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Watch: Larry David rips Rangers' Quinn for benching Kakko

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Festivus has come and gone, but that isn't stopping Larry David from airing his grievances about David Quinn.

The "Seinfeld" co-creator and star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" criticized the New York Rangers head coach and stuck up for rookie Kaapo Kakko during an in-studio appearance Tuesday on ESPN Radio's "The Michael Kay Show."

Last Thursday, Quinn benched Kakko after the 18-year-old took a holding penalty with under eight minutes left in a loss to the Calgary Flames. Kakko sat for the final five-plus minutes after a single post-penalty shift, and Calgary ultimately prevailed 4-3.

Larry wasn't impressed.

The "fraud" in question is Kay's co-host, Don La Greca, who also calls Rangers games on the station.

Kakko did indeed end a long scoring drought - of 19 games, not 14, as Larry suggested - but nevertheless, his argument was pretty, pretty good.

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