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Created by: KrakenTheCode

Team: 2023-24 Seattle Kraken

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 23, 2023

Published: Nov. 24, 2023

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Just a random turkey-fueled idea I had. Kaapo Kakko has shown flashes and improved since entering the league, but hasn't quite realized his potential from when he was drafted. This season, he has put up just 2 goals and an assist for 3 points in 17 games, with neither he nor Blake Wheeler being able to fill the shoes of the departed Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane. With the Rangers firmly in win-now mode, would they consider moving Kakko despite his draft pedigree and possible untapped potential for a more immediate contributor? Jordan Eberle got off to a bit of a slow start, but since returning from a scary skate cut injury, he has improved his output for a total of 3 goals and 8 assists for 11 points in 18 games. Eberle also put up 20 goals and 43 assists for 63 points last season. He's a proven top-6 RW who would be an appealing target for teams looking for a scoring boost if the Kraken decide to execute a sort of soft sell and reload for next season, although time will tell on that. Kakko meanwhile would get a fresh start on an up-and-coming team that has been able to get a lot out of undervalued forwards in need of a change of scenery (Eeli Tolvanen, Daniel Sprong, and Ryan Donato, to name a few).

Do you think the Rangers or Kraken would entertain such a move? Let me know!

Trades

SEA

Kakko, Kaapo

NYR

Eberle, Jordan ($2,750,000 retained)

Retained Salary Transactions

Jordan Eberle: $2,750,000 (50%)

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Chris Driedger: $2,350,000 ($3,500,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$83,500,000	$77,790,743	$129,910	$1,907,500	$5,709,257

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
McCann, Jared $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 4	Beniers, Matthew $897,500$897,500 ($1,850,000$2M) C RFA - 1	Kakko, Kaapo $2,100,000$2,100,000 RW RFA - 1
Schwartz, Jaden $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW NMC UFA - 3	Wennberg, Alexander $2,250,000$2,250,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1	Tanev, Brandon $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2
Tolvanen, Eeli $1,450,000$1,450,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	Gourde, Yanni $5,166,666$5,166,666 C, LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Bjorkstrand, Oliver $5,400,000$5,400,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
Kartye, Tye $859,167$859,167 ($57,500$58K) LW, C RFA - 2	Bellemare, Pierre-Édouard $775,000$775,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Yamamoto, Kailer $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Dunn, Vince $7,350,000$7,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 4	Larsson, Adam $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Grubauer, Philipp $5,900,000$5,900,000 G NTC UFA - 4
Oleksiak, Jamie $4,600,000$4,600,000 LD/RD NTC UFA - 3	Borgen, William $2,700,000$2,700,000 RD UFA - 2	Daccord, Joey $1,200,000$1,200,000 G UFA - 2
Dumoulin, Brian $3,150,000$3,150,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Schultz, Justin $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Megna, Jaycob $762,500$762,500 LD UFA - 1	Burakovsky, André $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 4

Nov. 24, 2023 at 10:13 a.m.

Rags21

Joined: Aug. 2021

Posts: 5,235

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Kakko won’t be moved for a rental

They should continue to develop his offense and confidence

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Nov. 24, 2023 at 10:20 a.m.

AG_sweden

Joined: Jul. 2022

Posts: 3,875

Likes: 1,720

No, not for Eberle

Nov. 24, 2023 at 10:34 a.m.

Jimbo1119

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 1,810

Likes: 760

If Drury trades Kakko for a rental he wont be long for NYR.

Kakko does a lot of things well that do not show up on the scoresheet- yet the good teams (those with a realistic shot of going deep) really crave. For now- Kakko will work with Muse and the rest of the coaching staff, and we'll see what happens once Chytil returns.

If NYR decide to move on from Kakko, examples of players to target would include Morgan Frost, Shane Pinto, and Shane Wright. Who knows what the trade package would look like- with additional picks, prospects, and/or depth players included on either side of any deal. But a rental? Absolutely not!

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Nov. 24, 2023 at 6:38 p.m.

slater417

Joined: Jul. 2019

Posts: 599

Likes: 180

Quoting: Jimbo1119

Exactly this. Kakko is an elite defensive forward, plays below the hashes really well and his lines absolutely dominate puck posesssion. He has 3 points because he played with an absolutely snakebitten mika and Kreider. They couldn't score at 5v5 at all. Kakko was feeding them prime chances. He's now playing with Cuylle and Bonino, and Bonino is terrible offensively. Chytil comes back it'll fix the 3rd line and likely generates far more offense.

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