The NHL draft is in 12 days. The free agency party gets started in 22 days. With the second overall pick, the New York Rangers plan is simple: after the New Jersey Devils choose between Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko, take the super prospect they passed on. Hughes is still expected to go number one, but Ranger fans won’t be disappointed with Kakko, especially after his play at Worlds.
Yes fans, the rebuild is going according to plan. Not only is Kakko (or Hughes) coming, there’s also Vitali Kravtsov, Adam Fox, Yegor Rykov, and maybe even the newly signed Tarmo Reuanen can crack the roster.