It became official Thursday morning that long-time New York Rangers winger Chris Kreider would join three other notable former Rangers in California next season.
The Rangers dealt Kreider (two years remaining at $6.5 million average annual value) and a 2025 fourth-round draft pick (originally Anaheim’s) to the Anaheim Ducks for center prospect Carey Terrance and a 2025 third-round draft pick (originally Toronto’s).
On face value, for a player with Kreider’s reputation, this isn’t much of a return. But there’s a lot more below the surface following Kreider’s worst season of his career on Broadway.
With that in mind, let’s hand out grades for the deal.
