Since Kaapo Kakko arrived on the radar of New York Rangers fans back during the 2018-19 season, he was but a glimmer of hope after a tough rebuilding season of hockey. There was no Artemiy Panarin yet, there was no Adam Fox yet. There was a trio of top prospects in Vitali Kravtsov, K’Andre Miller, and Nils Lundkvist who represented the beginnings of a New York renaissance. But Kakko was on another hype level altogether. Some will look purely at stats and think of him as being a disappointment, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
In defense of Kaapo Kakko
