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NHL Draft could seal Kaapo Kakko's Rangers fate
There is every chance Chris Drury will make a deal on the floor at the Sphere as the Rangers look to move up from their 30th overall spot.
Rangers reach quick $2.4M contract resolution with young forward in win-win
This was no fuss, no muss and it bodes well for the futures of both parties regardless of where their respective futures may play out.
Chris Drury appears ready for Rangers shakeup this offseason: 'Nothing’s off the table'
When Chris Drury spoke for the first time since the Rangers’ season ended on Friday, he did not sound like someone content with the best regular season in franchise history.
Rangers should split with this underachieving winger — but only at right trade price
It feels like Kakko hasn’t even started yet despite having played 300 NHL games since his 2019 second-overall selection.
I'm not going to second-guess the Rangers' trade deadline, even after their playoff knockout
The Rangers' deficiencies were exposed by a physically stronger opponent in a heavyweight fight. Could things have been different?
Rangers have major decisions to make with this trio of restricted free agents
Chris Drury is going to have some precarious salary-cap waters to navigate if he wants to keep the core of his team together.
Rangers struggling to find correct right wing to jump-start top line
The revolving door of right wings on the Rangers’ top line continued to spin Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers arcs of Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko have never been more different
That’s a much different question than anyone is asking about Lafreniere.
Rangers winger's reaction to Game 2 scratch says it all
SUNRISE, Fla. — Kaapo Kakko, for the moment, is back in the Rangers’ lineup. But the winger was still less than thrilled Monday when his Game 2 healthy scratch came...
Rangers winger who was scratched for OT win returns for Game 3 as injury replacement
Kaapo Kakko didn’t have to wait long to be reinserted into the Rangers lineup.
Rangers winger a surprise scratch with Matt Rempe back in lineup
For the second time in three years, Kaapo Kakko was a healthy scratch in the Eastern Conference Final.
Rangers once known as 'The Kids' are all grown up in their own way
Two years later, they are more popularly identified simply as Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko, young hockey players at distinct junctures of their respective careers even as the...
Rangers sweep Capitals as star's goal delivers Game 4 win
That’s just how this season has gone for the Rangers, who were always supposed to have this series in the bag and went on to pack it up quickly.
Kaapo Kakko can flip his Rangers script
One of the more intriguing aspects of the Rangers’ record-setting regular season is that only a select few of their players had career years. That leaves room for growth within...
Rangers show playoff-like moxie by rallying to beat Devils after game-opening brawl
The Rangers managed the highs and lows of this matchup in a way that will benefit them this postseason.
Rangers nearing full-strength after injury-laden stretch
Erik Gustafsson was a full participant in the Rangers' Tuesday’s practice for the first time since suffering an upper-body injury on March 23.
Rangers' five-game winning streak snapped with loss to Penguins
The Rangers couldn’t be full steam ahead for the entire final stretch of the season.
Surging Rangers snare shootout win over Avalanche
This was just another feather in the Rangers’ cap, in a season that has collected a plume.
Rangers cruise to win over Islanders as rivals head in opposite directions
One team at MSG on Sunday was gunning for the top spot in the Eastern Conference while the other was desperately trying to cling to the foothold it so recently...
Rangers' wing push for next contract begins now
He knows the grand playoff stage will be an opportunity for him to redeem certain parts of his season.