@@robertlegacy7508he has still been great 2 way forward and has been half a point per game this season. He has also been one of the very few players on rangers lineup playing winning hockey on 5v5.
If he was a 40 point player with zero PP time and 3rd line min, so if he gets just a little bit more time I'm sure it's going to be about 60 points.... Don't know if that's considered lighting it up or not but that's where I expect him to be
As a Ranger fan I’m happy for him. Horrible return for sure, but in excited to see how he does with PP time and top line minutes. Hoping he solidifies himself.
As a fan of a team not involved, I'm happy for Kakko to get a bigger opportunity. But wow that return for Kakko is basically nothing and Drury should be fired yesterday...
The most basic reason why Kakko hasn't worked out in the Rangers is that all his strengths lie in cycle and possession hockey, while the Rangers top6 has only had rush players all this time.
Hey Jesse! This year I''m pretty unable to follow the season and the pod the way I did for years past. I woke up to this news and hoped you'd make a video about it. Thanks for the analysis! I'm in shock abou this trade. Seattle is doing a great job.
I've always have been surprised how the rangers dealt with him. As a devils fan. I watched both him and Hughes pretty closely throughout the last couple of years. There's a huge contrast between how each one was played. Jack was thrown to the wolves immediately and you saw him suffer and get knocked around quite a bit but he's matured whereas kk got the opposite treatment where he did not get enough time to play. Personally, I felt that he deserved more time just because everyone had the general consensus that he was more NHL ready than Jack. I really think his talents will be utilized better in Seattle. He's a really good hockey player and it's a shame that the rangers mismanaged him
The Rangers need to now bring in somebody who can exceed what Mika is doing currently put him into a position where he's getting less ice time and have him request a trade. He's just not the guy he was get rid of them retain a quarter of his salary and thanks for your time here in New York.
It was kind of admirable when the Rangers said you know what 5th in the league isn't good enough. They then proceeded to absolutely destroy the team and now they're like 25th lol the Leafs running it back doesn't seem so bad now. Could have had a meltdown and traded Nylander for a 3rd and a 6th lmao
This reminds me when Yzerman paid to get rid of Walman. I feel it was personal with Drury. I felt Stevie was also unhappy with Walman. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like it.
Great Video. I think that this is a sign of Chris Drury releasing his Fury on Players Playing Up To Less Than Their Potential. I wouldn't be surprised if he's (Chris Drury) going to trade Igor Shesterkin & LaF before their extensions kick in. Let me know what you think
I'm excited for number 24 to get a fresh start. I think the fans and the media did him a disservice. It's not his fault where he gets picked in the draft It's the organization's fault and from what I understand they made that pic based on like a two-week scouting of a tournament in Europe. Pretty small sample size if that's the truth. I'm excited for him I'm also excited for what drury is going to do next because he has some holes to fill
Imagine giving Kakko a chance vs signing over the hill Wheeler or Rielly Smith 🤷♂️. Dan Quinn was literally fired 2 coaches ago because of how he handled Kakko among other young promising players. This was a long time coming so long they tanked any potential value the player had. Kinda like Lias Andersen. Weird the Rangers kept giving vets big money and have had developing young players 🤷♂️
Moritz Seider, Matt Boldy, and Cole Caufield were all taken after Kakko. Rangers could probably use one of those guys. Borgen might be able to help the D-corps today. 3rd and 6th are trade bait down the line. Ultimately, both sides probably wanted a fresh start and this is good business by Drury. As for Seattle, Kakko could find his game there, but not sure where he slots in. Lots of young forwards on the Kraken and not enough spots. That being said, does this trade wake up the Blueshirts? Debatable. I personally doubt it.
The return would've been better had Chris Drury not announced to the world that he's desperate to trade players. This more than offsets the good trade he pulled off with Trouba. Just woeful incompetence.
Jesse you have a tremendous take on the situation. I particularly like that you clearly state Kakko is not going to meet his perceived potential. GMs would do well to be more clear eyed about the aura of being a high draft pick. As you say he can be a useful NHL player. That is pretty good.
