Quinn is well on his way to ruining Kakko. Before Quinn got a hold of him you had a puck possession machine with elite board play and puck protection play who had swagger and could beat you in many ways. Confident in his abilities to try things and take chances.
Enter David Quinn who would love to have a team of 18 Brett Howdens, and through usage and messaging basically shattered any kind of confidence Kakko had and now he’s just trying to appease his coach so he can just get ice time. No confidence, no risk because he doesn’t want to get benched.