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Seattle Kraken restricted free agent Kaapo Kakko has filed for arbitration alongside 10 other RFAs.
Former New York Rangers forward Kaapo Kakko filed for salary arbitration on Saturday, according to the NHL Players’ ...
The Kraken announced Saturday that they had re-signed restricted free agent Tye Kartye to a two-year contract. His fellow ...
Gabriel Vilardi of the Winnipeg Jets was one of 11 players who filed for salary arbitration on Saturday, according to the NHL ...
Kakko is now 23, with 305 regular-season games and 44 playoff contests to his name since getting drafted second overall in 2019. 3. Kaapo Kakko #24 of the New York Rangers looks to gain control of ...
Kaapo Kakko takes a shot against the Capitals during the postseason. Getty Images “In my conversation with Kaapo, I took my responsibility. As a coach, I didn’t find it with him,” Laviolette ...
Kaapo Kakko calls out Peter Laviolette for controversial scratch decision. Kakko not only admitted his shock by the decision, but he went out of his way to hypothesize what went into the decision.
Kakko scored a ton of goals this season. More than any 17-year-old ever in Liiga. But I wouldn’t characterize him as a sniper. He’s got a good shot but it’s not how he’ll score in the NHL.
Kakko knows he has to be a part of it to stay a part of it. That's the prove-it part; prove that he can do it consistently, prove that there is, as Laviolette said, more there.
Seattle Kraken right-winger Kaapo Kakko is starting to find his groove with his new team. Kakko was selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, but he never ...
Third, Kakko can outmuscle his way into the lane he wants. In footraces, defenders often try to pass him, but Kakko sticks a leg or a shoulder out to force them to engage him in a battle.
MONTREAL — Kaapo Kakko can’t help but sound surprised when he acknowledges that it’s his sixth season in the NHL. When you make your debut at 18 and have been with the same organization ever ...