Kakko, Laf, Miller, Schneider all struggling... Kravtsov, Andersson, Lundquivst all out of the organization... either development absolutely sucks or drafting absolutely sucks... I find it hard to believe that so many picks havent panned out so my conclusion is the Rangers cant develop their own non-goalie talent 😂
I don’t get all the pearl clutching on the Kaako trade. He’s proven he’s not a top 6 scorer, nor a bottom 6 cruncher (which you need vs Fla). Cuylle and Berard have surpassed Kaako in physical play, tenacity and scoring probability. Our near future top 6 is Bread-Tro-Laffy, Cuylle-Chytl-Berard. Frankly, I have more faith in untested Othmann and Perrault in our top 6. At his best, Kaako was an intermittent possession forward who played well on the D side, but not well enough that Ranger fans are justified in confusing him with Pavel Datsyuk. As a bottom 6 winger, you want size and/or grit like Edstrom, and a more developed Rempe. Kaako got plenty of chances per his own admission. If he didn’t have a 2nd overall pedigree, no one would shed a tear at losing someone with Kaako’s numbers because, statistically, he’s a dime a dozen. That we got 2 picks and physical Dman is a decent and unspectacular return, filling a need.
Remember, that Kappo Kakko was to have been replacement for Pavel Buchnievich. If you look at it that way, his future with The Rangers wasn't ever going to be stable. Let me know what you think
There was no era though so let’s be real. Kakko was not good until after this season started when he played just average. He’s not good. Drury should’ve traded him in the summer for Guentzel.
Kakko was getting fist amd second line opportunities for a long time throughout the years and did nothing with it. Good player, but we need more than he can offer us right now. I just wish they used him in a package for a better trade
Kakko never got a top6 spot cuz he wasnt good enough. Over 20p 1 time in his career. Sell him while playing good and get a RD thats 90% of trouba and 2 picks
Maybe opportunity will help Kaako in Seattle but honestly he's been garbage for new York and I don't blame them getting rid of him. If he takes off in Seattle then the rangers may realize they needed to give him a bigger role.... Time will tell.
@humanbeing2420 5 full seasons averaged 23 points a season, that's pretty brutal for the #2 overall pick. But hopefully getting more quality ice time in Seattle will help him.
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Kraken fan here, I am VERY happy with this trade, great move by Chris Drury giving KK to us 😌
It is a trade that should not have happened to begin with.
Kakko sucks look at what the first overall pick that year has done compared to him?
@@robertlegacy7508he has still been great 2 way forward and has been half a point per game this season. He has also been one of the very few players on rangers lineup playing winning hockey on 5v5.
He has been terribly coached and developed. I suspect with the right environment he will become much more than he has been. Hope he shines for you.
Ranger fan here, I’m losing it.
Today Rangers lost, but Kaapo won
Now watch Kakko light it up in Seattle 🤣
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As a Ranger fan, I hope he becomes our Saquon Barcley. I hate how we've treated him.
I hope he tears it up out there. I’m rooting for him. Rangers mishandled him completely
If he was a 40 point player with zero PP time and 3rd line min, so if he gets just a little bit more time I'm sure it's going to be about 60 points.... Don't know if that's considered lighting it up or not but that's where I expect him to be
I think we are all forgetting how often Kappo got hurt. He missed a lot of time, it was always like he was in reboot mode.
As a Ranger fan I’m happy for him. Horrible return for sure, but in excited to see how he does with PP time and top line minutes. Hoping he solidifies himself.
As a fan of a team not involved, I'm happy for Kakko to get a bigger opportunity. But wow that return for Kakko is basically nothing and Drury should be fired yesterday...
Jeese said dont do it in the pod... they then did it.😢
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For sure happy for Kaako, he obviously gives a damn.
I really hope the change of scenery can ignite the fire in Kakko, he's still young and he's shown glimpses of greatness, just needed an opportunity
The Rangers will so regret this trade!
Also, I thought the title of this video would be something like "Kaapo Kakko: An Era Wasted!"
Thank You so much Jesse for this excellent video.
From now on, I will watch Kraken's high lights....
The alliteration in this trade is wonderful and I'm here for it.
The most basic reason why Kakko hasn't worked out in the Rangers is that all his strengths lie in cycle and possession hockey, while the Rangers top6 has only had rush players all this time.
This trade screams “we regret doing this” in just a few years.
