Kakko is traded to Seattle
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I don't think it really mattered when you traded Kakko. Waiting 10 more weeks, you think his trade value would skyrocket after 6 mediocre years? Seems highly doubtful to me. In addition to that, after the past few days with the scratching and the comments by Kakko, which were not out of bounds BTW, it became a semi-untenable situation. Plus, Drury is terrible at his job and in over his head, I don't think 10 weeks would have changed how Drury would maximize his return.
If they held and waited, I would have been fine, if they dealt him now for maybe 3 picks once they deal Borgen at the trade DL, that is fine. I really don't see this very different landscape in 10 weeks, and I don't see Kakko going off here during that time either. I could certainly be wrong in my thinking, but that's where my head goes. Now that the trade is done, it's an unanswerable question though.
If they held and waited, I would have been fine, if they dealt him now for maybe 3 picks once they deal Borgen at the trade DL, that is fine. I really don't see this very different landscape in 10 weeks, and I don't see Kakko going off here during that time either. I could certainly be wrong in my thinking, but that's where my head goes. Now that the trade is done, it's an unanswerable question though.
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Drury finally flushed that floater Krappo,(Merry Christmas to me!) no team wanted him when he was up for his last renewal, any team could have thrown him a $4 mil deal and the Rangers wouldn't have matched but that didn't happen. No top tier team wants a half assed effort giver like Krappo, he's a clubhouse cancer that can be Seattle's problem, maybe he'll find his heart there. The previous GM Gorton was exponentially worse than Drury and he was a guy with experience who did far more long term damage to the team.
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One of the only things we have to look forward to is Othmann getting up here.
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Im sure theyll increase his ice time as the games progress but he had and ineffective 13:00 minutes and 2 SOG.
Eh, he had been with the team not even 24hrs, but did read an article where the Kraken GM says he will be used as a top 6 forward (making sense he was playing with Beniers and McCann) and on the PP.
With almost 50gms to go, if they give him that much ice time the rest of the season it will be a good test to see what he can do.
With almost 50gms to go, if they give him that much ice time the rest of the season it will be a good test to see what he can do.
I hope Kakko does well in Seattle. If he does though it doesn't necessarily mean he would have done well here regardless of circumstances, sometimes a change of scenery is needed for a player to reach their potential. Plus getting out of NY and away from the # 2 pick expectations could be good for him. Hopefully Kakko is better for the move.
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Not sure he has the mental makeup to recover from his Rangers time. We shall see. What I do know is despite morons like Zibanejad playing no defense, our defenseman this year other than Schneider have sucked moose dick. The stay at home, take care of your own net first philosophy has been lost with our defenseman group. Fox, Miller and Jones all care about trying to generate offense first and foremost. Trouba just wasn't trying. Lindgren I cut some slack because of his injury. Honestly, Lindgren should be put with Borgen and told, just keep the puck out of our net.