Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko: Part V

[Zub]

When Mika finds his groove, (soon i hope), Kakko's going to rack in points.

 

[LionsHeart]

Some of his passes tonight…oh boy. He has one shift in particular that was just ridiculous.

 

[LOFIN]

Some of his passes tonight…oh boy. He has one shift in particular that was just ridiculous.

Now that he has the authority to control the puck in his line it's pretty great.

 

[BB88]

It was such a good thing to get him off the line with Panarin, they are both puck dominant.

Now Kakko is the creative one on his line.

I hope he still manages to get a bit faster, if he’s able to do that the sky’s the limit

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Great two way game from Kakko last night.

Prediction: Kakko will light it up in the Olympics

 

[kinger8998]

Kakko is ready to explode...and when he does it will be a sight to behold

 

[Rempe73]

I’ve been watching a lot and reading a lot about Kakko and I will say this:

Quinn developed him into a complete and responsible player.
Gallant will develop his offensive game and confidence.

 

[rangersfansince08]

That was the first game where I saw why kakko was drafted # 2 overall and Laf was #1 overall.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

I'd like to see him carry the puck more, shoot quicker, be less deferential.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

During my stay in New York, I was given sticks by Kakko and Lafrenière and I have to say... I'm shocked at how short Kakko's sticks are! I put the sticks of current players next to each other last night and noticed the difference.

Left to right:
Kakko National team
Kakko NHL
Lafrenière NHL
Lundkvist SHL
Zibanejad NHL
Georgiev NHL
Shestyorkin KHL

 

[EdJovanovski]

During my stay in New York, I was given sticks by Kakko and Lafrenière and I have to say... I'm shocked at how short Kakko's sticks are! I put the sticks of current players next to each other last night and noticed the difference.

Left to right:
Kakko National team
Kakko NHL
Lafrenière NHL
Lundkvist SHL
Zibanejad NHL
Georgiev NHL
Shestyorkin KHL

Flex & Curve numbers all the sticks? Is Kakko’s NHL different from national team? I use a kid stick lol
Intermediate, 55 flex, P92M curve

 

[SnowblindNYR]

During my stay in New York, I was given sticks by Kakko and Lafrenière and I have to say... I'm shocked at how short Kakko's sticks are! I put the sticks of current players next to each other last night and noticed the difference.

Left to right:
Kakko National team
Kakko NHL
Lafrenière NHL
Lundkvist SHL
Zibanejad NHL
Georgiev NHL
Shestyorkin KHL

You're basically the Rangers' mascot at this point.

 

[CLW]

During my stay in New York, I was given sticks by Kakko and Lafrenière and I have to say... I'm shocked at how short Kakko's sticks are! I put the sticks of current players next to each other last night and noticed the difference.

Left to right:
Kakko National team
Kakko NHL
Lafrenière NHL
Lundkvist SHL
Zibanejad NHL
Georgiev NHL
Shestyorkin KHL

Compare with Mika's stick too. That's why we have been talking about Kaapo playing with a longer stick, but... Ovi also plays with a short stick, even shorter I'd say, and he's doing alright.

e: also that CCM stick (2nd left) is one from Kakko's rookie season I think. He plays with a CCM Jetspeed now that looks longer.

 

[duhmetreE]

During my stay in New York, I was given sticks by Kakko and Lafrenière and I have to say... I'm shocked at how short Kakko's sticks are! I put the sticks of current players next to each other last night and noticed the difference.

Left to right:
Kakko National team
Kakko NHL
Lafrenière NHL
Lundkvist SHL
Zibanejad NHL
Georgiev NHL
Shestyorkin KHL

It helps with the quick dangles but it affects shot power

Too short and/or too long make the leverage awkward

 

[CLW]

It helps with the quick dangles but it affects shot power

Too short and/or too long make the leverage awkward

Ovi's stick is ridiculously short, but the goalies have no time to react when he shoots so it works for him.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

It helps with the quick dangles but it affects shot power

Too short and/or too long make the leverage awkward

The way he explained it to me is that he likes using shorter sticks because he gets the shot off quicker, and it gives him more control over the puck.

It comes at the expense of shot power of course and it depends on the player as to what works.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Flex & Curve numbers all the sticks? Is Kakko’s NHL different from national team? I use a kid stick lol
Intermediate, 55 flex, P92M curve

 

[Rongomania]

Steven that is too f*ckin' cool.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Ribcor, ewww.

That is a bit shocking for Kakko considering how many plays he breaks up with his stick.

He must have the arm length to torso ratio of a Gibbon monkey.

Sick. Thanks for posting Steven

 

[The New Russian Five]

Kakko has all the tools needed to be an elite player and now he's starting to put them together. If he ever hits his ceiling, he'll be scary good. Excited to see the progress.

Was very concerned at the end of last season. But the jump from Year 2 to Year 3 has been much better than Year 1 to Year 2.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Kakko has all the tools needed to be an elite player and now he's starting to put them together. If he ever hits his ceiling, he'll be scary good. Excited to see the progress.

Was very concerned at the end of last season. But the jump from Year 2 to Year 3 has been much better than Year 1 to Year 2.

I thought the opposite. Last year he was a very good grinder and year 1 he sucked. This year he's a very good grinder with offense.

 

[The New Russian Five]

I thought the opposite. Last year he was a very good grinder and year 1 he sucked. This year he's a very good grinder with offense.

Yes but a grinder was not what we drafted him to be. Great that it is part of his repertoire now along with the skill, but as a grinder last season he looked like he could be an effective 3rd line defensive forward. Hardly what any of us envisioned for him. This is the first season you can truly feel excited about his potential.

 

[bleedblue94]

Great two way game from Kakko last night.

Prediction: Kakko will light it up in the Olympics

what olympics?

 

[Harbour Dog]

I'm actually more surprised that Lundkvist's stick is that short. I always played forward growing up, and I liked using shorter sticks so that I could stickhandle quicker and closer to my feet; but when I started playing defense sometimes, I had to go get a couple longer sticks, because that extra reach made a big difference.

Although, I guess the height difference between these two is pretty drastic haha

 

[molotce]

Yes but a grinder was not what we drafted him to be. Great that it is part of his repertoire now along with the skill, but as a grinder last season he looked like he could be an effective 3rd line defensive forward. Hardly what any of us envisioned for him. This is the first season you can truly feel excited about his potential.

I think maybe it was a bit asked of him !