At mid-season, I gave Jesperi Kotkaniemi a C-. About halfway through the second half of the season, I gave KK some credit for turning things around. Then, from somewhere, Kotkaniemi kicked in another gear. His performance in the playoffs was elite. But, just how elite?
I am going to first look at the second half of the year for KK. What will see what that in fact his second half was on the very cusp of elite status. Then for comparison’s sake, I am going to look at the fourth best goal scorer of all the teams that scored more goals than the Hurricanes in the regular season.