I wonder what it would take to pry Kakko from the Rangers? Rumors circling about one or both of Kakko/Lafreniere should be traded. Kakko is still young, has a great shot, strong on his skates, and moves fast. I feel like he could explode if put in a better situation and with Conroy stating he wants the new coach to allow guys to be "unleashed" a bit more, this could be a good fit in a buy low situation.
I think we have several pieces that could garner us a decent return:
Lindholm (possible package with CBJ ie: #3OA pick, hypothetical talk with Portzline)
Mangiapane (possible package with TO ie: Nylander, Treliving likes Mangiapane, some earlier comments about Nylander's agen Lewis Gross)
Hanifin or Toffoli or both (possible package with NYR ie: Kakko)
Future possible lineup:
Huberdeau - Backlund - Nylander
Pelletier - Kadri - Kakko
Dube - Zary - Coronato
Coleman - Ruzicka - Duer
Current possible lineup:
Dube - Lindholm - Toffoli
Huberdeau - Backlund - Mangiapane
Pelletier - Kadri - Coronato
Coleman - Ruzicka - Duer
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