Chris Kreider agreed to waive his no-trade clause, sending the longest-tenured member of the New York Rangers to the Anaheim Geese on Thursday.
Kreider, who first suited up for the Rangers within the 2012 NHL playoffs, gave his OK to the deal Thursday morning, the New York Put up mentioned. The Geese had been on the ahead’s 15-team no-trade record.
The Rangers will obtain ahead Carey Terrance and a 2025 third-round draft decide from the Geese for Kreider and a fourth-round decide. Anaheim additionally will tackle all of Kreider’s $6.5 million cap hit over every of the following two seasons.
Kreider, 34, is coming into the sixth season of a seven-year, $45.5 million contract. The Massachusetts native is slated to turn out to be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2027.
“We need to thank Chris Kreider for all of his contributions to the Rangers group over his stellar profession,” normal supervisor Chris Drury mentioned. “Chris has been an integral a part of a number of the most iconic moments in Rangers historical past, together with setting a number of franchise information and serving to the crew advance to the 2014 Stanley Cup Ultimate. His management on the ice and tireless efforts in the neighborhood — which he was acknowledged for because the inaugural recipient of the Rod Gilbert ‘Mr. Ranger’ Award — solely add to his distinguished Rangers legacy. Chris will all the time be a Ranger and we want him and his household all the most effective.”
Kreider and then-Rangers captain Jacob Trouba have been made obtainable on the commerce market earlier this season following a league-wide memo from Drury. The Geese then acquired Trouba on Dec. 6 for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a fourth-round decide within the 2025 NHL Draft.
Kreider recorded simply 30 factors (22 targets, eight assists) in 68 video games this season whereas nursing each again spasms and an sickness.
Earlier, he mentioned his need to remain in New York.
“I imply, that is house for me,” Kreider mentioned in late April, per the New York Put up. “That is the group that gave me a chance to stay out my dream. I’ve developed so many unimaginable relationships and grown up and spent a lot time on this space. So, clearly, that is the place I need to be and that is the group I need to assist in no matter trend and win hockey video games.”
The franchise’s third all-time main aim scorer (326), Kreider additionally has 256 assists for 582 factors in 883 profession video games for the reason that Rangers chosen him with the nineteenth general decide within the 2009 NHL Draft.
Terrance, 20, was chosen by the Geese within the second spherical of the 2023 NHL Draft. He recorded 39 factors (20 targets, 19 assists) in 45 video games this previous season with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League. In 230 video games over 4 seasons with Erie, has 162 factors (89 targets and 73 assists).
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