Chris Kreider is heading to the Anaheim Geese as a part of a commerce from the New York Rangers, ending the veteran winger’s time with the group after greater than a decade as its longest-tenured participant.
The groups accomplished the deal Thursday. The Rangers bought middle prospect Carey Terrance and a third-round choose from the Geese for Kreider and a fourth-round choose, plus the wage cap area they’ll use this summer time.
“We need to thank Chris Kreider for all of his contributions to the Rangers group over his stellar profession,” common supervisor Chris Drury stated. “Chris has been an integral a part of among the most iconic moments in Rangers historical past, together with setting a number of franchise information and serving to the group advance to the 2014 Stanley Cup Ultimate.”
Kreider, 34, agreed earlier within the day to waive his no-trade clause to simply accept the transfer. He turns into the newest skilled participant to land in Anaheim, supplementing a younger core for new coach Joel Quenneville.
“Chris Kreider is the kind of participant we have been trying so as to add this offseason,” Geese GM Pat Verbeek stated. “He has measurement, pace and is a clutch performer that elevates his recreation in large moments. Chris additionally upgrades each of our particular groups items, one thing we actually wanted to deal with.”
Transferring on from Kreider is Drury’s first offseason change to a roster that underachieved and missed the playoffs following a visit final yr to the Japanese Convention closing. Kreider joins former Rangers captain Jacob Trouba in Southern California after the defenseman was traded to the Geese in December.
Former New York forwards Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano are additionally on the Geese’ roster. They’re attempting to finish a seven-year playoff drought courting to 2018.
Kreider leaves the Rangers because the franchise chief with 84 playoff objectives, and he’s third in regular-season goal-scoring with 326. He spent his first 13 seasons with New York after the group drafted him nineteenth in 2009.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Massachusetts native has two years left on his contract at an annual wage cap hit of $6.5 million. Clearing that cash permits Drury to be aggressive in free company this summer time, including expertise after altering coaches once more, this time hiring two-time Stanley Cup champion Mike Sullivan.
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