Kakko's days are numbered in NY, He speaks the truth and throws teammates under the bus

Aurinko

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Yeah Gallants already short shelf life was also shorter with the Rangers. Something is off there.
When Gallant got the job, many thought it would not last for long.

Just a pure guess, but there might be some issue with their traditionalism, top-down leadership or maybe just some stuck habits. Unsurprisingly the older player like Trouba, Zibanejad haven't said anything.

edit: other option is that the players are just fed up with Laviolette and want him ejected bit like Oilers did to Jay Woodcroft.
 

trick9

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From all of this, someone picks up their this season's Connor McMichael for a bargain price. He's another one of the guys Laviolette kept healthy-scratching without even having the courtesy to tell him why.

Good for him to speak up. Most of the vets on that team have been straight up garbage but Laviolette is well known for coddling his vets and there is no way he'd actually consider scratching them other than some 30-year old fringe NHL'er whose role is to be scratched.
 

Pavels Dog

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Is Andersson, Kravtsov, Kakko and Lafreniere the worst 4 consecutive top 10 picks a team has ever made?

Kakko needs to be traded yesterday, what was he thinking throwing his teammates under the bus.
 

ijuka

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Is Andersson, Kravtsov, Kakko and Lafreniere the worst 4 consecutive top 10 picks a team has ever made?

Kakko needs to be traded yesterday, what was he thinking throwing his teammates under the bus.
The teammates threw themselves under the bus, Kakko just was an eyewitness
 
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OysterForever

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I don't like Kakko's comment because he's basically trying to say he's been better than other players, throwing his teammates under the bus. I don't think that's something you say publicly.

Nah he's not a twat, just a humble & frustrated

He only talks about rangers mistreating him and not about others

Read the quote again?

"Haven’t been on the ice too much when [opponents] score a goal… I have not been the worst guy, but that was me out of the lineup.”
 

ijuka

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Nah he's not a twat, just a humble & frustrated

He only talks about rangers mistreating him and not about others

Read the quote again?

"Haven’t been on the ice too much when [opponents] score a goal… I have not been the worst guy, but that was me out of the lineup.”
The poster is a notorious Kakko hater, keep it in mind. It's not about objectively interpreting what's being said. It's about this being an opportunity to bash Kakko.
 

Jeune Poulet

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Nah he's not a twat, just a humble & frustrated

He only talks about rangers mistreating him and not about others

Read the quote again?

"Haven’t been on the ice too much when [opponents] score a goal… I have not been the worst guy, but that was me out of the lineup.
You just quoted the opposite yourself.

If Kakko doesn't think he's been the worse guy on the team, he's saying there are worse guys than him and that they are the ones who should be out of the lineup.

It's hockey. It's not like they can dress 21 players.
 

Albatros

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If Kakko doesn't think he's been the worse guy on the team, he's saying there are worse guys than him and that they are the ones who should be out of the lineup.
I don't think he said anything about changing the lineup other than that healthy scratching him was unwarranted.
 

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