Neither Kaapo Kakko, taken second overall in 2019, nor Alexis Lafreniere, the following year’s top pick, were immediate stars ...

There may be a lot of criticism thrown Kaapo Kakko's way ... It was "Take My Alexis Lafreniere Week." Please! Get rid of the failure! Now, if not sooner. Fortunately, Chris Drury wasn't listening ...

In October, the Rangers signed 2020 No. 1 overall draft pick Alexis Lafreniere to a seven ... struggling 2019 No. 2 overall draft pick Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken for two draft picks and ...

Through 14 games this season, Lafreniere has tallied 7 goals and 4 assists for 11 points. He is starting to become the player that everyone hoped he would be, but he and Kaapo Kakko have always ...

I would need a little more information on the other party — but I am sure that if I were Rangers GM Chris Drury, I would ...

Lafrenière was on ice for key goals against in the games leading up to the break, including a few in which he got caught cheating too far into the offensive zone and failed to skate back hard enough ...

Since December, he traded Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks, sent Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle ... should make another bold trade by peddling Alexis Lafreniere to the Anaheim Ducks for Trevor ...

Kakko logged an assist in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Red Wings. Kakko got on the scoresheet for the second game in a row -- he hadn't done that since a five-game streak from Jan. 11-18.

Kakko produced an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins. Kakko set up Matty Beniers' insurance tally in the third period. The 23-year-old Kakko had gone two games ...

Kaapo Kakko is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the NHL. Born on February 13, 2001, Kakko was drafted second overall by the Rangers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft ...