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Originally Posted by Nelson
It sounds like Kakko played C briefly from Nov 17-29, while Chytil was out. However, he is back to the RW and remains basically, a left-handed RW. If that’s true, I think the Flames need to be wary of price. They need to maintain their chances of improving their centre ice position by keeping 1st round picks.
That said, I’m all for gambling on a young player if the Flames could send back a veteran winger and any non-1st round draft pick.
(Kakko is a 2019 draft pick with less than 0.5 PPG. I don’t think the Rangers can ask for a huge return at this point.)
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Kakko is the Ranger's Bennett without the surliness or playoff performance, but slightly better numbers. Sounds like the thinking is, change of scenery and consistent minutes as a centre may result in better results for him.
If the price is as low as FLA paid for Benny than that would be worth the risk.