Just about all of the Rangers will head to much warmer climes when the club’s bye period begins following Tuesday’s Garden showdown/throwdown against the Islanders in a match of some fair early-winter significance.
But not Kaapo Kakko.
He will be en route to someplace better.
Home.
To Finland.
“It will be so good for me,” the 18-year-old freshman told The Post following Monday’s practice. “I have the chance to be with my family and my friends. It has been some time.”
Kakko has not been home since the summer. He has not seen his parents since they traveled here for the season opener and their son’s NHL debut.