Jack Hughes VS Kaapo Kakko: 2023 EDITION (New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils NHL News & Rumours)

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10 ай бұрын

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We visit this topic yearly, but let's go over the Jack Hughes VS Kaapo Kakko debate once more, four years later for both the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Both Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko were top NHL prospects at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2019 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 - New Jersey Devils, Jack Hughes
2nd - New York Rangers, Kaapo Kakko
3rd - Chicago Blackhawks, Kirby Dach
4th - Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa Senators), Bowen Byram
5th - Los Angeles Kings, Alex Turcotte
6th - Detroit Red Wings, Moritz Seider
7th - Buffalo Sabres, Dylan Cozens
8th - Edmonton Oilers, Philip Broberg
9th - Anaheim Ducks, Trevor Zegras
10th - Vancouver Canucks, Vasily Podkolzin
11th - Arizona Coyotes (from Philadelphia Flyers), Victor Soderstrom
12th - Minnesota Wild, Matthew Boldy
13th - Florida Panthers, Spencer Knight
14th - Philadelphia Flyers (from Arizona Coyotes), Cam York
15th - Montreal Canadiens, Cole Caufield
16th - Colorado Avalanche, Alex Newhook
17th - Vegas Golden Knights, Peyton Krebs
18th - Dallas Stars, Thomas Harley
19th - Ottawa Senators (from Columbus Blue Jackets), Lassi Thomson
20th - Winnipeg Jets (from Winnipeg via New York Rangers), Ville Heinola
21st - Pittsburgh Penguins, Samuel Poulin
22nd - Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Tobias Bjornfot
23rd - New York Islanders, Simon Holmstrom
24th - Nashville Predators, Philip Tomasino
25th - Washington Capitals, Connor McMichael
26th - Calgary Flames, Jakob Pelletier
27th - Tampa Bay Lightning, Nolan Foote
28th - Carolina Hurricanes, Ryan Suzuki
29th - Anaheim Ducks (from San Jose Sharks via Buffalo Sabres), Brayden Tracey
30th - Boston Bruins, John Beecher
31st - Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis Blues), Ryan Johnson
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@666kingdrummer 10 ай бұрын

Us Devils fans had to hear since day 1 that Hughes was a bust, and that Kakko was the right pick. This is all poetic justice to me.

@llllllll153 10 ай бұрын

Also helps to get top 6 minutes right after getting drafted but we’ll ignore the fact Kakko didn’t right?

@andrelefebvre5133 10 ай бұрын

@@llllllll153hard to get top 6 minutes when you aren't good enough to earn them

@llllllll153 10 ай бұрын

@@andrelefebvre5133 ur delusional. Rangers had no room on top 6. Unlike the devils when drafting top picks, rangers already had one of the better top 6’s. It would be no different for jack Hughes if he was a ranger. Only way to get better and figure it out is if u get playing time. U get limited playing time, it will take longer to hit ur stride and fulfill ur potential as a player. Just a fact and it’s just simply the nature of how sports work. Lucky for Hughes, devils were absolute garbage when he got drafted. Same with Hishier. But y’all will ignore the fact tht we had guys like panarin Kreider and Zibanejad and just say Kakko and laf weren’t good enough. U don’t just figure it out on the ice over night, it takes time. But to make it sound worse than it really is u have to say they aren’t good enough to make ur selfs feel better as devil fan. Typical doesn’t surprise me. Lmfaooo

@jackgraham7680 10 ай бұрын

@andrelefebvre5133 Hughes scored 21 points in 61 games his rookie year playing about 16 minutes a game. Second year he scored 31 points in all 56 games and averaged 19:30 a game. There’s no argument for him earning his minutes. He was given them. Now that being said, I think it’s a great idea to give a young kid of his caliber high minutes. Let him struggle through it and give him every opportunity to break out.

@jackgraham7680 10 ай бұрын

@andrelefebvre5133 He averaged *19:00 his second year actually.

@NothingToPointOut24 9 ай бұрын

The video of the Rangers draft party cheering the Hughes selection, will live rent free in my head for a lifetime.

@andrelefebvre5133 10 ай бұрын

Jack hughes was always mentioned as a boy who needed an extra year to fill out. Kakko was advertised as being able to play along men right away. Hughes always had the potential and was destined to be a star, just needed an extra year to develop

@jeffa.7618 10 ай бұрын

Well, I'm certainly happy Jack has more than figured it out. As for Kakko, I think he'll become a pretty good player as well. I can see him getting 60-80pts per year as he carves out a bigger role and continues to grow his game. That said, I do think there's more to why Jack is where he's at rn and Kakko is where he is than just ice time and opportunity. Let's be real. If Kakko was as dynamic as Jack, it frankly doesn't matter who's on your depth chart - he'd be forcing himself into the same minutes as Jack on any team he played for.

@waynegm777 8 ай бұрын

on another team, one where the OWNER cares about winning, but the RANGERS are the only team in any team sport I know of that thinks they are a top franchise when they literally are the worst franchise ever to step foot on a Hockey Rink.

@basicmeme1040 7 ай бұрын

@waynegm777 this is silly. Rangers have been elite for a while. Go to idk the blue jackets islanders wild etc

@benbaxter2061 9 ай бұрын

The whole rhetoric for Kakko was that he was NHL ready at draft time. Going in 4 years later and saying he's still growing is really not a valid argument. Guy sucks.

@abrahaml5641 10 ай бұрын

Can we do this comparison every year? This will never get old. Ranger fans will go to the grave saying “But kakko played against men” 😂😂

@jackgraham7680 10 ай бұрын

“Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!”

@jeffa.7618 10 ай бұрын

@@jackgraham768030th anniversary of that call this year lmao. Got any material from the modern era?

