Welcome to the Kaapo Kakko show everybody.
If his two-goal debut wasn’t enough, the 18-year-old dazzled in his second game with a hat-trick to cap off a 4-2 Finland win. Each one of his three goals was a beauty, but every hockey fan who witnessed his greatness on Saturday afternoon will agree that the second one stood out above the rest.
With Finland and Slovakia locked at twos in the third, Kakko showcased his ridiculous hands when he dangled through BLANK en route to scoring an early candidate for goal of the tournament. Brace yourselves hockey fans, because your minds are all about to be BLOWN.
You can’t be serious Kaapo. Ya just can’t be!
Now that we’ve gotten the nicest one out of the way, let’s take a look at his other two beauties from the day. He kicked off his scoring frenzy with a blast from the point, going absolutely top cheddar from the blue line. NHL shot…?
… Yup.
And to cap the three off, Kakko even made his empty-netter look pretty as he he threw Christian Jaro off of him before putting it into the empty cage. GET OFF ME LITTLE BOY!
Are we making you dizzy with all of these beauties yet? Too bad, because there’s more. In his first game against Canada, the Turko native somehow managed to stay on his feet as he dazzled his way around Matt Murray for a breakaway goal.
This kid is disgusting.
TSN’s Craig Button projects Kakko to be selected second overall by the Rangers but if he keeps this up, he could make an argument for top spot come June.
