Both NJDevils and NYR liked what they saw from Kaapo Kakko at the IIHFWorlds 👀
At the end of the day the Rangers are in a win-win situation, guaranteed that either Kakko or Hughes will be available when it’s their turn.
Goran Stubb, the NHL’s director of European scouting, recently compared Kakko to one of the NHL’s most dynamic young wingers.Stubb told the NHL Draft Class podcast . “They both come from Turku, they’re both raised by the same club, TPS, and TPS has quite a good reputation of raising young players.” Rantanen ranks 16th in NHL points over the past two regular seasons with 171 in 155 games. If Kakko turns out to be anywhere close to as productive as the Avalanche star then it’ll be a serious boon to either the Devils or Rangers…or whichever team ends up selecting Kakko.
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