Player Discussion Kaapo Kakko

[B17 Apricots]

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

Look at the difference in plus/minus

 

[I Eat Crow]

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Look at the difference in plus/minus

If Drury trades this guy for peanuts I'm going to be very unhappy.

He and Cuylle are in untouchable territory for me given that they're two out of like only 4 skaters on this team that have been objectively good 5 v 5.

 

[noncents]

THIS IS WHY YOU SIGN HIM LONG TERM LAST YEAR

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

THIS IS WHY YOU SIGN HIM LONG TERM LAST YEAR

Said the same thing, brother.

 

[noncents]

Said the same thing, brother.

yep there was a group of us

 

[QJL]

THIS IS WHY YOU SIGN HIM LONG TERM LAST YEAR

Seriously. The Rangers have been paying players for performance and not for potential for as long as I can remember. Shesterkin’s 4 year deal was a huge miss. Lafreniere’s bridge was a huge miss. Kakko year to year is a huge miss. Most Stanley Cup teams have 2+ contracts that are truly forward-looking. We don’t play that game and we can’t make the leap because of it.

 

[bleedblue94]

Seriously. The Rangers have been paying players for performance and not for potential for as long as I can remember. Shesterkin’s 4 year deal was a huge miss. Lafreniere’s bridge was a huge miss. Kakko year to year is a huge miss. Most Stanley Cup teams have 2+ contracts that are truly forward-looking. We don’t play that game and we can’t make the leap because of it.

Shesterkin comment is revisionist history. So many on this board were killing nyr for offering that cap in hit for 4 years. It's also crazy for people to just assume the orgs didn't try to term at cheap. The players have agents for a reason, players that want to bank of themselves aren't signing long term for nothing.

 

[GAGLine]

THIS IS WHY YOU SIGN HIM LONG TERM LAST YEAR

With what cap space? And why would Kakko sign a long-term, low AAV contract?