If only the golden boy could learn from himHe's got that #sisu thing down pat.
You know why Dubois progressed like that ? He got Panarin and Atkinson, the two best wingers in Colombus. He got a whole minutes more than he did before, and he was already playing 1 minute 30 more than Kotkaniemi is this year.Hopefully he can have a Dubois type progression at 19 and puts up 45-50 points and then ~60 points at 20 years old.
Danault will always get ~18 min/game regardless of what Kotka gets due to being relied on defensively/PK.
He is not ready for 2c, at best 3c2C to start next year
If only the golden boy could learn from him
He should start the season at 2C if he has a good camp first.He is not ready for 2c, at best 3c
He should start the season at 2C if he has a good camp first.
Something like Tatar and Armia as wingers. At least give him one scorer.
Domi-Drouin-Shaw
Tatar-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Lehkonen-Danault-Gallagher
Byron-Poehling/Thompson/Evans-Weal
He should start the season at 2C if he has a good camp first.
Something like Tatar and Armia as wingers. At least give him one scorer.
Domi-Drouin-Shaw
Tatar-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Lehkonen-Danault-Gallagher
Byron-Poehling/Thompson/Evans-Weal
If only the golden boy could learn from him
He should start the season at 2C if he has a good camp first.
Something like Tatar and Armia as wingers. At least give him one scorer.
Domi-Drouin-Shaw
Tatar-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Lehkonen-Danault-Gallagher
Byron-Poehling/Thompson/Evans-Weal
If I were Drouin, I'd fly off to Finland during the summer and train like an animal with KK and friends.
That said, I wonder how closely the Habs will be monitoring KK this summer? Will they have him train in Montreal? He's a great example and I'm sure, self-motivated.
Hes been 3C all year and he did really well, leaving him to rot behind lesser players is just going to wreck him.He is not ready for 2c, at best 3c
Roll three top lines.Gally on a third line... Bravo ! And Drouin at centre.... Ouch !!!!!!
Right, which is why he is one of three possbilities, but I do think he makes the club eventually.I agree a good camp which means he bulks up a little. If not, he should start at 3c. IMO, he needs another year on the third line. Still think they need to get another legit 2c center.
Also way too premature to pencil in Phoeling in the 4c. We have no clue if he is ready.
Hes been 3C all year and he did really well, leaving him to rot behind lesser players is just going to wreck him.
He should start the season at 2C if he has a good camp first.
Something like Tatar and Armia as wingers. At least give him one scorer.
Domi-Drouin-Shaw
Tatar-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Lehkonen-Danault-Gallagher
Byron-Poehling/Thompson/Evans-Weal
When is he gonna bulk up?3c would not wreck him in the least. That’s where he should play if he is not ready for 2c he needs to bulk up to be able to handle that level of competition,
Omg coach, go to bed lolHe should start the season at 2C if he has a good camp first.
Something like Tatar and Armia as wingers. At least give him one scorer.
Domi-Drouin-Shaw
Tatar-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Lehkonen-Danault-Gallagher
Byron-Poehling/Thompson/Evans-Weal
When is he gonna bulk up?
If I were Drouin, I'd pass on Finland, and follow the yellow brick road to see the Wizard.
What a ridiculous question.......How does anyone answer that?When is he gonna bulk up?
If you roll three lines then why should it matter if Kotkaniemi's a #3? Tatar provides a creative spark which Danault can't do consistently. Gallagher is a shoot only kind of player. Adding Lehkonen to this line is counterproductive. If your objective is to increase Kotkaniemi's minutes, that's fine. But as of today he can't handle it. His numbers are what they are precisely because he's sheltered. There's really no need to dismantle or diminish our most important and effective line (which is a fact universally acknowledged around the league by the way) in order to accommodate Kotkaniemi.Roll three top lines.
I accidentally switched Domi and Drouin. As everyone knows, I favour Domi at center.
If you roll three lines then why should it matter if Kotkaniemi's a #3? Tatar provides a creative spark which Danault can't do consistently. Gallagher is a shoot only kind of player. Adding Lehkonen to this line is counterproductive. If your objective is to increase Kotkaniemi's minutes, that's fine. But as of today he can't handle it. His numbers are what they are precisely because he's sheltered. There's really no need to dismantle or diminish our most important and effective line (which is a fact universally acknowledged around the league by the way) in order to accommodate Kotkaniemi.