Former New York Rangers forward Kaapo Kakko filed for salary arbitration on Saturday, according to the NHL Players’ ...

Not long ago, Kaapo Kakko left the New York Rangers for the Seattle Kraken. Now he's seeking help from the NHL in a contract ...

They were teammates for nearly six full seasons in New York, until Kakko was traded to the Kraken in December for a package ...

Gabriel Vilardi of the Winnipeg Jets was one of 11 players who filed for salary arbitration on Saturday, according to the NHL ...

The Kraken announced Saturday that they had re-signed restricted free agent Tye Kartye to a two-year contract. His fellow ...

Kaapo Kakko has already made history on the international level in his hockey career. There will now be an opportunity to add more to Kakko’s legacy with Team Finland after the Rangers forward ...

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 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.

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 ...

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.

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.