Rangers Depart With Lindgren in Five-Player Trade With Avalanche
The New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche are getting business done six days ahead of the trade deadline.
Ryan Lindgren (David Kirouac-Imagn Images)
On Saturday, the Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren and left winger Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Calvin de Haan and center Juuso Parssinen.
Along with the two roster players going Colorado’s way, they get D-man Hank Kempf, a prospect at Cornell University. He has seven points in 28 games in the ECAC.
In addition, the Rangers receive second-round and fourth-round conditional draft picks, and the team retains 50 percent of Lindgren’s contract.
In the off-season, the 27-year-old signed a $4.5-million contract for one season with the Rangers and will become a UFA on July 1, unless he’s signed to a new deal before then.
In New York, Lindgren played as a top-four defenseman, often paired with former Norris Trophy winner, Adam Fox. For the Avalanche, he’ll likely fill in a bottom-four pairing role, the same role de Haan has played for Colorado this season.
In 54 games, Lindgren has scored two goals and reached a career-high 19 points. In addition, the blueliner averages 19:56 of ice time and has a plus-one rating.
De Haan will likely slide into the Ranger’s bottom two pairings as he’s averaged 14:55 of ice time in his first season with Colorado. In 44 games, the 33-year-old has seven assists and a minus-eight rating.
The Rangers will be de Haan’s seventh team in his 13-year career and the second time he’s been traded. The D-man makes $800,000 against the cap and becomes a UFA in the summer.
Among the assets in this package deal, the teams swapped depth forwards, sending Parssinen to New York and Vesey to Colorado.
Vesey is a former Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner as the top U.S. collegiate player in 2016. This season he’s played 33 games and scored four goals and six points while filtering in and out of the lineup.
The 31-year-old has averaged 10:40 of ice time and a plus-minus rating of minus-two. Vesey earns $800,000 against the salary cap.
As for Parssinen, he’s in his fourth NHL season. The 24-year-old was traded earlier this season on Dec. 28 from the Nashville Predators.
In 37 games, the Finnish center has four goals and 11 points, similar production to Vesey while averaging 9:47 of ice time. Parssinen’s contract is expiring, earning a league minimum $775,000.
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