Amidst their turmoil, the New York Rangers traded 2019 No. 2 overall draft pick Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken Wednesday in return for defenseman Will Borgen, a 2025 third-round pick and a 2025 sixth-round pick.
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Kakko, 23, heads to Seattle with 61 goals and 131 points in 330 career games, and four goals and 14 points in 30 games this season. He was scratched last Sunday against the Blues, and he voiced his displeasure to reporters.