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2019 NHL Entry Draft / KAKKO SZN


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Pronman's done a ranking of the top prospects in the last 5 years heading into the draft. Kakko in 7th:

 

7. Kaapo Kakko, 2019 draft:

Kakko had a fantastic season in Finland between Liiga and the World Championship. Some scouts think his season was more impressive than Aleksander Barkov’s at the same age. Kakko’s right on track to step into the league next season and be a cornerstone player for an NHL club’s (New York Rangers) rebuild.

 

https://theathletic.com/1018189/2019/06/11/pronman-top-31-prospects-of-the-past-five-years-2019-edition/

 

Top 6:

1. McDavid

2. Laine

3. Matthews

4. Hughes

5. Eichel

6. Dahlin

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Kaapo Kakko

 

NHL player comparable: Peter Forsberg

 

The breakdown: “When you watch him play at whatever level, he uses his body and his power. The way he comes out of corners, the way he attacks the net – there’s a lot of similarities with the way he plays and the way Peter Forsberg plays.”

https://theathletic.com/1020334/2019/06/11/comparable-nhl-players-for-the-top-prospects-in-the-2019-nhl-draft/

 

I'd take that every day of the week, twice on Sunday.

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Pronman's done a ranking of the top prospects in the last 5 years heading into the draft. Kakko in 7th:

 

 

 

https://theathletic.com/1018189/2019/06/11/pronman-top-31-prospects-of-the-past-five-years-2019-edition/

 

Top 6:

1. McDavid

2. Laine

3. Matthews

4. Hughes

5. Eichel

6. Dahlin

 

Good list.

I think I?d swap Laine and Matthews though.

 

1- Mcdavid

2- Matthews

3- Laine

4- Hughes

5- Eichel

6- Dahlin

 

Anybody have the full list ?

 

 

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I assumed he was talking about the prospect/hype prior to their respective draft. (Yes, its the 2nd paragraph. "ignoring what has transpired since [the player was drafted]")

 

In such case, I might put Hughes #2. Heard more about him, from a younger age, than Matthews.

 

 

1. McDavid

2. Hughes

3. Matthews

4. Eichel

5. Laine

6. Dahlin

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I assumed he was talking about the prospect/hype prior to their respective draft. (Yes, its the 2nd paragraph. "ignoring what has transpired since [the player was drafted]")

 

In such case, I might put Hughes #2. Heard more about him, from a younger age, than Matthews.

 

 

1. McDavid

2. Hughes

3. Matthews

4. Eichel

5. Laine

6. Dahlin

 

In that case, I?d agree with your list.

 

 

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now to me that seems like overpayment

 

Maybe a little.

 

But it’s pricey to move up in 1st round more than 2-3 spots.

 

They’d be moving up 9 spots, nearly a third of the round, in the 1st round, and they’d be only 1 pick below the top-10. Its costly to do that.

 

If they like someone up there a lot, and they aren’t going to pay Kreider, fuck it. Pull the trigger

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