The New York Rangers are making it clear they’re sellers earlier than the NHL Commerce Deadline. New York traded defenseman Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey and prospect Hank Kempf for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan, a 2025 conditional 2nd spherical decide and a 2025 conditional 4th spherical decide.
The deal, per a supply:
Avalanche obtain: Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey
Rangers obtain: Juuso Pärssinen, Calvin de Haan and draft compensation— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) March 1, 2025
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As well as, the Rangers are retaining 50 p.c of Ryan Lindgren’s wage. The group has additionally been fascinated by Parssinen for a very long time.
Full commerce particulars ⬇️#NYR obtain: Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan, 2nd & 4th spherical picks on this 12 months’s draft.
Avs obtain: Ryan Lindgren (50% of $4.5AAV), Jimmy Vesey & prospect Hank Kempf
2nd rounder higher of CAR or NYR decide. 4th rounder higher of COL or VAN.
— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) March 1, 2025
Expectations have been with the Rangers on the skin wanting in on the playoffs, they’d be sellers on the deadline. With Ryan Lindgren a pending unrestricted free agent on the finish of the season, it made sense that the Rangers would transfer him. He was making $4.5 million this season, and he had an opportunity to make a splash this offseason, so the writing was on the wall that he was not going to be a Ranger for much longer.
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As well as, the Rangers made this transfer by including Will Borgen from the Seattle Kraken as a part of the Kaapo Kakko and subsequent extension. Borgen signed a five-year extension for $20.5 million with an AAV of $4.1 million. This was their Ryan Lindgren substitute.
Ryan Lindgren remains to be a superb depth defenseman for a Colorado group that’s trying to make a run on the Stanley Cup.
Ryan Lindgren, acquired by COL, is a defensive defenceman. Not way back, he was a succesful steady presence on the Rangers high pairing. Just lately he’s been absolutely the bane of Adam Fox‘s existence. Can he bounce again? #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/HCDOufF5mm
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 1, 2025
Robust season for Ryan Lindgren after an enormous decline final 12 months.
May very well be an improve on Colorado’s third pair, however a second and fourth feels dear for what he’s proven currently. pic.twitter.com/VUXP0YNclO— dom ? (@domluszczyszyn) March 1, 2025
Along with Lindgren, the Avalanche get Vesey, who shall be a superb depth piece on offense. The question is for Colorado, will they handle the 2C place as nicely by the deadline?
As for the Rangers, GM Chris Drury continues their retooling. First, it was Jacob Trouba, adopted by Kaapo Kakko, and now, it’s Ryan Lindgren. Will probably be attention-grabbing to see what different strikes they make.
