Former New York Ranger Kaapo Kakko is expected to make his season debut for the Seattle Kraken against his former team. Kakko was traded to Seattle by the Rangers back in December 2024 for Will Borgen and a third-round draft pick.
There’s been a lot of talk from people (me included) that the New York Rangers prospect development is terrible and will forever impact their ability to develop young players.
At least one former member of the New York Rangers — and maybe two — will face his old team Saturday night when the Blueshirts complete their four-game road trip against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.
After the Kraken defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in overtime at home on Oct. 11, Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said something about Seattle that piqued my interest: “They had a game plan, and they weren’t going to lose D up the ice.
How many of the players with at least 80 points in the 2024-25 NHL season can you name in five minutes?
With the NHL preseason starting to wind down and the regular season approaching, the regulars are starting to play in preseason games more to tune up. But unfortunately for the Seattle Kraken, one of their main young forwards is not going to get the opportunity for said tune up.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Seattle Kraken have some injury news to announce on Saturday. News emerged that forward Kaapo Kakko is out for about six weeks after getting a broken hand.
The Seattle Kraken announced on Saturday that winger Kaapo Kakko is expected to be out for six weeks with a broken hand. Kakko, 24, seemingly suffered the injury on a slash from Beau Akey in a preseason game against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.
The Kraken will now be without a key forward when the regular season gets underway.
The Seattle Kraken provided an update on a number of players Thursday. Head coach Lane Lambert told reporters that forward Kaapo Kakko is still being evaluated by the team’s medical staff and that he will see a specialist on Friday.
The 2024-25 season has been over for the Seattle Kraken for a while. While they did not have a great season, failing to make the postseason for the second straight year, they ended the 2024-25 season with a final record of 35-41-6.
Seattle is betting that the one-time blue chip prospect in Kakko will evolve into the top-line producer scouts envisioned when he was drafted.
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Before free agency began on July 1, the Seattle Kraken extended Kaapo Kakko a qualifying offer to make sure he wouldn’t hit the market. He did not sign right away, and on July 25, he was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing.
The Seattle Kraken liked what they saw in the 49 games that right winger Kaapo Kakko played for them last season. On Tuesday, the franchise and the 24-year-old Finnish forward agreed to a three-year contract featuring an average annual value of $4,525,000.
The Seattle Kraken were able to avoid arbitration with a former prospect. On Tuesday, general manager Jason Botterill announced that the team has re-signed forward Kaapo Kakko to a three-year contract.
The Seattle Kraken have taken care of an important piece of off-season business. News emerged that the Kraken have signed Kaapo Kakko to an extension, thus avoiding arbitration.
Jason Botterill is clearly banking on Kakko’s second-half production being a sign of things to come.
The New York Rangers fired head coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday following a bitterly disappointing 2024-25 season.
Recently, we saw Kaapo Kakko get traded, and he is now a completely different player.
It is a tale that is as old as time. A team drafts a young player high in the draft and does not play him in the position he was meant to play. That was
Amid the New York Rangers’ struggles (3-11-0 in their last 14 games), 23-year-old winger Kaapo Kakko made his frustrations known. He found himself as a healthy scratch in a constantly juggling lineup—changes needed to be made and he found himself on the short end of the stick.
The 2019 NHL Draft continues to look like one of the most forgettable in recent memory.
The New York Rangers have traded with the Seattle Kraken ahead of the NHL roster freeze, moving a disgruntled forward out of town. The Rangers announced they have acquired defenseman Will Borgen, a third-round pick, and a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for forward Kaapo Kakko.
It appears to be only a matter of time until Kaapo Kakko is on his way out of New York.
New York Rangers winger Kaapo Kakko spoke openly at Tuesday’s practice about being healthy scratched on Sunday night.
Former 2019 No. 2 overall pick Kaapo Kakko didn't mince words during media availability ahead of New York's 2-0 loss to Nashville.
The New York Rangers’ decision to scratch forward Kaapo Kakko for Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Blues has created curiosity among NHL insiders and analysts.
New York Rangers winger Kaapo Kakko is back in the trade rumor spotlight. TSN’s Darren Dreger reports that the 23-year-old’s name has been circulating again, with the Rangers potentially exploring a move if they receive a return that aligns with their needs.
The most important thing for Kakko this season is to find some common ground with Laviolette.
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