Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/8fd33126-fd81-445d-aad8-4f0730779a56.jpeg] Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman [https://x.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1933172720243818744], the Rangers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers] will trade Chris Kreider and a mid-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward prospect Carey Terrance and a mid-round pick. This comes shortly after Larry Brooks of The New York Post reported [https://x.com/NYP_Brooksie/status/1933168649516597302]that Kreider had signed off on a trade to Anaheim and waived his no-trade clause. The Rangers are expected to receive a third-round pick while the Ducks will likely get a fourth-round pick according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today. [https://x.com/vzmercogliano/status/1933181174202987005] Multiple NHL insiders seem to be under the impression that the Ducks will take on Kreider’s entire salary. A potential trade between the Ducks and Rangers involving Kreider has been rumored since Tuesday night as talks progressed further over the past 24 hours. Kreider has spent his entire 13-year career with the Rangers, but the relationship between him and the organization was hindered after Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury specifically mentioned his name in a player he’s interested in trading early on in the 2024-25 campaign. The 34-year-old forward recorded 22 goals, eight assists, and 30 points in 68 games while averaging 16:45 minutes this past season. Kreider still has two years remaining on his contract with a $6.5 million AAV.
