Player Discussion Jesperi Kotkaniemi Part V

[Runner77]

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Love the kids reaction, all these other clowns swiping the ice and glass diving and KK scores a huge goal ahead goal and he just drops his hands by his side and skates off to give props to the passer like he's a 10 year vet

Great instincts on the play to stop in front of the net instead of keep skating across too

 

[TannedBum]

I really want to see Byron on that line. The Kotkaniemi-Armia experiment should end imo.

Lol. That would be good for Armia's production. Not so good for Kotkaniemi.

 

[SakuKoivu11]

Kk is such a great positional player. Very rare to see him out of position. He is a complete Center .

 

[yianik]

He is maintaining that .5 PPG pace. If he could do that over the course of a whole year that would be phenomenal.

Kids vision and IQ are top end, and he has the skill set to execute.

 

[NotProkofievian]

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I'm in love

 

[cphabs]

Not sure how to check this, but do we have the most productive 3rd line in the nhl? We’ve gotta be up there if not.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Love the kids reaction, all these other clowns swiping the ice and glass diving and KK scores a huge goal ahead goal and he just drops his hands by his side and skates off to give props to the passer like he's a 10 year vet

Great instincts on the play to stop in front of the net instead of keep skating across too

yeah I like that he's not a douche bag.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

definitely has a pretty great habitude.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Its not boding well, so far. Hes outplayed Danault heavily in the last 15 games, looked better than most on the PP... and yet.

Defensively at ES, Danault is still superior.

Danault does not play the PP. Kotka is behind Domi for the PP, and that is ok at this time.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Defensively at ES, Danault is still superior.

Danault does not play the PP. Kotka is behind Domi for the PP, and that is ok at this time.

Some folks don't like facts.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

The bottom line is that Kotka's current usage (sheltered 3rd line minutes and 2nd unit PP) is hardly hurting his progression. Putting too much on his plate would be the worst thing we could do.

 

[BB88]

The bottom line is that Kotka's current usage (sheltered 3rd line minutes and 2nd unit PP) is hardly hurting his progression. Putting too much on his plate would be the worst thing we could do.

How do you think they would do that?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

How do you think they would do that?

Giving him first line minutes where he'd have to matchup with the leagues best and have get exposed and lose confidence. The kid is barely 18 and playing in the NHL and gaining confidence everygame. We just need to stay the course and he'll progress as he does.

 

[BB88]

Giving him first line minutes where he'd have to matchup with the leagues best and have get exposed and lose confidence. The kid is barely 18 and playing in the NHL and gaining confidence everygame. We just need to stay the course and he'll progress as he does.

Playing with better wingers doesn't have to mean 1st line minutes with tough defensive match ups.

I believe confidence is everything for kids, Kotka in the O-zone with the best wingers would help him to build his confidence while Danault takes the defensive minutes, like the Jets with Lowry and Laine.
Lowry- Armia shutdown line, Laine line offensive.

Now they are playing the defensive C with the best offensive wingers on the roster and the offensive C with limited offensive talent.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Playing with better wingers doesn't have to mean 1st line minutes with tough defensive match ups.

I believe confidence is everything for kids, Kotka in the O-zone with the best wingers would help him to build his confidence while Danault takes the defensive minutes, like the Jets with Lowry and Laine.
Lowry- Armia shutdown line, Laine line offensive.

Now they are playing the defensive C with the best wingers on the roster and the offensive C with limited offensive talent.

Lehkonen litterally gifted a goal to Kotka last night, come on.

 

[Cobra Commander]

Playing with better wingers doesn't have to mean 1st line minutes with tough defensive match ups.

I believe confidence is everything for kids, Kotka in the O-zone with the best wingers would help him to build his confidence while Danault takes the defensive minutes, like the Jets with Lowry and Laine.
Lowry- Armia shutdown line, Laine line offensive.

Now they are playing the defensive C with the best offensive wingers on the roster and the offensive C with limited offensive talent.

This makes too much sense for Claude to understand.

 

[BB88]

Lehkonen litterally gifted a goal to Kotka last night, come on.

So what, that's 1 goal, that doesn't change that he's playing with limited offensive talent, Armia/Byron/Lehkonen aren't known 60 point players.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

So what, that's 1 goal, that doesn't change that he's playing with limited offensive talent, Armia/Byron/Lehkonen aren't known 60 point players.

Lehks, is pretty snake bitten, but he's not some offensive black hole, imo he is the perfect winger for Kotka, hard working, positionally sound, great defensively with some offensive tools as well. I think he will break out in due time.

 

[BB88]

Lehks, is pretty snake bitten, but he's not some offensive black hole, imo he is the perfect winger for Kotka, hard working, positionally sound, great defensively with some offensive tools as well. I think he will break out in due time.

I'm not saying Lehkonen is garbage, but he's not a high end offensive player and he's the best winger Kotka has.
If you want keep Lehkonen there but add a better winger to his Lw or Rw.

I bet he'd get more chances/points with a better linemate/linemates, too many plays die for no reason.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

So what, that's 1 goal, that doesn't change that he's playing with limited offensive talent, Armia/Byron/Lehkonen aren't known 60 point players.

Byrons a 20 goal man lol

Kadri played with McLaren and Orr when he came into the league, Lehkonen and Byron/Armia is hardly some death sentence. You guys just need some patience, he'll move up the lineup in due time.

 

[peate]

Kinda makes me think we lucked out not winning last year's draft lottery. This kid is exactly what we were looking for. A big centre with skill, insane vision and HIQ, and in a few years, size. We should be thrilled to have him, a future superstar.

Maybe in 30 years, Réjean Houle will finally see his number retired.

 

[DangerDave]

The bottom line is that Kotka's current usage (sheltered 3rd line minutes and 2nd unit PP) is hardly hurting his progression. Putting too much on his plate would be the worst thing we could do.

Julien and co are doing a good job in that regard this year. This is how you bring a kid up.

 

[Rapala]

Lehks, is pretty snake bitten, but he's not some offensive black hole, imo he is the perfect winger for Kotka, hard working, positionally sound, great defensively with some offensive tools as well. I think he will break out in due time.

Lehk is perfect for KK at this point. Great work ethic decent hands and IQ highly appreciated by management and team mates alike.