Confirmed Trade: [SEA/NYR] Kaapo Kakko for Will Borgen, 2025 3rd, 2025 6th

[3074326]

Seravelli doesn’t know anything about anything.

One could argue that he knows a lot about nothing

 

[TheGreenTBer]

One could argue that he knows a lot about nothing

This...is actually a good point.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Chris Drury is a f***ing moron.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I mean the last time he got 15+ minutes of ice time per game and his shots were going in was 22-23 and he had 40 points that season and was on the cusp of a breakout according to many.

I am not sure he's fundamentally different in Seattle, he's just getting better usage (16 minutes of ice time per game and more PP usage) and his shots are going in.

Not saying that's a bad thing - just that most Rangers fans probably saw this coming from a mile away.

Yeah, honestly none of us ever said he’s a bad hockey player.

That was opposing fans. We just said he’s probably never going to be a Rantanen because he doesn’t have the scoring skills people thought he did when he was drafted. If it goes as well as it possibly can, he can be Nichushkin.

I wish him well, but I still don’t think he’s all of a sudden flipped a switch. Not like he hasn’t had 7 points in 10 games for the Rangers. He’s still very slow and struggles to finish chances or register shot assists.

And no one is mentioning that Borgen has been really solid for us and our defense has stabilized recently (3 goals allowed total againat the Devils and Knights the last two games).

Did we lose the trade? Sure, but I don’t think it’s as bad of a loss as some want to make it seem. Kakko’s still a work in progress and Borgen has been a good addition for us.

 

[Fjordy]

The trade helped both players.

 

[Kiekura]

Yeah, honestly none of us ever said he’s a bad hockey player.

That was opposing fans. We just said he’s probably never going to be a Rantanen because he doesn’t have the scoring skills people thought he did when he was drafted. If it goes as well as it possibly can, he can be Nichushkin.

I wish him well, but I still don’t think he’s all of a sudden flipped a switch. Not like he hasn’t had 7 points in 10 games for the Rangers. He’s still very slow and struggles to finish chances or register shot assists.

And no one is mentioning that Borgen has been really solid for us and our defense has stabilized recently (3 goals allowed total againat the Devils and Knights the last two games).

Did we lose the trade? Sure, but I don’t think it’s as bad of a loss as some want to make it seem. Kakko’s still a work in progress and Borgen has been a good addition for us.

The biggest problem with this trade is that teams were interested in Kakko last year with MASSIVELY better returns than Borgen. But then this year happens and shit hits the fan, Drury panics and sells him.