Kaapo Kakko doesn\'t believe his criticism of the New York Rangers led to his being traded to Seattle on Wednesday night, although Kraken general manager Ron Francis believes the player\'s candor might have accelerated a deal.
Kakko, 23, candidly disagreed with coach Peter Laviolette\'s decision to make him a healthy scratch for the Rangers\' loss in St. Louis on Sunday. \"I know we\'re losing games, but I think it\'s just easy to take the young guy and put him out,\" he said.
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