Best forward on our team by far.. it's sad he never got a real chance.. we will lose him for sure and he will be a 70pt player elsewhere..
He's had over four years to prove himself.... Best forward on our team... Dear lord if youd take AK over even Pleky or Gionta you another one who needs a reality check.
You want get excited about a forward with REAL upside... Patches or Eller will exceed AK this year.
I've answered your question regarding why AK would start on the bottom 6 next season.
Anyway, no need to reply, I think you already made a fool of yourself enough in this thread.
Kostityn will prove my point this year just like he's been doing forth past two... But you'll justify how "great" he is until he's gone.
Then we'll see who if the fool.
Really you should be a leafs fan they are really delusional about their players.
Kostityn will prove my point this year just like he's been doing forth past two... But you'll justify how "great" he is until he's gone.
Then we'll see who if the fool.
Really you should be a leafs fan they are really delusional about their players.
actually you sound exactly like a leafs fan... every summer they come out of hiding and say we'll prove you guys wrong this year!!! then there wrong again and go into hiding and come back out next summer... stop trolling
Best forward on our team by far.. it's sad he never got a real chance.. we will lose him for sure and he will be a 70pt player elsewhere..
Whoa hold your horses there trollsky. Who you're talking about is Mr. Tomas Plekanec. Cammy could share this pedestal too but he needs to have a better year.
I'm an AK supporter but best forward on the team?
By far better than Gionta, Cammy, Cole etc.?
Nope.
Love AK what a truck and bullet shot. The critics need to temper their expectations a little bit IMO.
Throws Luke Schenn away like a ragdoll. We don't have another player on the team
that can do that let alone another forward.
Look forward to him and Eller playing together for a season.
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actually you sound exactly like a leafs fan... every summer they come out of hiding and say we'll prove you guys wrong this year!!! then there wrong again and go into hiding and come back out next summer... stop trolling
I'm here all year round.
You lost all credibility when you wrote that AK is our best forward ... BY FAR.
Take the skills of a.k. put it the jorges/subban/pacioretty/gionta/plekanec type of work ethic and dediction and you got a top 10 NHL player.. but nahhhh not interested.
Kostityn will prove my point this year just like he's been doing forth past two... But you'll justify how "great" he is until he's gone.
Then we'll see who if the fool.
Really you should be a leafs fan they are really delusional about their players.
Look I'm not saying AK is a superstar or whatever. Just that he's is a good complementary player for us. We are paying him 3m$ to give us 20-25g. and thats exactly what he's been giving us.
You are the one that is delusional hating on the guy and thinking its popular opinion.
You keep using cliche without bringing anything to back your points.
Just admit you're a hater. At least you will have an excuse for your lack of hockey knowledge.
Look Just that he's is a good complementary player for us. We are paying him 3m$ to give us 20-25g. and thats exactly what he's been giving us.
You are the one that is delusional hating on the guy and thinking its
Just admit you're a hater. At least you will have an excuse for your lack of hockey knowledge
What is it with you and the worse hater???
I think there are better options than AK for the money and you're the one starting the personal attacks and then you talk about maturity?
I really sorry for you and have you actually PLAYED the game?
But of course you say you have and how you were a. Blah blah blah.
So how about we end the debate and SEE WHAT AK can do and where he lands on the team at training camp.
I'd be glad to pick up the debate but after watching and playing the game with guys named Clark, Skrudland and Yawny, I think I got a pretty good idea how this game is played.
See you at training camp, you can have the last comment since you are so "mature".
Take the skills of a.k. put it the jorges/subban/pacioretty/gionta/plekanec type of work ethic and dediction and you got a top 10 NHL player.. but nahhhh not interested.
I personnaly disagree with all these work ethic and effort statements. Kostitsyn lacks consistency and IMO consistency comes with great hockey sense. A very skilled player with a poor to average hockey sense may finish on most of the plays in which he's involved, but because he can't read the play and consistently position himself as a threat, his points come more by way of chance( even when the work is there). By contrast, a player with great vision may not need to put as much effort because he's consistently well positionned as an option or in a dangerous spot on the ice and hence will score more points. I think Kostitsyn is a very skilled player without exceptionnal hockey sense. Add in confidence issues and you get what we've seen the last couple of years. A player that can play on the top line and outscore the opponent, that is improving defensively and can score in spurts.
I think there are better options than AK for the money and you're the one starting the personal attacks and then you talk about maturity?
I really sorry for you and have you actually PLAYED the game?
But of course you say you have and how you were a. Blah blah blah.
So how about we end the debate and SEE WHAT AK can do and where he lands on the team at training camp.
I'd be glad to pick up the debate but after watching and playing the game with guys named Clark, Skrudland and Yawny, I think I got a pretty good idea how this game is played.
See you at training camp, you can have the last comment since you are so "mature".
OK if you say you know a lot about hockey. Tell me. What is your expectation about AK. In the hockey market now, what does a 3.5M$ player should give his team?
I am calling you hater because you are. A hater is a guy that only hates on something or someone, and refuses to see the good side and you're exactly that. You can't credit him for his goals, his hits, his implications. For you AK when plays bad, its because he lacked effort, not because he's struggling.
Yes AK has his ups and downs last season... What you remember is only his down.. which is about 15% of of this season.. and it always happened (or almost) when he was paired with Gomez. I remember AK playing well with Plekanec. I remember him playing well with Eller. I remember him play well with Halpern. I remember him score 20 goals, which 6 are game winner. I remember his physical contribution on our top 6 which was highly lacking. I remember him taking the initiative to go to Martin and asked what he's doing wrong and what he should do when he was struggling. I remember him showing a lot of emotions when he scored a goal after a bad stretch. I remember him blocking Chara's shot in the playoffs that put him out for 1 game and a half.
Of course you, you can't see that and credit him for that.
Take the skills of a.k. put it the jorges/subban/pacioretty/gionta/plekanec type of work ethic and dediction and you got a top 10 NHL player.. but nahhhh not interested.
I think some people are highly overrating AK's skills. He has some decent hand and a good shot. That's about it. You guys are talking like he would be the next Mario Lemieux if he's gives 100% every second of his shifts.
He is nowhere near the OV, Crosby, St. Louis, Datsyuk, Zett, Sedins, Getzlaf, Nash, Iginla, Richards, Toews, Kane,.....................etc .......................... category.
lol top 10 player in the league? what a joke
I kinda agree with "icerocket". Some people overrates him so bad that they end up expecting too much from him.
Pleks is more complete BUT AK is definitely better than Gionta lol.. If he got the same ice time and most importantly PP opportunities as Gionta or Cammy he would produce just as much but would actually hit someone and make the game more fun to watch..
We don't have another player on the team
