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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 11 at 8:28 a.m.
Thread: Accelerating the rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Subbanator7667</b></div><div>I don't value Kakko that much. He has potential but a late 1st is probably the max I'd be willing to give up which is close to the value of Mesar. If it's Mesar Habs probably add another later pick, 3rd or something, if it's a pick by its self then it's Winnipeg's 1st.

Kakkos value is mostly determined by the risk a team is willing to take with him, maybe you get a rebuilder who pays more to take that chance but I don't see teams lining up to give up a 1st ++ for him</div></div>

So... I believe you need big body players who are good at defence in the playoffs on all of your lines.

Don't forget that Kakko's value is not determined in a vacuum. He is a young RW with size who plays well defensively and has scoring upside on a team that:

1) Is trying to win the Stanley Cup in the next 2-3 years
2) Has very few RWs in their pipeline

Mesar will not play on their team next year
Mesar doesn't have size

There is very little incentive for the Rangers to do this deal even if they believe Mesar is the better player long term.