Confirmed with Link: [SEA/NYR] Kaapo Kakko for Will Borgen + 3rd + 6th

[LiveLongandProspal]

I like Kakko but there always something missing. Three Rangers coaches had issues with him. He can be a good player but he won't be the player selected 2nd overall. His contract is up again next summer.The picks allow the Rangers to make trades for roster players like other teams do.

Flip Borgen at the deadline.

LOL. Yeah, they're going to flip a third-pair guy with an awful +/- at the Deadline for a first round pick.


The Rangers definitely leaked that to EJ as damage control. No doubt in my mind.

 

[McRanger92]

I like Kakko but there always something missing. Three Rangers coaches had issues with him. He can be a good player but he won't be the player selected 2nd overall. His contract is up again next summer.The picks allow the Rangers to make trades for roster players like other teams do.

Flip Borgen at the deadline.

Lindgren, Borgen, Vaakanainen all UFAs

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

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[Vitto79]

On the bright side, this guy can skate.
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He’s actually a good 3rd pairing guy but everyone’s too sad to see Kakko go for less than they hoped for

 

[Captain Monglobster]

Mismanaged? He’s a 3rd liner playing on the 3rd line…

Shouldve gotten more minutes.

 

[nyr2k2]

Didn't make the club out of TC, did he? I thought he should've, but he didn't.

I mean neither did Berard, and here he is. Mancini did make it, and he clearly needs more development. It is what it is. My point remains though, Othmann was drafted where expected, is developing fine, and isn't behind his comparables from the class.

I don't even particularly like Othmann, either. LOL.

 

[McRanger92]

LOL. Yeah, they're going to flip a third-pair guy with an awful +/- at the Deadline for a first round pick.


The Rangers definitely leaked that to EJ as damage control. No doubt in my mind.

Ben Chiarot got a 1st round pick from the Florida Panthers of all teams. Dont go down the memory hole.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

LOL. Yeah, they're going to flip a third-pair guy with an awful +/- at the Deadline for a first round pick.


The Rangers definitely leaked that to EJ as damage control. No doubt in my mind.

If rangers sell they have all 3 retention spots available so will have a lot of interest in Smith, Borgen and Lindgren at the TDL. At 50% retained each one of those players at minimum will fetch a 3rd and likely at least 2 of them get a 2nd

 

[offdacrossbar]

Kakko will have 60+ points soon, watch.

Right after he has a total head/leg transplant

40 points is perhaps his ceiling.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

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Hey now, leave the tampon twins out of this.

 

[nevesis]

Drury is a shrewd f***, I get it. But Kakko f***ing sucks and his value is ULTRA low. Not Drury’s fault the return sucks.

 

[will1066]

I like Kakko but there always something missing. Three Rangers coaches had issues with him. He can be a good player but he won't be the player selected 2nd overall. His contract is up again next summer.The picks allow the Rangers to make trades for roster players like other teams do.

Flip Borgen at the deadline.

Borgen buys Mancini time and will be flipped.

 

[Pawnee Rangers]

I’m no expert, but this feels like a bad deal for the rangers.

 

[Kocur Dill]

All of a sudden...Im siding with the players.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

What do I have to do for a name change?

I'm thinking FireDrury. That's probably taken. Might have to go with FireDrury1123734523.

how about "WeGotBorgen!!"

 

[Irishguy42]

Will Borgen's birthday is tomorrow.

Congrats bud on getting acquired by the most dysfunctional franchise!

Will Borgen GWG on Friday confirmed.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Ben Chiarot got a 1st round pick from the Florida Panthers of all teams. Dont go down the memory hole.

defenseman always get bloated returns at the deadline from desperate GMs

if drury wants to, he can absolutely flip Borgen for more picks. And he should want to

 

[CLW]

I'm expecting Drury to trade Kreider to the BJs for Jack Johnson and a 7th

Seeing what Drury accepted for Buch and Kakko - why would anyone offer more than that lol.

 

[NYR Viper]

Will Borgen from viewings is not as bad as people are calling out here. He’s a bigger guy who moves well and isn’t afraid of physical contact. I could conceivably see a scenario where Drury took Borden back to even out salaries with the thought that, should the team continue to struggle, he could flip him for a couple of picks at the deadline and allow Mancini to play bigger minutes in the AHL until that time.

3rd + 5th for Kakko
3rd + 5th for Borgen at the deadline

All of a sudden, the deal looks far more beneficial for the Rangers

 

[NickyFotiu]

If it's this year I fear for my mental health. I'd say within a couple of years.

Thanks for defining it as a couple of years. Time will tell. I think he may have to improve some things in his game to do that.

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

Drury gets fired tomorrow and then Scott Gomez becomes GM. Then they name Wade Redden president.

Probs solved.

When does Marc Staal get a turn?

 

[Barnaby]

Shouldve gotten more minutes.

Yea, two more minutes a game would have turned him into a juggernaut.

 

[EdJovanovski]

He’s actually a good 3rd pairing guy but everyone’s too sad to see Kakko go for less than they hoped for

Yea I’m in a discord server with main boards folks and a lot of them who aren’t trying to troll/dunk on the Rangers like people in the main boards thread; are saying Borgen is actually pretty good.

 

[will1066]

If we're scared Perreault is a flight risk, that's just the hockey gods coming to collect on Fox credit.

 

[mike14]

At this point in their careers, Borgan and KK have the same number of 20+ point seasons...