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Plays center for the first time in Liiga against Jukurit today.
One assist last night on the PP makes his season totals 7+11 in 26 games. For reference, Patrik Laine had 8+8 in 24 games before the WJC. Puljujärvi had 12 points in 32 games.
I'm not saying he is going to be better than Laine or anything, but he sure has done well so far. I just hope he has a good WJC run and he will find another gear after the tournament is over like Laine did. It tends to happen with young players, they somehow get that extra boost after WJC.
Seems to work OK for him, like it did and does for Malkin, Forsberg, Gretzky, Coffey, Kovalev, Hemsky... There are a ton of guys that have been great with a smaller stick.I don't know if this has been discussed much here, but I've been wondering when will Kaapo switch to longer hockey stick? The current one is ridiculously short and I remember reading some article where it was mentioned that he had not done anything for it despite being recommended to use longer one.
Plays center for the first time in Liiga against Jukurit today.
Just curious but does he play on both wings as well? I was looking at Bob's preseason draft rankings tonight and I saw him listed as a LW which surprised me.
I wonder what sort of a chance they gave to Palmu in the AHL. He was quite OK in Liiga last season, didn't think he'd have such a hard time in the AHL.TPS is getting a little bit of help back. Petrus Palmu is returning to Liiga after spending a few months with the Canucks' AHL farm team, the Utica Comets.
Ben Kuzma: Pro leap too big for small Petrus Palmu, leaves Comets to develop game in Finland
I wonder what sort of a chance they gave to Palmu in the AHL. He was quite OK in Liiga last season, didn't think he'd have such a hard time in the AHL.
Aaaaand he scored.His line is garbage. Himself included. Back to wing please.
And what does that have to do with his line looking like ass and getting nothing done? You yourself probably saw the goal and know how it happened.Aaaaand he scored.
Did not, watching Kärpät-JYP.And what does that have to do with his line looking like ass and getting nothing done? You yourself probably saw the goal and know how it happened.
Basically the HPK defense and goalie screwed up, the puck bounced to middle and Kakko put it in the empty net.Did not, watching Kärpät-JYP.
Basically the HPK defense and goalie screwed up, the puck bounced to middle and Kakko put it in the empty net.
And now he scores again...lol. I have to **** on him a bit more.
Also when i said that his line looked bad, i meant that they couldn't get out of their own zone and were not able to get possession. When Kakko gets to the offensive end he shines.
I’d say that his stats don’t even show the whole truth, the kid is top 2 player for his team every single night.Kaapo has 9 goals, 20 points in 27 games so far with TPS this season. That's a 0.74 PPG pace, higher than Laine's 0.72 PPG pace during his draft season.
Laine had a 0.37 goals-per-game pace with 17 goals in 46 games. Kakko is at a 0.33 goals-per-game pace right now with 9 goals in 27 games, a pace of 15 goals in 46 games.
Kakko is a more complete player than Laine -- a much more varied skill set. He's been doing really well in Liiga.
The Johnny Hockey? Yes he is also little bit smaller guy.https://i.gyazo.com/f186d6ef1856b7b7ce4a4e15586df14a.jpg
That's how short the stick he plays with is. Add skates to that and it's absurd. 65 Flex too. Does anyone in the NHL play with a similar stick?