O.K. we are a little late on putting up the, "Okposo for president" posts because me and Anthony have been too busy celebrating the fantastic start to Okposo's career. Right now the rising star is averaging a point a game (I know its only been two games). I'll have to admit after watching the first game I was kind of hesitant in anointing him Saint Kyle. He didn't look aggressive or hungry for the puck the whole entire game. Also he wasn't throwing any checks which he should be doing especially with his size. I was curious to see how he would play in his second game, especially because it was against the Devils. He came out skating hard and looking to hit people even though his timing was a little off in the beginning, I still liked him looking to hit people. Another thing he did differently against the Devils was he was getting into spots where people could get him the puck or, places where he could distribute the puck to his teammates. He also handles the puck very nicely he isn't stiff on the puck, everything just looks smooth. Then the shot he ripped past Marty was the icing on the cake for a stellar performance for the 19 year old stud. Yeah, I said stud. I did not want to pop the champagne bottles for Okposo coming to the Islanders before I saw him play, but now that I saw him play I would be shocked if he is not a main part of the Islanders for the next 10 years. Welcome Kyle.
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