That's now 2 franchises that are seemingly willing to cut ties with Kotkaniemi, its not a good look honestly. Yes he's young, but much like Dubois he seems to lack a true desire to be an impact/every day NHL pro.
I can't speak to his locker room prowess if you will, but its been talked about a few times as something that hasn't had a good impact.
When I watch him play I don't see anything there to make me want to give him a spot over our younger guys honestly. He's a guy who needs to play in the top 6 to be effective because he's not physical or hard on pucks, so where would he fit here?
That combined with the black cloud over his head since the day he was drafted by MTL has me not wanting to waste the money or contract on a guy who seemingly is invisible more times than not during a season.
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