New York Rangers Daily: Captain traded, star goalie lands extension, win over Penguins
No team dominated the NHL news cycle quite like the New York Rangers did on Friday. From swirling trade rumors, to actually dealing their captain, followed by reports that their star goalie had agreed to a massive contract extension, and finally a much-needed, well-played victory at MSG against a division rival.
Yes, it was quite the day for the Rangers.
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So, with that, let’s get to all the Rangers news, as well as other nuggets from around the League.
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After much speculation earlier in the day, the Rangers did trade Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a fourth-round draft pick. Most important, they relieved themselves of the burden that was Trouba’s $8 million salary cap hit through 2025-26, as well as the growing distraction after failing to trade the captain last offseason.
Even before the trade went down, Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said he and general manager Chris Drury were “together on our thoughts” about moving on from the veteran defenseman.
Not surprisingly, Rangers players were somewhat shocked and saddened by the latest turn of events.
Surely, no one’s feeling badly in Rangers-land about reports that Igor Shesterkin agreed to a record-breaking eight-year, $92 million contract. The reports began to surface Friday; the Rangers announced the agreement (but not the financial terms) on Saturday.
Oh, and the Rangers then played a hockey game. And the Rangers won! Imagine that! Here are our three takeaways from an important victory to cap a busy day.
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The Rangers weren’t the only NHL team making news on Friday. It just seemed that way. Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams held a press conference to pledge support to his beleaguered team, which has lost five straight games (0-3-2). But he also dropped this nugget, stating that the Sabres are not a “destination team” for marquee players in the League.
Though that is a good quote, it didn’t top Islanders coach Patrick Roy saying he didn’t “want to sh**” on Pierre Engvall before pointing out that the disappointing forward is not playing up to Roy’s expectations for him.
Timo Meier scored his 200th NHL goal to help the New Jersey Devils skate past the Seattle Kraken 3-2 and remain tied with the Washington Capitals atop the Metropolitan Division.
And they remain tied because the Capitals improved to 5-0-1 in their past six games with a 3-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Thatcher Demko dressed for a game for the first time since the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last spring when the All-Star goalie was the backup to Kevin Lankinen in the Vancouver Canucks game against the Columbus Blues Jackets on Friday. He’s been idled with a knee issue.
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