Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) So for those unfamiliar...some time ago I wondered aloud if Jack Hughes could finish his 2022-23 season with more points in this season alone than Kaapo Kakko will have managed for his entire career so far. Obviously I'm assuming that neither one misses more than a couple of games, but the idea is that hopefully both play in all 82 games this year...neither has missed any games to date. So far: Hughes (2022-23): 44 GP, 29 G, 26 A, 55 Points Kakko (career): 202 GP, 35 G, 43 A, 78 Points The above seems like a lot to overcome at quick glance, but if they continue at their current paces for this season: Hughes finishes with 102 or 103 points Kakko finishes with about 36 or 37 points and will have a career total of 94 or 95 points. So this is really quite doable...and man will it be hilarious if (when?) it actually happens. But hey, in Kakko's defense, he played with men and possession metrics (because apparently that's the latest way that everyone involved with the Rangers tries to spin Kakko's awesomeness). C'MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON JACK! Last night: One goal for Jack, two assists for Kakko Edited April 14, 2023 by Colorado Rockies 1976 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 The way Jack has been playing, I’m not sure it’s that big of a deficit to overcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: The way Jack has been playing, I’m not sure it’s that big of a deficit to overcome. Jack has a huge advantage in that he does something that Kakko can't (to date)...he generates TONS of shots, and converts at an excellent rate (4.52 SOG per game, 14.6 shooting% this season). Kakko's 2022-23 numbers: 1.71 SOG per game, 11.7 shooting%. And yeah when you consider that Kakko had a 58-0 point "headstart" when the season unfolded, you realize how much ground Hughes has already made up, heh heh. He's already shaved 35 points off Kakko's lead and it's barely past the halfway point of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLeod41-20 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) Wait, so the great 2OA Kakko has 78pts in 202 games and good ol' Mikey McLeod has 58pts in 206 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 So good Edited January 18, 2023 by McLeod41-20 Stupid formating 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckbuster Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Ranger fans are going Kakka for Kakko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 No points for Kakko tonight. C’mon Jack, yet another opportunity to close the gap! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Jack picks up an assist against the Kraken. Jack: 56 points Kakko: 78 points 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 This would be.. actually hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) I made the mistake of posting this whole thing over at HF…didn’t go over well at all…I was basically told how stupid it was to track this, that is was time to move on from Kakko-Hughes, etc. All the more reason why I like it HERE. Jack with a goal and an assist to up his total to 58 points. Kakko so far is pointless through two periods tonight. Edited January 24, 2023 by Colorado Rockies 1976 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Kakko with an assist on a LaFailiere goal. Hopefully that’s it for him tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: I made the mistake of posting this whole thing over at HF…didn’t go over well at all…I was basically told how stupid it was to track this, that is was time to move on from Kakko-Hughes, etc. All the more reason why I like it HERE. Jack with a goal and an assist to up his total to 58 points. Kakko so far is pointless through two periods tonight. Did you post it on the main board or the Devils section? I missed it over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Devils section. There was so much bitching that I asked for it to be deleted (which it was). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Damn, another apple for Kakko. Two assists tonight for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Damn, another apple for Kakko. Two assists tonight for him. Empty netter. Lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lateralous said: Empty netter. Lame Yeah saw that. Lame indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 Jack with two assists tonight…now up to 60 points (30 G and 30 A) through 47 GP. Kakko currently sits at 80 career points (35 G and 45 A). C’moooooooon Jack! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 While we are tracking Jack, I figured I’d add that Jack is already 45th on the Devils all time list with 168 points in 213 games. Next up is Clarkson with 170 points. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Leeds Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Jack with two assists tonight…now up to 60 points (30 G and 30 A) through 47 GP. Kakko currently sits at 80 career points (35 G and 45 A). C’moooooooon Jack! I am soooo disappointed I blocked my loony cousin on Facebook...............He was one of those who literally told me Kakko "played with men" HAHAHA damn I wish I hadn't 🙂 Edited January 25, 2023 by Jimmy Leeds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, Jimmy Leeds said: I am soooo disappointed I blocked my loony cousin on Facebook...............He was one of those who literally told me Kakko "played with men" HAHAHA damn I wish I hadn't 🙂 What's funny is that I didn't mind Ranger fans wanting to tout their own guy once they didn't get Jack...that's fine. But to treat it like selecting Kakko was an immediate win and that THAT'S the guy that they really wanted all along (here's looking at you, Steve "I'm Ranger Royalty" Valiquette)...that's where they just made complete asses out of themselves (as usual). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Leeds Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: What's funny is that I didn't mind Ranger fans wanting to tout their own guy once they didn't get Jack...that's fine. But to treat it like selecting Kakko was an immediate win and that THAT'S the guy that they really wanted all along (here's looking at you, Steve "I'm Ranger Royalty" Valiquette)...that's where they just made complete asses out of themselves (as usual). That Valiquette is on the same crappy level as Glen Healy. Two losers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Jimmy Leeds said: That Valiquette is on the same crappy level as Glen Healy. Two losers At least Glenn Healy was a decent goalie. Valiquette was a fvcking borderline NHL’er. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 1 hour ago, MadDog2020 said: At least Glenn Healy was a decent goalie. Valiquette was a fvcking borderline NHL’er. Healy also has a cup and started more games in a single season multiple times than douchequette ever played (46) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 Kakko with an assist tonight…up to 35 G and 46 A for 81 points career. Jack trails by 21 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 17 hours ago, MadDog2020 said: At least Glenn Healy was a decent goalie. Valiquette was a fvcking borderline NHL’er. I mentioned it elsewhere but one of the more truly cringey moments was a postgame show where both Henrik and Valiquette were on together, and Valiquette basically said something like "I played goal, you played goal" (very loosely paraphrasing here)...to his credit Henrik didn't tell him to STFU on the spot, but at the same time he had a brief "Dude please don't mention yourself in the same breath as me" look on his face. Look dude, you did actually make it to the NHL, and your numbers in limited action aren't that bad so congrats on that...you're definitely in a select crowd. But stop trying to paint yourself as anything more than you were. You were as forgettable as it gets, both in NHL history, and in Ranger history...though of course occasionally when you're trying to inject yourself into Ranger relevance, you did give up 10 goals once. Guess that counts as memorable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: I mentioned it elsewhere but one of the more truly cringey moments was a postgame show where both Henrik and Valiquette were on together, and Valiquette basically said something like "I played goal, you played goal" (very loosely paraphrasing here)...to his credit Henrik didn't tell him to STFU on the spot, but at the same time he had a brief "Dude please don't mention yourself in the same breath as me" look on his face. Look dude, you did actually make it to the NHL, and your numbers in limited action aren't that bad so congrats on that...you're definitely in a select crowd. But stop trying to paint yourself as anything more than you were. You were as forgettable as it gets, both in NHL history, and in Ranger history...though of course occasionally when you're trying to inject yourself into Ranger relevance, you did give up 10 goals once. Guess that counts as memorable. Valiquette sitting with Patrick Roy: “You gave up 9 goals, i gave up 10, we’re like the same…” Edited January 26, 2023 by Devil Dan 56 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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