folk going on about his line mates blah blah blah were full of it, but the idea that he wore down mentally and physically is one that actually holds water.
Hope we get this KK from now on.
sbhatt
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So...he was saving it for the playoffs? LOL...ok. If he turns out to be a very meh reg season player, but magically elevates into a high scoring impact player every single playoffs (Claude Lemieux style), that would make losing out out Tkachuk easier to take.
montreal
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Or... Both.
Amazing how some people continue to ignore the impact of confidence.
cave troll
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Strarts good, scores and just when you think this is his game, he disappears only to reappear with that stupidity which handed the game to Leafs.
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