Kaapo Kakko, a player for the New York Rangers, sustained a serious lower-body injury during a game against the Buffalo Sabres. He was injured after a collision with Erik Johnson, resulting in considerable pain and the need for medical attention. Kakko was helped off the ice and subsequently evaluated for a lower-body injury. The severity of the injury led to his placement on long-term injured reserve, with expectations of missing a significant amount of time. The Rangers made roster moves, recalling forwards Jonny Brodzinski and Adam Edström from the AHL. The injury has prompted lineup changes for the Rangers, with Jonny Brodzinski replacing Kakko on the third line. The team's coach, Peter Laviolette, expressed the inevitability of injuries in hockey and the hope for Kakko's return in the future.
Kaapo Kakko's injury has forced the #NYR to put out different lines for the first time in 10 games. Three lines are the same, and Jonny Brodzinski (No. 22) replaces Kakko on the third line. 20-93-17 10-16-13 50-12-22 (Brodzinski) 26-21-71 79-8 55-23 56-4 31 32
Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko will miss significant time with injury https://t.co/ooqKFNJ4cz https://t.co/cMckYBWr5k
Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko will miss significant time with injury https://t.co/yQDd6dkJrl https://t.co/bI48f8vf7w
Here's PL addressing Kakko's injury: "You hate to lose personnel, and he'll miss some time here... It's just the nature of the beast inside of hockey and the injuries that pop up. We'll get him back at some point, which is good news. But for the short term here, he's out." #NYR
NEWS: The @NYRangers have placed Kaapo Kakko on long-term injured reserve after his leg injury last night against the Sabres It's not believed to be season ending, but is expected he will miss a significant amount of time. Sense is that it could have been worse.
Kaapo Kakko suffered a significant lower-body injury last night, but it could have been worse. It's not believed to be season-ending for the #NYR forward.
NYR: Kaapo Kakko and Filip Chytil are going on LTIR. Kakko's lower-body injury is serious, not believed to be season ending. He'll miss a lot of time. Chytil's LTIR stint is retroactive to Nov. 3. He's skating on his own. Adam Fox is expected to come off LTIR and play tomorrow.
#NYR updates: -- Kakko and Chytil will both be placed on LTIR -- Kakko's injury serious, but not believed to be season-ending -- Chytil LTI retro to 11/3, a cap move though he is still progressing slowly -- Adam Fox expected to come off LTIR tomorrow and play vs DET
Word is both Kaapo Kakko and Filip Chytil are going on LTIR, per source. Kakko’s injury is not believed to be season ending, but he will miss a significant amount of time. It could be been worse. #NYR
At Rangers practice and not surprisingly Kaapo Kakko is not skating. He was hurt last night. Lower-body injury. Looked real bad. No update given as of yet. NYR recalled two forwards earlier today, Jonny Brodzinski and Adam Edstrom, sending down Connor Mackey.
#NYR spread in today’s @nypost ahead of practice ⬇️ Kaapo Kakko injury hangs over Blueshirts loss to Sabres ➡️https://t.co/dXtXPbTaNP Adam Fox a full participant ➡️https://t.co/6hoxznM8nK Brooks: Rangers finally have a villain ➡️https://t.co/bNAOtlquV7 https://t.co/FhFpPZVmuw
The #NYR are recalling forwards Jonny Brodzinski and Adam Edström from @WolfPackAHL. They're also sending D Connor Mackey down. That's a clear sign that they're expecting to be without Kaapo Kakko for at least a little while.
My #NYR story has been finalized with a whole bunch of fallout from Kaapo Kakko’s injury, including how they proceed with the roster from here. Plus, takeaways on a letdown game for the Rangers in which they never got up to their level 👇🏼 https://t.co/WttoM8Inrb
#NYR Peter Laviolette on 5-1 loss to Sabres and says they'll know more about Kaapo Kakko's lower-body injury tomorrow READ: https://t.co/M8FaRQUpLc https://t.co/L73ud1mmGp
#NYR head coach Peter Laviolette says Kaapo Kakko is being evaluated for a lower-body injury
FINAL — Sabres 5, #NYR 1 Wasn’t the Rangers’ night from puck drop, but the latest injury to Kaapo Kakko is the biggest concern.
Here's the latest on Kaapo Kakko's injury and possible fallout as far as roster moves, call-ups, etc. #NYR 👇 https://t.co/WttoM8Inrb
Kaapo Kakko is done for the night (and presumably longer) with a lower-body injury.
Kakko is done for the game with a lower-body injury, per the #NYR
Kaapo Kakko exits Rangers game with scary leg injury https://t.co/V1DfuMKFZw https://t.co/SNKJjHFEx0
Kakko goes down at the end boards behind the Buffalo net. He's been down a long time. Just saw the replay, and it is not pretty. Collision with Erik Johnson and it looks like his left knee twisted in a way it was not supposed to. He's helped off the ice to the room.
Oh, boy. Kakko took a big hit from Erik Johnson and went down behind the Buffalo net. He was down for a while and looks to be in considerable pain. He's now being helped off the ice to the locker room. MSG has gone mostly silent. #NYR
Kaapo Kakko hit by Erik Johnson behind the Sabres' goal line and he's down in pain, being looked at now by the Rangers' medical staff with his teammates around him.
Kaapo Kakko is in a lot of pain. Trainer on the ice now. Kakko holding his left knee. Doesn't look good.
Kakko down for the Rangers and being looked at