Around the NHL 2024-25 regular season

[Devils731]

There is so little value there.

It’s almost like the Rangers told teams, “Please, give us next to nothing in return, we want the return to insult him on his way out.”

 

[NjDevsRR]

 

[SJinNewJersey]

I asked on the mainboards, but does Seattle also get the Church of Kakko website?
Church of Kakko

 

[Emperoreddy]

I too wish we drafted him instead of Jack. We could have Will Borgen now

 

[HBK27]

It is fun using Twitter AI to recap the top responses to these Rangers posts...

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I asked on the mainboards, but does Seattle also get the Church of Kakko website?
Church of Kakko

Someone made this. Like, took time out of their day to make this. Wow.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

JT Miller leaves NY, breakout

Brett Howden leaves NY after being told he blows, wins a Cup and one of Vegas's best depth players

Neal Pionk left as a thrown in to a Trouba trade, becomes a decent main stay for a good Jets team the past 5 years

Yeah it's definitely not the trash management there lol. K'Andre Miller is probably itching to get out too with his RFA status this year

 

[Saugus]

Holy shit, I can’t believe they traded Kakko for goddam pots and pans.

What a terrible return for a once highly touted prospect.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Just refuse to report Kappo and you can come home and play with Jack

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Remember the hype NYR fans had when Kakko headlocked Jack in the 2019 World Championships and spammed that pic that summer? GOOOOOOOOD times.

 

[Brodeur]

i’m not sure it could get any worse though. at least at the deadline teams are really ready to shell out for guys.

someone on rangers board said it perfectly imo, this doesn’t help their cap, doesn’t help them today, and doesn’t help their future.

Something seems sour in their room so that would probably explain why they wouldn't want to wait another ten weeks. Guys like Toffoli, Mantha, and Niederreiter fetched 2nds at last year's deadline but they have a longer history of being effective. Just seems like more teams would view Kakko as a failed to launch prospect who would have a relatively expensive QO with arb rights rather than a deadline rental that could put them over the top.

At least looking at the likely playoff teams in the West:

Winnipeg - Probably a more glaring need at 2C. Kakko would be lower on the totem pole than Connor-Vilardi-Ehlers-Perfetti-Niederreiter. (also forgot that we have their 2025 2nd for Toffoli)

Dallas - Also bigger need at C with Seguin injured. Missing their 2025 2nd from previous deadline deal.

Colorado - Not a ton of cap space or draft picks

Minnesota - Plenty of wing depth, bigger need at C.

Edmonton - Don't need more wingers, bigger need for a RHD. Don't have their 2025 2nd from a previous trade.

Los Angeles - Plenty of wing depth. Don't have their 2025 2nd from a previous trade.

Vegas - Limited cap, already traded 1st/3rd round picks this year

Vancouver - Plenty of wing depth, already looking to trade Hoglander

 

[Hisch13r]

Remember the hype NYR fans had when Kakko headlocked Jack in the 2019 World Championships and spammed that pic that summer? GOOOOOOOOD times.

 

[Saugus]

Truly do not understand doing this at this time. He could’ve at least gotten a 2nd rounder at the deadline. Let the kid f***ing play.

No way they could let him stay for longer after the comments he made about his scratch. This is them getting whatever value they can get from a fire sale, which is evidently not much.

 

[Incharge1976]

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

This season rules so much, more so than 22-23

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[JrFischer54]

There it is! Guess we’ll be seeing Mac in the lineup Monday against the Rangers

Good and I hope he goes ballistic on them hits fights whatever just punish them

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

This man is cooking up something diabolical.

 

[NJDevs26]

What the hell kind of trade is that for the Rags?

That’s a this kid is the problem in the locker room trade a la Langs in 2010 lol, good luck with that one thinking that’ll fix their issues

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

That’s a this kid is the problem in the locker room trade a la Langs in 2010 lol, good luck with that one thinking that’ll fix their issues

Nothing Kakko even said was wrong too, Drury can lambast the core like an idiot but when a guy like Kakko does it, it's the end of the world

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Someone made this. Like, took time out of their day to make this. Wow.

Yes, some fool did.

 

[The Wumpus]

tfw you get to witness a genial 92 year old shitpost your rival to death

 

[Emperoreddy]

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This man is cooking up something diabolical.

Omg i can't wait. He is about to turn then into Christmas goose.

 

[MasterofGrond]

I would have beaten that

 

[Billdo]

Truly do not understand doing this at this time. He could’ve at least gotten a 2nd rounder at the deadline. Let the kid f***ing play.

I don't think that's true. He probably wouldn't have even gotten that over the summer. Every organization has guys like Kakko.