@jamieboisclair7553 10 ай бұрын

@@jackgraham7680"Henrique! He scores! ITS OVER!"

@jackgraham7680 10 ай бұрын

@jamieboisclair7553 Yeah but we went on to win the cup buddy 😂😂.

@Layneismyhero1 10 ай бұрын

@jackgraham7680 and the devils went on to win 3 cups after that.

@ziffik 10 ай бұрын

This year will be make or break for Kakko. I am curious how will Rangers put lines this year considering whole Kid Line had pretty good year so I would expect more minutes atleast for Chytil and Kakko

@jonaskullback844 9 ай бұрын

Kakko the GOAT men’s world champion as a 18yo

@franklulatowskijr.6974 10 ай бұрын

Kakko isn’t bad. He’s just in a bad system for development. Granted, I’m a Devils fan so I don’t mind the Rangers shooting themselves in the foot. 😂

@ChrisLamia 10 ай бұрын

He’s decent. He’s no Laf who so far has been literally just a guy

@franklulatowskijr.6974 10 ай бұрын

@@ChrisLamia I don’t think Laf is gonna pan out. Get a feeling he will get traded if he doesn’t get his act together this season.

@buddygreen7053 8 ай бұрын

One’s a center and one’s a winger! They both are great players, but Hughes is an elite player! As a Devils fan I’m just happy to watch him and the team. We’re excited that our team is fun to watch again!

@njswampfox474 6 ай бұрын

Kaapo has 3 points so far this season 21 games in.

@devilsmetsfan6393 10 ай бұрын

Kakko is a bust, Jack Hughes is a superstar. The reason why Jack got more opportunity was because he earned it.

@danieldupont3060 10 ай бұрын

well the Rangers suck at young plyers devellopment, so they should do like the Leafs and exchange their top rookies right away

@MoonDragn77 6 ай бұрын

Kakko would score 100 points on the Bruins. I think he's just playing in the wrong system.

@mr.devil9577 10 ай бұрын

Liiga players are either boom or bust, mostly bust

@TurdFerguson92 10 ай бұрын

If im worried about anyone on the devils being a bust right now it would be Holtz

@waynegm777 8 ай бұрын

He maybe, but Devils have other wingers that IMO are just as good in the AHL

@Whippets 10 ай бұрын

I'll preface my comments with Hughes is clearly the better offensive player, he's dynamic .... BUT he's a defensively unsound, his ability to win faceoffs makes Chytil look like Patrice Bergeron. In Kakko's case, he's been held back, first by Quinn and then by Gallant. If all goes as planned, he'll be the top RW this year and I fully expect him to breakout and become the competent scorer we all expected him to be (not to Hughes numbers though). He'll be a Top 6 RW that plays a 200' game, defensively sound, probably a 70+ point player. People need to step back and realize that his 40 points as a 3rd line player with limited ice time and virtually no quality PP time, is actually pretty damn good.

@corybutler573 10 ай бұрын

So you would rather have Kakko over Hughes?

@Whippets 10 ай бұрын

I would go with Hughes, but I would also consider moving him to the wing. They're different types of players though, I like KK and believe he's the better 200' player, but Hughes is a game breaker and that's what you want with a 1st overall pick.@@corybutler573

@devilsmetsfan6393 10 ай бұрын

Jack Hughes is top 5 in take aways. Kakko will be a very good third line player.

@Whippets 10 ай бұрын

He couldn't win a faceoff if his life depended on it. ... and takeaways don't reflect his lack of work in the defensive zone. By the way, he's 24th in takeaways according to statmuse, and didn't even lead his team in that stat. @@devilsmetsfan6393

@ericstone880 9 ай бұрын

Just say that you dont watch hockey if you think Hughes is bad defensively. He plays in empty net situations and always is near the league’s best in takeaways

@shaman2384 9 ай бұрын

You can always refer to bad linemates etc., but the fact is Kakko has had higher goals for vs. goals against ratio even the last two years even in playoffs. Point worshippers should remember that its not about who scores as much as possible, but scores more than opponent.

@christoskontos4779 10 ай бұрын

I like kakko with rangers anyways. Hes better on the boards. And thats pretty much how rangers play

@Devilsfan-pd8ov 10 ай бұрын

He’s better on the boards lol

@matthewkabel6246 10 ай бұрын

Lmao you’d take a defensive specialist and 40ish point guy over a dynamic annual 100+ point guy and top 10 player in the world

@jackgraham7680 10 ай бұрын

Annual 100+ point guy lol. 99 is not 100 bro. Who taught you math? 😂😂😂

@Devilsfan-pd8ov 10 ай бұрын

@@jackgraham7680 the kids 21 I don’t think your argument will stick for long

@matthewkabel6246 10 ай бұрын

@@jackgraham7680 not even a Devils fans and he got essentially 100 points last year with underwhelming linemates most of the year

@aurinko2877 10 ай бұрын

kakko>hughes. you will see this next season...

@abrahaml5641 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@jeffa.7618 10 ай бұрын

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say we NEVER see a 100pt season out of Kakko. Ever. But I think he can still be a solid player and have a good career.

@jaceking5938 10 ай бұрын

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@ChrisLamia 10 ай бұрын

Finnish propaganda machine still in full effect I see. Even 4 years later after Hughes has lapped Kakko multiple times over

@bjornalm9950 10 ай бұрын

Wow😮

@aurinko2877 10 ай бұрын

hughes is gay af fr

@Habsfan56744 10 ай бұрын

Wow

@aurinko2877 10 ай бұрын

@@Habsfan56744 u agree

@abrahaml5641 10 ай бұрын

You seem like you are still butt hurt after all these years. You were probably one of the guys at msg cheering when they Hughes 😂😂