“Fire Chris Drury” – Fans SLAM NY Rangers for trading away Kaapo Kakko a day after forward expresses frustration over benching

The New York Rangers traded away forward Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken a day after he vented his frustration for being benched.

“Fire Chris Drury” – Fans SLAM NY Rangers for trading away Kaapo Kakko a day after forward expresses frustration over benching

Kaapo Kakko (Image via Yardbarker)

At the moment, there seems to be no end to the misery of the New York Rangers. The team lost again on Tuesday night, this time suffering defeat at the hands of the Nashville Predators. They have now traded away forward Kaapo Kakko, which has led to the fans slamming them on social media.

The Finnish forward was a healthy scratch from the game against the St. Louis Blues. The player did not seem pleased with this decision and vented his frustration regarding this matter.

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In an interview, he was asked whether he was surprised by this decision by the team management. Kakko boldly said that it was easy for the coach to pick out a young player and boot him away.

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I was surprised, yeah. I know you got to do something as a coach when you’re losing games, but I think it’s just easy to pick a young guy and boot him out. That’s how I feel, to be honest.

Kaapo Kakko said as per Mollie Walker of New York Post

He further added that he was not the team’s worst player in this run of form and despite that he was out of the lineup.

Haven’t been on the ice too much when [opponents] score a goal… I have not been the worst guy, but that was me out of the lineup.

Kaapo Kakko added

The 23-year-old has now been traded to the Seattle Kraken. In exchange, the Rangers received defenseman Will Borgen, a 2025 Third-Round pick and a 2025 Sixth-Round pick.

Kakko joined the Rangers in 2019 as a second-overall draft pick. That year he would go on to make his debut in the NHL. On October 12 that year, he went on to score his first goal in the league and become the eighth player in Rangers’ franchise history to score a goal at the age of 18 or younger.

In 30 games so far this season, he has picked up a total of just 14 points (4 goals and 10 assists) in the league. However, he had not scored or assisted a single point in his last four games.

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Social media reactions to NY Rangers trading away Kaapo Kappo

The New York Rangers fans are obviously not in good spirits at the moment. The 2-0 loss on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators was their 10th loss in their last 13 games. The trade of Kaapo Kakko has once again left them furious.

Kaapo Kakko
Kaapo Kakko (Image via Newsday)

Reacting to this development on social media, fans once again called out their management. Several users on X attacked GM Chris Drury. One fan wrote, “Fire Chris Drury,” whereas another wrote, “Embarrasing from you guys pathetic“.

Check out that and some other reactions from X below:

Kakko is now the second high-profile trade done by the Rangers during this run of form. The team recently parted ways with Jacob Trouba, who was their captain at the time.

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The Rangers have now lost 5 of their last games. They have gone from 12-4-1 to 15-15-1 in the span of one month. Their next game is against the Dallas Stars on Friday. A loss in that game could ignite a few more roster moves for the 2023-24 President’s Trophy winners.