Step one for the future of the franchise was to make the Rangers out of camp… Mission Accomplished! Last night, Kaapo Kakko did not play along with the AMP line (Panarin, Zibanejad, Buchnevich) and his fellow line-mates Chris Kreider and Ryan Strome. Now the 18 year old #2 pick overall in the 2019 draft is going to be relied on heavily to provide secondary scoring and make a serious bid to win Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy).
Proper Expectations
Let’s start off that the expectations for Kaapo Kakko this year from the Rangers are straight forward and don’t include any point benchmarks:
- Play his game
- Be responsible with the puck
- Contribute offensively
- Show progress every game
- Respond well when scratched
That’s it!