Prospect Info: Kaapo Kakko, RW, 1st round, 2nd overall, 2019

[darko]

Guys, move on lol

I'm moving on ..... to Turku.

 

[turha]

Anyone catch the USA homer hand job that NHL Network gave Jack Hughes? Such a whiny little high school kid. Interesting to note the lack of interaction between him and Kakko (with Hughes quite literally ignoring Kakko and conversing with Dach). It's going to be a humbling start for the 147-lb Hughes. There will be Crosby treatment from Game 1.

Clear to me, we got the #1 pick.

It seems to be mutual, look how Kakko is trying his best to avoid touching Hughes with his hand. Like Hughes was infectious or something.

(Don't take this post too seriously. But I'm definitely hoping for a healthy rivalry between these two!)

 

[CasusBelli]

Anyone catch the USA homer hand job that NHL Network gave Jack Hughes? Such a whiny little high school kid. Interesting to note the lack of interaction between him and Kakko (with Hughes quite literally ignoring Kakko and conversing with Dach). It's going to be a humbling start for the 147-lb Hughes. There will be Crosby treatment from Game 1.

Clear to me, we got the #1 pick.

Crosby vs OV: The Metropolitan War - Part II

 

[Kovalev27]

It seems to be mutual, look how Kakko is trying his best to avoid touching Hughes with his hand. Like Hughes was infectious or something.

(Don't take this post too seriously. But I'm definitely hoping for a healthy rivalry between these two!)

Doesn’t want any weakness rubbing off on him. Hughes oozes it

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Crosby vs OV: The Metropolitan War - Part II

I heard that comparison as well but it doesn't make sense to me as they are from different draft classes.

 

[Polar Bear]

Praise be.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Anyone catch the USA homer hand job that NHL Network gave Jack Hughes? Such a whiny little high school kid. Interesting to note the lack of interaction between him and Kakko (with Hughes quite literally ignoring Kakko and conversing with Dach). It's going to be a humbling start for the 147-lb Hughes. There will be Crosby treatment from Game 1.

Clear to me, we got the #1 pick.

Kid has probably spent his whole life with white North Americans and doesn't feel comfortable talking to anyone else.

 

[Good Intentions]

Kid has probably spent his whole life with white North Americans and doesn't feel comfortable talking to anyone else.

I think that's exactly right. And listen, he IS a kid! - but at 17, I'd be more inclusive of who is around me - regardless of language.

Hughes just strikes me as a little privileged bitch. Nothing out of the ordinary. Don't dislike him as I did Crosby.

and he's going to get wrecked next year.

 

[UnSandvich]

Kid has probably spent his whole life with white North Americans and doesn't feel comfortable talking to anyone else.

I can't really attest to the rest of the team, but K'Andre Miller was on the Dev Program team pre-draft.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I can't really attest to the rest of the team, but K'Andre Miller was on the Dev Program team pre-draft.

One person, I didn't mean he's literally never seen someone who was not a white NA.

 

[CasusBelli]

I heard that comparison as well but it doesn't make sense to me as they are from different draft classes.

Which should make this rivalry even fiercer.

 

[Kiekura]

Praise be.

Hnnnnng. Seriously this hype and waiting to see Kakko play in NHL. This much more worse than it was with Laine.

When is Rangers first game and who are they playing against?

 

[Levitate]

I heard that comparison as well but it doesn't make sense to me as they are from different draft classes.

Because of the lockout, Ovechkin and Crosby's rookie years were the same season though and they finished 1-2 in Calder voting (both with over 100 points, which is unlikely to be happening with Kakko and Hughes and really just shows how amazing both of those players are)

 

[broadwayblue]

Hnnnnng. Seriously this hype and waiting to see Kakko play in NHL. This much more worse than it was with Laine.

When is Rangers first game and who are they playing against?

Yeah, even non plays like this one are being hyped up. Can't wait until it actually means something.

 

[Levitate]

Hnnnnng. Seriously this hype and waiting to see Kakko play in NHL. This much more worse than it was with Laine.

When is Rangers first game and who are they playing against?

October 3rd against the Jets at the Garden

 

[lucky13]

it is the absolute worse. its seriously embarrassing. I've gotten into listening to podcast lately and couldn't make it past the first 30 seconds of theirs because of it

I’ve been listening to podcasts for years and when they announced it on banter I shut it off.. and when I put theirs on I made it about 30 seconds... it’s cringe worthy... honestly my face may have caved in from how hard I cringed

 

[Harbour Dog]

When Kakko touches the puck in the o-zone, it comes with this certainty that it's his puck.

Absolutely cannot wait for him to be regularly clowning NHL defensemen a half dozen times a game.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Because of the lockout, Ovechkin and Crosby's rookie years were the same season though and they finished 1-2 in Calder voting (both with over 100 points, which is unlikely to be happening with Kakko and Hughes and really just shows how amazing both of those players are)

Yeah, there are guys we compare to Crosby, Ovechkin, and McDavid.

And then there are Crosby, Ovechkin, and McDavid.

Hughes vs. Kakko will surely be a fun rivalry that goes well into their primes, but the odds of it being "the best player of the generation" vs " the best goal scorer of the generation", or some equivalent, aren't good.

 

[Levitate]

Even when you see guys come up and look very impressive and you start to think "maybe they're the next Ovechkin!" it becomes obvious after a few seasons that they're not on his level. Stamkos, Laine...excellent players in their own right but not "the next Ovechkin"

And Crosby's combination of hockey IQ, all around skills, and work ethic have been completely unmatched throughout his career

 

[sbjnyc]

October 3rd against the Jets at the Garden

I expect we'll get our first taste of the Kakko-Hughes rivalry on September 18 in the 1st preseason game at MSG.

 

[Kiekura]

I expect we'll get our first taste of the Kakko-Hughes rivalry on September 18 in the 1st preseason game at MSG.

October 3rd against the Jets at the Garden

Awesome. Thank you!

 

[Rangerfans]

Hughes just strikes me as a little privileged *****. Nothing out of the ordinary. Don't dislike him as I did Crosby.

and he's going to get wrecked next year.

I can’t hate Hughes at all. The kid did nothing but get drafted by a team.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I can’t hate Hughes at all. The kid did nothing but get drafted by a team.

I mean he does seem like a smarmy prep boy

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I mean he does seem like a smarmy prep boy

Not a lot of hockey players that don’t

 

[Greg02]

I can’t hate Hughes at all. The kid did nothing but get drafted by a team.

Okay, but what if I told you that team was the New Jersey Devils?