Kid was playing 25 minutes a night at 17 years old and playing against teams top lines nonstop. Crazy endurance for his age, crazy good physical toolset, knows how to use his stick and knock pucks away, knows how to gain body position in board battles, and is just really good defensively. I could see kettles being a top 4 defensive defenseman who is a calming presence for his partner. Getting him and clifton for timmins is insane work by dubas.
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Here’s a small clip of kettles btw. He has nice skating ability and isn’t a big slow guy at all. Really like what i see from this kid and he has alot to work with. Jesse marshall said in another tweet that kettles skating is like a souped up dumoulin as well which is impressive.
https://x.com/DanPotashTV/status/1940789259935330740
I remember seeing a rookie Dumoulin in that Rangers playoff series and seeing how his skating was and just being so impressed.
Kettles looks like he’s a damn good skater. The crazy thing is… He could still grow in height.
To think this kid is **17**.
Bro looks like agent Smith from the matrix
Anywho 17 years old 6’5. LFG
Or the next Derrick Pouliot