This summer there was a message sent to Kaapo Kakko. While he signed a one-year, $2.4 million dollar deal to stay with the Rangers, it’s clear that if he doesn't perform up to expectation this upcoming season, his time in New York will likely be numbered.

Welp, it’s that time of year again when we sit and discuss what this training camp means for the New York Rangers‘ 2019 second overall pick, Kaapo Kakko.

Former New York Rangers No. 2 overall pick Kaapo Kakko has no plans of playing anywhere but Manhattan. The 23-year-old forward wasted no time in the offseason, signing a one-year, $2.4 million contract in mid-June that will serve as a bride, prove-it deal after a disappointing 2023-24 season.

Neither Kaapo Kakko, taken second overall in 2019, nor Alexis Lafreniere, the following year’s top pick, were immediate stars for the Rangers