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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
Thread: Character
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Masonh618</b></div><div>And I said the exact same thing - I highly doubt it would ever come into fruition. A Guentzel trade would've also been a 1 year rental. If Guentzel had an extension then you bet Kakko goes to Pittsburgh.



Yes, I'm fully aware of how development works especially with having to deal with Devils fans on Twitter wrongly labeling Kakko and Lafreniere busts every other day. It's not that I don't like Kakko - you are right about his potential. But we're up to year 5 now. If he's going to be in the way of a bonafide 1RW... then so be it. 3RW is an easier hole to fill.</div></div>

Maybe he never pans out as a 1 RW, but his next contract should be short enough, probably 2 years and cheap enough that they can always still move him next year or next off-season if he doesn't take a step forward. What I would hate to see is they give him away and then he becomes a top 6 RW.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 22 at 8:51 a.m.
Thread: Ducks 24 TDL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LosPatos</b></div><div>I’m no expert, but if GM’s don’t value him high, it probably means you’re over valuing him. Be realistic, if Kakko was putting up these on a team like the Ducks Sharks or Blackhawks, Rangers fans would be screaming that Kakko is not a good player.

And if you want “stats” Kakko’s offensive rating with percentile is -2.2 and Vatrano’s offensive rating with percentile is +4.3. So no, they are not as close as you think.

Kakko, while decent in a defensive category, is not worth as much as all you Rangers fans think because he’s lack of offensive brings his value down.</div></div>


Few things here...
- NYR are 26-7-2 with Kakko in the lineup. They are 11-9-1 without him in the lineup. Yet everyone says he has little to no impact.
-He has 7 points in his past 9 games since being put on a line with Brod &amp; Cuylle. That's all at evens too.
-Vatrano is shooting over 4% higher than his career average. Some regression is bound to happen.
-16 of his 45 points are on the PP, where his minutes would greatly reduce after a trade to NYR
-Vatrano is at 2.0 p/60 at even strength, kakko is at 1.6 p/60.

Basically, the above is not worth a 1st rounder, or giving up kakko's defensive impact / upside (as we know Vatrano is at his best rn).
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 21 at 3:34 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 24 at 9:12 p.m.
Thread: Add a few decent pieces
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hartemi</b></div><div>Sensing sarcasm. 29 year old forward who scores on the powerplay for a horrible team. Doesn’t produce at 5v5 and is horrible defensively. Hes not worth much more than a 4th if were being honest</div></div>
One of the all-time worst takes I've ever seen on CapFriendly. Anaheim counters with a 2024 fourth for Will Cuylle.

Frankie Vatrano plays defense so horribly that he's been on ice during the penalty kill only long enough to amass exactly the same number of short-handed goals and points as Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, who lead the Rangers in that category. And as to "not producing" at 5-on-5: he would be tied for fifth on the Rangers in even-strength goals and sixth on the Rangers in even-strength points. And there are some subtle indications which shouldn't escape even you that the Rangers are a better team than the Ducks.