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Today we’re going over Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and the comments he made recently comparing his current situation to his time with the Montreal Canadiens.
Article: https://thehockeynews.com/news/hurricanes-gamble-on-kotkaniemi-begins-to-pay-off
This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st – Buffalo Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin
2nd – Carolina Hurricanes, Andrei Svechnikov
3rd – Montreal Canadiens, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4th – Ottawa Senators, Brady Tkachuk
5th – Arizona Coyotes, Barrett Hayton
6th – Detroit Red Wings, Filip Zadina
7th – Vancouver Canucks, Quinn Hughes
8th – Chicago Blackhawks, Adam Boqvist
9th – New York Rangers, Vitali Kravtsov
10th – Edmonton Oilers, Evan Bouchard
11th – New York Islanders, Oliver Wahlstrom
12th – New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames), Noah Dobson
13th – Dallas Stars, Ty Dellandrea
14th – Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis Blues), Joel Farabee
15th – Florida Panthers, Grigori Denisenko
16th – Colorado Avalanche, Martin Kaut
17th – New Jersey Devils, Ty Smith
18th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Liam Foudy
19th – Philadelphia Flyers, Jay O’Brien
20th – Los Angeles Kings, Rasmus Kupari
21st – San Jose Sharks, Ryan Merkley
22nd – New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Ottawa Senators), K’Andre Miller
23rd – Anaheim Ducks, Isac Lundestrom
24th – Minnesota Wild, Filip Johansson
25th – St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Dominik Bokk
26th – Ottawa Senators (from Boston Bruins via New York Rangers), Jacob Bernard-Docker
27th – Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville Predators), Nicolas Beaudin
28th – New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Nils Lundkvist
29th – Toronto Maple Leafs (from Winnipeg Jets via St. Louis Blues), Rasmus Sandin
30th – Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas Golden Knights), Joe Veleno
31st – Washington Capitals, Alexander Alexeyev
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12 Comments
Here in montreal the media eats you up and spits you out if you dont produce or have a bad game
Montreal media is the worst in the NHL, because they coddling up to some of the worst fans in the NHL. They have this " the sky is falling mentality"" that over reacts to everything, I'm a Habs fan in the west, and every time I go a Habs game , I'm embarrassed to c how some of them act. Impossible to watch the game, because they stand up and start screaming even when there's nothing going on???
I can't speak for the Carolina media market since I live in Nashville. But I would think our media markets are about the same if not the same. He went from what I can only prescribe as a "tougher" market where everything you do is under a microscope. To a market where hockey is going to be second to that of football and heck somewhat soccer now. The guy has seen both sides of it and likes the laid back of the Carolina market where he's not berated everyday. Just what I am thinking.
Of course it's easier in Carolina, hardly anyone expect Kk to become 1C. They expect him to be 2C and he seems to do quite ok on the position.
Some people can't handle the pressure. It's fine. No shade at all. He might have anxiety issues. Who knows.
I was critical of kk and signing him to the extension. Being a Carolina fan I thought it was a mistake. I was saying last season to lock up necas because I feel he has a higher ceiling and can be a top center or winger. Now necas is breaking out and I’m saying I told you so! But also kk has really made strides this year and as of late. If the growth continues I think we have our second line center behind aho for years to come.
Imagine being 18/19 and having the Montreal media poop all over you the way they did him. You couldn't pay me enough.
He had a classic childish hissy fit and left, Buh Bye. Whatever he has to say about Montreal is irrelevant. They gave him a shot then ran…..
you are adding fuel to the fire using ''if'', lets give him a few years before calling him a steal or a bust
He has never been mentally tough, that’s why he was a failure in Montreal. He’s weak!
easy for KK to say… Hes playing on one of the best teams we've seen in a while for 2 years, he plays the pp.. top line minutes… and hes barely able to do better than his rookie season. OF course things arent stressful when your one of the highest paid players, living in sunshine, not looked at as a star contributor. Just another player on a good team. The habs build legends like no other team, he did not have the mental strength to push through the pressure and be something more. LASTLY, its hypocritical of him to insult the pressure with a comment that will undoubtedly bring pressure from the media.. hmmm maybe he misses montreal.
I think Drouin will have a turnaround season on another team. Playing for the habs and their fanbase is not easy.