I was hoping we would take a look at bringing him in. I wonder if the Rangers wanted him out of conference though
I just can’t believe they couldn’t get a better return than that
What value add would he have provided? I remember when he played with Lafreniere and Chytil during the ECF in ‘22. They all played well but I didn’t see much from any of them to have any interest. Has something changed, or did I miss something?
Rangers probably wanted a roster player back and they weren’t going to get it from us.
Not the biggest loss, we’ll be fine.
Buffalo is the team to watch tbh
Rangers are probably weary of trading with us after how badly we fleeced them in the original McD trade
Rangers are probably weary of trading with us after how badly we fleeced them in the original McD trade
Will Borgen would’ve netted a 2nd Rounder, so if you go by that logic it’s a
2nd
3rd
6th
for Kakko.
I Imagine the price started with a first rounder instead of a 2nd if they were to trade him to someone in the East. Also Capwise we would’ve had to move a roster player + potentially sheary as he’s on 2.4M a year. Still he would’ve been great on the third-line, he’s a defence first guy and he would get 40 points a year.
I’m a bit surprised they would give up on him already in the first place. Kakko hasn’t put up big numbers offensively but he’s responsible on the ice, has good size, on an affordable deal and an RFA after the season — technically that means Seattle could qualify him, let him get+sign an offer sheet, then end up with a higher draft pick or picks than what they gave up(!) or just keep a solid young winger to play alongside one of their top young centers (Beniers, Wright). He’s also still only 23 so there’s time for further improvement and his next contract shouldn’t be more than, I’m guessing, 3-4m/yr. Why send him away now for a return that could very possibly end up becoming nothing? Borgen is just a 3rd pairing placeholder on the right side and you never know with draft picks but the odds of getting a future full-time NHLer aren’t good after the 2nd round. Unless NYR drafts a hidden gem with one of those picks or uses them in a bigger trade that actually improves the team, this looks like an L for them.
Good he sucks
That’s a huge miss unless the Rangers did not want to trade with us again
We didn’t really, for a 2nd overall pick he played much like a lot of other two way middle six forwards, just not really at the performance he’s hyped up to be. Glad someone else bit on him though, could not imagine paying the price someone in here suggested of a first and Howard for him lol
Krappo Kakka 💩
We didn’t need him, and we certainly didn’t want to give up a good roster player for him.
One of the great hockey names, missed again. I’m still upset about Slater Koekkoek.
That was never gonna happen for us
Good, I can’t listen to the announcers say Kaapo Kakko 40 times a game unless we’re beating him in the playoffs.
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I was hoping we would take a look at bringing him in. I wonder if the Rangers wanted him out of conference though
I just can’t believe they couldn’t get a better return than that
What value add would he have provided? I remember when he played with Lafreniere and Chytil during the ECF in ‘22. They all played well but I didn’t see much from any of them to have any interest. Has something changed, or did I miss something?
Rangers probably wanted a roster player back and they weren’t going to get it from us.
Not the biggest loss, we’ll be fine.
Buffalo is the team to watch tbh
Rangers are probably weary of trading with us after how badly we fleeced them in the original McD trade
Rangers are probably weary of trading with us after how badly we fleeced them in the original McD trade
Will Borgen would’ve netted a 2nd Rounder, so if you go by that logic it’s a
2nd
3rd
6th
for Kakko.
I Imagine the price started with a first rounder instead of a 2nd if they were to trade him to someone in the East. Also Capwise we would’ve had to move a roster player + potentially sheary as he’s on 2.4M a year. Still he would’ve been great on the third-line, he’s a defence first guy and he would get 40 points a year.
I’m a bit surprised they would give up on him already in the first place. Kakko hasn’t put up big numbers offensively but he’s responsible on the ice, has good size, on an affordable deal and an RFA after the season — technically that means Seattle could qualify him, let him get+sign an offer sheet, then end up with a higher draft pick or picks than what they gave up(!) or just keep a solid young winger to play alongside one of their top young centers (Beniers, Wright). He’s also still only 23 so there’s time for further improvement and his next contract shouldn’t be more than, I’m guessing, 3-4m/yr. Why send him away now for a return that could very possibly end up becoming nothing? Borgen is just a 3rd pairing placeholder on the right side and you never know with draft picks but the odds of getting a future full-time NHLer aren’t good after the 2nd round. Unless NYR drafts a hidden gem with one of those picks or uses them in a bigger trade that actually improves the team, this looks like an L for them.
Good he sucks
That’s a huge miss unless the Rangers did not want to trade with us again
We didn’t really, for a 2nd overall pick he played much like a lot of other two way middle six forwards, just not really at the performance he’s hyped up to be. Glad someone else bit on him though, could not imagine paying the price someone in here suggested of a first and Howard for him lol
Krappo Kakka 💩
We didn’t need him, and we certainly didn’t want to give up a good roster player for him.
One of the great hockey names, missed again. I’m still upset about Slater Koekkoek.
That was never gonna happen for us
Good, I can’t listen to the announcers say Kaapo Kakko 40 times a game unless we’re beating him in the playoffs.