It’s only been a few days, but Kaapo Kakko has already got a taste of what his new life will be like.
He flew into Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday and was greeted by a number of Rangers fans. Later on, he got to see New York City for the first time.
“It was so nice,’’ Kakko, the 6-foot-2 Finnish forward taken second overall in the NHL draft on Friday, said. “I was walking downtown, and it was so big and nice.’’
On Monday, he put on a Blueshirt for the first time, and had a workout with his fellow prospects on the first day of the team’s developmental camp at Chelsea Piers in Stamford.