From Brooks today:How Rangers are approaching critical Jacob Trouba decision (nypost.com)There are, however, multiple indications that Kaapo Kakko’s one-year, $2.4 million deal signed a couple of weeks ago was in fact a trade proxy, with the Blueshirts aggressively shopping the 23-year-old Finn. This is sort of a sell-low scenario but sources report that Drury is also attempting to use Kakko in conjunction with the club’s own 30th-overall selection to move up in the first round.

Source: New York Times June 24, 2024 22:32 UTC