Hey Jesse! This year I''m pretty unable to follow the season and the pod the way I did for years past. I woke up to this news and hoped you'd make a video about it. Thanks for the analysis! I'm in shock abou this trade. Seattle is doing a great job.
How come?
glad for Kaapo, finally gets new breath...
I really hope Kakko feels he has been given a new uportunity and takes and blossoms 😊
What are the chances we start hearing other Rangers players making some noise in the media if they want out of town?
As a Ranger fan currently living in Washington state i approve this trade.
0:54 I hate to be "that" guy, but in this context it's pronounced "tam-bur" (timbre).
Love the trade video!
Good for kappo, great for the kraken.
I've always have been surprised how the rangers dealt with him. As a devils fan. I watched both him and Hughes pretty closely throughout the last couple of years. There's a huge contrast between how each one was played. Jack was thrown to the wolves immediately and you saw him suffer and get knocked around quite a bit but he's matured whereas kk got the opposite treatment where he did not get enough time to play. Personally, I felt that he deserved more time just because everyone had the general consensus that he was more NHL ready than Jack. I really think his talents will be utilized better in Seattle. He's a really good hockey player and it's a shame that the rangers mismanaged him
The Rangers need to now bring in somebody who can exceed what Mika is doing currently put him into a position where he's getting less ice time and have him request a trade. He's just not the guy he was get rid of them retain a quarter of his salary and thanks for your time here in New York.
Well said again on how NY treated KK
so why he was never used on the penalty kill?
It was kind of admirable when the Rangers said you know what 5th in the league isn't good enough. They then proceeded to absolutely destroy the team and now they're like 25th lol the Leafs running it back doesn't seem so bad now. Could have had a meltdown and traded Nylander for a 3rd and a 6th lmao
These moves are absolutly desperate.
Not trading him at the deadline last year and doing it now for a 0 return is PEAK Chris Drury. 😂😂😂😂
Just fyi, timbre is prounced "tambər."
Still amazed Detroit got Seider 6th overall in this draft.
Why? NHL drafts have uneven outcomes every year. Same thing will happen this year.
@@jfkst1 Still amazed Edmonton got Messier 48th overall in the 1979 draft. Really makes ya think...
This reminds me when Yzerman paid to get rid of Walman. I feel it was personal with Drury. I felt Stevie was also unhappy with Walman. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like it.
Great Video. I think that this is a sign of Chris Drury releasing his Fury on Players Playing Up To Less Than Their Potential. I wouldn't be surprised if he's (Chris Drury) going to trade Igor Shesterkin & LaF before their extensions kick in. Let me know what you think
I'm excited for number 24 to get a fresh start. I think the fans and the media did him a disservice. It's not his fault where he gets picked in the draft It's the organization's fault and from what I understand they made that pic based on like a two-week scouting of a tournament in Europe. Pretty small sample size if that's the truth. I'm excited for him I'm also excited for what drury is going to do next because he has some holes to fill
Imagine giving Kakko a chance vs signing over the hill Wheeler or Rielly Smith 🤷♂️. Dan Quinn was literally fired 2 coaches ago because of how he handled Kakko among other young promising players. This was a long time coming so long they tanked any potential value the player had. Kinda like Lias Andersen. Weird the Rangers kept giving vets big money and have had developing young players 🤷♂️
As a rangers fan I was hoping it was zba but I knew it was going to be kaapo next
On the plus size in the off season the Rangers will have enough money for Tkachuk or Marner.
Moritz Seider, Matt Boldy, and Cole Caufield were all taken after Kakko. Rangers could probably use one of those guys. Borgen might be able to help the D-corps today. 3rd and 6th are trade bait down the line. Ultimately, both sides probably wanted a fresh start and this is good business by Drury. As for Seattle, Kakko could find his game there, but not sure where he slots in. Lots of young forwards on the Kraken and not enough spots.
That being said, does this trade wake up the Blueshirts? Debatable. I personally doubt it.
The return would've been better had Chris Drury not announced to the world that he's desperate to trade players. This more than offsets the good trade he pulled off with Trouba. Just woeful incompetence.
He didn’t announce anything to the world. His substack memo was leaked.
Jesse’s been busy this week.
If the locker room wasn’t completely angry with Drury before this, he’s basically lost the entire organization now!
