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The Rangers knew they were going to get a good player at No. 2 no matter who the Devils selected ahead of them. And they got a stud winger in Kaapo Kakko afterthe Devils took United Tre Nixon Jersey States National Team Development Program player Jack Hughes at No. 1. There was a debate as to whether Kakko had actually pa sed up Hughes as the top prospect in the draft as the winger had a wonderful second half of the season and scored five goals in his first two games at the IIHF World Championships in May. But teams value centers highlyand that seems to Nelson Agholor Jersey be the ultimate reasonwhy Hughes went as the top pick and Kakko fell to No. 2. Kakko, however, is probably more NHL ready than Hughes simply because he's a more physical player at 6-foot-2 and 194 Shaun Wade Jersey pounds. He is a pure scorer who totaled the third-best scoring season by an under-18 player in Liiga history the top profe sional hockey league in Finland. New York has had a great Cole Strange Jersey few weeks and could be getting better still in this draft. The Rangers traded for Jacob Trouba and Adam Fox and picked up a couple of picks at the trade deadline as well. Theyare now positioned to make some moves next season and who knows, maybe they get even better by signing Artemi Panarin. It might be a long shot, but at this point, New York fans have hope, so why not pray for something else good to happen in the next few weeks. Things are starting to work Mike Onwenu Jersey out well for this franchise.