Player Discussion Jesperi Kotkaniemi- So You See That's Where The Trouble Began,That Smile,That Damned Smile Edition

[sandviper]

Remember when people said Kotkaniemi had bad hands

Jesperis rookie season: 23 in 48
Aleks Barkovs rookie season:24 in 54

Only thing that resonated with me was everyone saying he couldn’t skate. If so, who was that person wearing #15 who pulled that power move on that goal?

 

[Whitesnake]

For the skilled and hardworking, there's no better development than in the best league in the world.

 

[Braun]

For the skilled and hardworking, there's no better development than in the best league in the world.

When I saw the progression from rookie camp to training camp, I had a real good feeling this kid could adapt quickly and learn on the go. I think the right decision was made, even if he doesn't score another point this year I think he's lived up to expectations.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

You can really sense he took an additional step mentally in the last few games. He's making things happen almost every shift now, both with and without the puck . It's hard not to get excited about where his talents might take him development wise .

 

[habsfan891]

Just an unreal goal last night haven't seen that since Kovalev was here

 

[Mrb1p]

Only thing that resonated with me was everyone saying he couldn’t skate. If so, who was that person wearing #15 who pulled that power move on that goal?

That myth has been cleared a while ago.

The hands and shot one is still alive somehow.

 

[Lshap]

Kotkaniemi has looked different the last two games. It's noticeable. He hasn't fallen down, he hasn't passed blindly, he hasn't skated into traps, he hasn't been physically dominated. There's been a marked uptick in his learning curve, as if the game has slowed down just enough for him to do the Peter Parker thing, where his spidey-powers kick in as Flash Gordon's fist approaches in slow motion.

The boy is becoming a man. Oy... I'm all emotional...

 

[Mrb1p]

Kotkaniemi has looked different the last two games. It's noticeable. He hasn't fallen down, he hasn't passed blindly, he hasn't skated into traps, he hasn't been physically dominated. There's been a marked uptick in his learning curve, as if the game has slowed down just enough for him to do the Peter Parker thing, where his spidey-powers kick in as Flash Gordon's fist approaches in slow motion.

The boy is becoming a man. Oy... I'm all emotional...

Nerd alert

 

[NotProkofievian]

Kotkaniemi has looked different the last two games. It's noticeable. He hasn't fallen down, he hasn't passed blindly, he hasn't skated into traps, he hasn't been physically dominated. There's been a marked uptick in his learning curve, as if the game has slowed down just enough for him to do the Peter Parker thing, where his spidey-powers kick in as Flash Gordon's fist approaches in slow motion.

The boy is becoming a man. Oy... I'm all emotional...

Same thing happened almost exactly 1 year ago, round abouts. He was way back in the first round, after having a rough October in Liiga, and not even making the selection camp. Then January came and he scored some beauty goals, dominated his peers at the 5 nations, before doing what he did at the U18s. Sharpshooter fallacy be damned, I'm excited for the next few months.

 

[overlords]

Only thing that resonated with me was everyone saying he couldn’t skate. If so, who was that person wearing #15 who pulled that power move on that goal?

It was less the power move and more the jedi mind trick on matheson that impressed me.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Easily one of the prettiest goals so far this season... Cant believe this kid is only 18 and one of the youngest kids in the last draft, he already plays and thinks the game like a vet... His IQ is off the chart, once he matures physically, sky is the limit!

To think I was depressed when we got the 3rd overall pick missing so short on Svechnikov, ask me now how I feel about that??

Same here, but I really wanted Dahlin or Svech.

 

[The Great Weal]

Same here, but I really wanted Dahlin or Svech.

I am really surprised about Svechnikov, but Dahlin is a superstar already. If the Sabres had Svechnikov instead, they would finish bottom 10 in the league once again.

 

[Habs10Habs]

Are you Owen Wilson

Shhh...our secret

 

[Paddyjack]

It was less the power move and more the jedi mind trick on matheson that impressed me.

It looked like that, isn't it? I had the same thought. For some reason, Matheson stopped skating completely, and I wonder what body language trick KK did to make him think the play was dead.

 

[Mrb1p]

Shhh...our secret

 

[Andrei79]

It's funny because we heard everything about KK from his low hockey IQ, to his godawful skating and his,clearly, average skills.

Oh, and I still think we could have drafted him 20th.

 

[Legend123]

It's funny because we heard everything about KK from his low hockey IQ, to his godawful skating and his,clearly, average skills.

Oh, and I still think we could have drafted him 20th.

Missing the

 

[Heffyhoof]

It's funny because we heard everything about KK from his low hockey IQ, to his godawful skating and his,clearly, average skills.

Oh, and I still think we could have drafted him 20th.

The knee jerk reactions are almost as steady as the tide. Just wait until the next time KK has a 10 game or so pointless streak and suddenly he'll be the worst player ever.

 

[danyhabsfan]

He's skating a lot better the last 2 games.

 

[NotProkofievian]

It's funny because we heard everything about KK from his low hockey IQ, to his godawful skating and his,clearly, average skills.

Oh, and I still think we could have drafted him 20th.

He's good, but I mean, he's no Jarno Kärki.

 

[Paddyjack]

It's funny because we heard everything about KK from his low hockey IQ, to his godawful skating and his,clearly, average skills.

Oh, and I still think we could have drafted him 20th.

Don't forget the "I wish we had Tkachuk instead, he looks like a beast".... /look at Tkachuk stats 21 pts in 35 games vs 23 pts in 48 games for KK. Yeah, so much more awesome....

 

[Mrb1p]

It's funny because we heard everything about KK from his low hockey IQ, to his godawful skating and his,clearly, average skills.

Oh, and I still think we could have drafted him 20th.

To be honest I havent really read any low IQ comments about him. Youd have to be next level stupid to call that when looking at Kotkaniemi... or maybe not watch him at all.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Too early to say anything with certainty of course. However, topics like this should be open for discussion or these threads would be pretty quiet.

You hit the nail on the head. I don't get posters who prefer not to talk about it or increase their hype on a certain player and then go into a thread telling others to stop. Go to another thread if you don't like it.