I'm a lot lower on KK that others on this board. I don't see it. I haven't really even seen flashes of it. Young guys who'll become studs show flashes and need to work on consistency. Caufield and Suzuki at times have been the best players on the ice. Are they every game? Of course not, but they show flashes.
I haven't seen any flashes from KK like that. In a very small, bizarre sample size in the bubble, he was good. He's like Primeau for me. I don't see it.
He's had 3 years to start figuring it out and appears to be treading water. I don't want to hear Joe Thornton or Sean Couturier parallels. Both of those guys had experience dominating lesser leagues, something KK has never done.
I have no problem paying him 5 million on a 2 year bridge deal. This deal messes up our cap and our pay scale. How much does Suzuki ask for if KK is a 6mill player? 8.5?
The only thing preventing Bergy from taking the 1st and 3rd is the egg on his face from having his 3rd overall pick bust. If KK was the 15th pick in the draft, he'd be Carolina property already