KC breaks down the recent reports that links the Winnipeg Jets to Carolina Hurricanes centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi on this episode of Hat Trick HQ.
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After the top line, the points fall off drastically and this is the problem that was not there last year. They had secondary scoring from the 2nd line with Perfetti, Ehlers and then the performance of the 3rd line of Lowry, Niederreiter and Appleton was way above as well. The 2nd and 3rd lines are not producing. Lowry and Perfetti, Samberg injured to start the season, loss of Ehlers and the hope that Toews would be good immediately hurt them big time not to mention Hellebuyck getting surgery. All that said, they can use Kotkaniemi but only if they give up prospects and scraps like Nyquist. They need offence more than they need 2 way defensive forwards that don't score.
Sounds like an interesting trade. Although Lowry will never be on the 4th line, as he is used as the shutdown center and plays against the other team's best line.
Toews will play the wing
I don't like the trade in any regard. Here's my take; first off I always thought that Toews should have played sheltered minutes to start the season and work his way up to 2nd line centre (if he showed that he could), they didn't do that and he's a double-digit minus player currently. That being said, as of late he's started to turn it up and he's making a case to be the solidified 2nd lines centre (for this season at least). Now, back to the topic at hand. Any trade for Jesperi would be an expensive trade, whether it's roster players, picks and/or prospects, also his AAV is (to me) out of the question. Speaking of prospects, I'm a little annoyed that they didn't utilize them more, when we had our injuries we did and coincidentally were winning more games, I understand that argument that they weren't putting up points, but I would argue that with their speed, youth and the amount of work they put it, I believe they allowed other players to: A – Rest and B – Score, those were the intangibles that had us winning games in the beginning of the season and when they were dropped down to the AHL, that's when we started losing games in bunches. To a degree I understand why we picked up players like Pearson and Koepke, we wanted to get "heavier" for the playoffs, but I fully believe that when that happened, a player like Kupari decided leave, which again made us slower and with the addition of those two players, we weren't able to ice our prospects, I've already stated my case on them. Now the Nyquist problem, and my counter-trade using him. He hasn't panned out for us, sucks to suck, I was marginally excited for him because we've seen what he was capable of, but it just didn't work out for us and him. My counter-trade would be Nyquist for Mangiapane in a straight up hockey trade, it could be a bust for us. . .but I would argue Nyquist already is, as he's not even playing right now (neither is Mangiapane by the way), so this trade makes sense for all parties considered. Both players can have another shot at re-finding themselves and for the Jets in particular, we get a younger, faster, grittier player, who does have more goals right now (the bar is low in that regard however lol).
kk is terrible
The jets absolutely need a large body to help Stanley out. That kills us every playoff: our skilled D-men exhaust themselves trying to move the other teams' goon away from Helly. Stanly moves them & they stay moved, but he can't do it alone.
They were 3-1 last playoff with Stanley in, 3-6 with him out.
Stanley has to much value its reported he's going to get a 2nd plus maybe even a 1st.
But guys like a Lambert,Heinola,iafallo,Namestnikov,Neidereitter,Schenn,Miller,Pearson,Nyquist,Barlow are what wpg should be offering.
They should also target young guys like Kasper,KentJohnson,Hayton,a dman like Byram/Power. But that top 5 pick isn't in play. The type of moves Chevy wants to make are low risk like Mangiapane/Koktamiemi.
Another dman Demelo fans/media have been talking could have value maybe goes for a 2nd+
I like the trade but would also like to stay at the bottom of the standings for a top pick it make no sense to fight and claw into a wildcard to have to face the avs and pick in the 20s and develop a mid round pick for the next 5 years
Oh my God, please don’t tell me this is true. He only has six points in 24 games worse than JT is performing
KK is definitely NOT terrible. You’d have to have actually watched him. He’s having a down year, but he, like Necas, doesn’t fit the canes system. He’s 100% a 2 way player and very solid defensively. If he goes to the right kind of offense, he’ll be a point per game player.
Thank you for exposing how dumb this “journalist” is
Jesperi Kotkaniemi – a 2nd line centre?
If Kotkaniemi is your 2nd best centre – your team ain't making the playoffs! My suggestion to Carolina (assuming Canes want to dump KKs contract) – if Marc Bergevin is still part of the LA Kings front office maybe the Canes can unload KK onto the Kings. It's at least worth a shot – Bergevin drafted KK ahead of Brady Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes, E. Bouchard. N. Dobson and K'Andre Miller
please save us from kk wpg. We will give him to you for free
Kk was Canes 2nd line center and they made it to the playoffs. People need to stop being lazy and not regurgitating lame lies from X.
Rod has held KK back and told him NOT to shoot the puck because Rod can’t stand offense first mentality. He is totally great and will have a huge impact once he’s away from Rod. Necas broke out the very minute he was traded.