Whenever someone gets fired from a job , and then gets hired at a better more profitable company ...I'm going g to say they got Kappo Kakko'ed
Kaapo needed a fresh start anyway.
Why being 2nd pic would be player failure... Ain't that more like drafting team's failure if player wont be as good as they hoped?
Jesse you have a tremendous take on the situation. I particularly like that you clearly state Kakko is not going to meet his perceived potential. GMs would do well to be more clear eyed about the aura of being a high draft pick. As you say he can be a useful NHL player. That is pretty good.
Kakko, Laf, Miller, Schneider all struggling... Kravtsov, Andersson, Lundquivst all out of the organization... either development absolutely sucks or drafting absolutely sucks... I find it hard to believe that so many picks havent panned out so my conclusion is the Rangers cant develop their own non-goalie talent 😂
Gutted, Avs got Drouin for Mac and was hoping we'd get Kaapo for Moose, now Moose doesn't have his lil toy.
Wouldn’t call it an “era”
As a diehard ranger fan 30+ years... disgraceful organization this season. From however you want to look at all of this... Disgraceful organization.
Kakko will excel in Seattle just another screw up by a panicked front office sad to see
Moment of silence for the clown Rangers fans who cheered the Devils drafting Jack.
Bet kakko gets 20 or more with seatlle
The first viewer!!!!
He looks worse because Jack Hughes was number 1.
my fellow ranger fans are delusional when it comes to kakko...
I don’t get all the pearl clutching on the Kaako trade. He’s proven he’s not a top 6 scorer, nor a bottom 6 cruncher (which you need vs Fla).
Cuylle and Berard have surpassed Kaako in physical play, tenacity and scoring probability. Our near future top 6 is Bread-Tro-Laffy, Cuylle-Chytl-Berard. Frankly, I have more faith in untested Othmann and Perrault in our top 6. At his best, Kaako was an intermittent possession forward who played well on the D side, but not well enough that Ranger fans are justified in confusing him with Pavel Datsyuk. As a bottom 6 winger, you want size and/or grit like Edstrom, and a more developed Rempe. Kaako got plenty of chances per his own admission. If he didn’t have a 2nd overall pedigree, no one would shed a tear at losing someone with Kaako’s numbers because, statistically, he’s a dime a dozen. That we got 2 picks and physical Dman is a decent and unspectacular return, filling a need.
Terrible trade. Drury has essentially given up.
if rangers sucks,because kaapo sucks !!! you shouldnt worry anymore..now rangers gonna win every game !!!..nope ! its kraken who gonna win..
nope. . . too many times I've seen him with excellent chances that he flopped. Not as bad as Mika but still a flop is a flop so adios!
Kakko is mediocre. Trading him isn’t the mistake, drafting him 2nd overall is.
So Kakko is going to a team of players who can't score and suddenly he's going to become a consistent scorer.
I don't think so.
Remember, that Kappo Kakko was to have been replacement for Pavel Buchnievich. If you look at it that way, his future with The Rangers wasn't ever going to be stable. Let me know what you think
End of an era? What era? The kappo kakko never did a damn thing in the NHL era? The rangers should have traded him 2 years ago.. he stinks
There was no era though so let’s be real. Kakko was not good until after this season started when he played just average. He’s not good. Drury should’ve traded him in the summer for Guentzel.
Kakko was getting fist amd second line opportunities for a long time throughout the years and did nothing with it. Good player, but we need more than he can offer us right now. I just wish they used him in a package for a better trade
Kakko never got a top6 spot cuz he wasnt good enough. Over 20p 1 time in his career. Sell him while playing good and get a RD thats 90% of trouba and 2 picks
Maybe opportunity will help Kaako in Seattle but honestly he's been garbage for new York and I don't blame them getting rid of him. If he takes off in Seattle then the rangers may realize they needed to give him a bigger role.... Time will tell.
He hasn't been garbage - he just hasn't been amazing.
@humanbeing2420 5 full seasons averaged 23 points a season, that's pretty brutal for the #2 overall pick. But hopefully getting more quality ice time in Seattle will help him.
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Era !!! Are you kidding me? This dude sucked royally!!!!
Jettisoned. More picks for xmas please.🏒🎄🍸