Nikita Kucherov is likely going to win the Art Ross Trophy and has a chance at the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP. Unlike many other NHL superstars, its hard to understand what makes Kucherov so great. In this video we break down how Nikita is mentally one-step ahead of everyone.
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MVP
One-touch passing in hockey is such an underrated skill. It's a lot harder to one-touch pass like how Kuch does with his precision and vision than it is to onetime a shot on net. And, even more impressive is that Kuch can do it no matter the speed of the puck. As a Panthers fan, I still enjoy watching his playmaking even when it's against us because it's things that seem easy until you try it
This channel doesn't get the recognition it deserves either, keep going because these videos are unmatched!!
Kuch really is underrated
Sweet video boys. He reminds me so much of Datsyuk in the way that you just canāt predict what heās gonna do with the puck and when he does do something you canāt believe he had the vision to actually make that play. And seeing it in slow motion afterwards itās still mind bending. Like you said even when watching on TV and being able to see the whole ice you canāt believe where his playmaking IQ is at.
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He has made a couple of behind the back passes from the boards on his knees this year that were ridiculous.
About "Lucky" points that he got – over the course of a season there are bound to be such points just as there are a lot ot missed one because teammates were not ready|were not good enough|straigt up ruined their chances. Most of Tampa offence runs through Kuch and over the season it accumulates to a full highlight video of "wtf, hes so lucky". Could also make a way longer video of "how did that not go in, kuch set this up perfectly".
NHL has been snubbing him bad. He's obviously the best, he's been the best all year. Yet McKinnon/McDavid get anywhere near Kuch and the official NHL media is nothing but "oh mer gherd look at how good 2nd and 3rd place are"
This could be a 30 minute video and it would still be too short. His IQ is incredible and it all comes from his work ethic.
Awesome video guys! You earned another subscriber, and like other comments say, please donāt stop!
This channel is so underrated and under appreciated. Great insight. Regarding Kuch they are spot on & his board play is 2nd to non in todayās game. Even āthe great oneā is amazed. Gretzky has said he hasnāt anybody as close to himself with the vision, and processing ability to set up scoring chances. Amazing talent.
Kuch is great but Datsyuk is the only magic man.
Technically he is in the company of lemuix and gretzky with his 100 assist season
As a flyers fan, Kuch has been my favorite player in the league for years. His style of play is just so different from like 95% of the league. Where as everyone else wants to just be as fast as possible, Kuch says "na" and slows it down. I think it throws off a lot of players.
Top quality video, top quality analysis.
Keep going guys
They should have kicked him out of the NHL for his All star performance.
Excuse me, I love Kucherov but the Magician (magic man) name is taken by Datsyuk. Letās come up with something new. He does remind me of Pavs a lot though.
The current Russian Magician, Nikita Kucherov, not to be confused with the Magic Man, Pavel Datsyuk š
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