Kakko isn't wrong. He was not the right player to scratch to send a message. Kreider or Zibenejad should have been. It is easy to scratch the young guy. He has been one of their best 5v5 players all season.
The problem is Drury. Goodrow was a respected guy in the locker room, Drury did him dirty, circumvented his NMC, and got him to San Jose. Then he did the same thing to their captain Trouba. Its not that he is moving these players, its how he is doing it.
Don't sign players to a partial or full NMC if you have no intention of honoring it.
The cancer is at the top, and Drury needs to go.