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This was no fuss, no muss and it bodes well for the futures of both parties regardless of where their respective futures may play out.<\/p>\n
But the Rangers\u2019 signing of impending restricted free agent Kaapo Kakko to a one-year deal for his $2.4 million qualifying offer, as first reported by The Post, represents a win-win deal for both the team and the 23-year-old Finn, who sacrificed his arbitration rights ahead of July 1.<\/p>\n
If Kakko \u2014 whose difficult, injury-interrupted season that was punctuated by his Game 2 healthy scratch against the Panthers in the conference final \u2014 remains with the club entering next season, GM Chris Drury, head coach Peter Laviolette and the staff will have at the very least a dependable checking wing with an eminently cost-effective contract.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Kakko\u2019s contract is also eminently tradeable. The decision to forego arbitration following a 13-16-29 season in 61 games with average ice time of 13:17 will be a benefit to clubs who might inquire about acquiring the winger proximate to the June 29-30 entry draft that will be held at the Sphere in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Kakko, the second-overall selection of the 2019 draft behind the Devils\u2019 selection of Jack Hughes after the ping-pong balls and champagne corks popped on Broadway, has not fulfilled his potential here, certainly not until this point, for a variety of reasons shared mutually.<\/p>\n
The Rangers have been to the conference finals twice in the last three years and two different head coaches \u2014 Gerard Gallant in 2022 and Laviolette this year \u2014 chose to make Kakko a healthy scratch. This is not what anyone envisioned.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Laviolette took a share of the blame for Kakko\u2019s stunted growth throughout the season in which No. 24 started the season with Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad but could not hold the spot. It happened later in the season, as well, bouncing back-and-forth to the third line.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my conversation with Kaapo, I took my responsibility. As a coach, I didn\u2019t find it with him,\u201d Laviolette said at breakup day after stating that he believes that Kakko does have top-six capability. \u201cI think he\u2019s a good player and we were all hoping he would take another step.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy responsibility as coach is to unleash these players. You hope it happens with all of them, but with some it doesn\u2019t and I have to figure out a better way to get him involved. There\u2019s responsibility on him, too, what he brings to the table and what he brings to the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kakko, for his part, pointed at no one but the individual staring him in the mirror in an impressive display of accountability.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came for this season, felt pretty good, [had a] new coach and a new chance,\u201d Kakko said. \u201cI talked with him after the summer, he told me I was getting the chance to play with Mika and Kreids and I felt pretty good about that.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut all those games we played together, it never worked out that well. If you\u2019re playing those minutes you have to score some goals and I feel that line never scored that much. I can\u2019t say I never got the chance. If I had been a good enough player it wouldn\u2019t matter who is with me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kakko has played 300 career games, with 57 goals, 60 assists and 117 points. When asked at breakup day if he wanted to be back he said, \u201cWe\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n
This contract makes it easier for Kakko to both stay and go.<\/p>\n
Good work from both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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