By STEPHEN WHYNO
Veteran winger Chris Kreider is heading to the Anaheim Geese as a part of a commerce from the New York Rangers.
The groups accomplished the deal Thursday. The Rangers are getting heart prospect Carey Terrance and a third-round choose from the Geese for Kreider and a fourth-round choose, plus the wage cap area they’ll use this summer time.
“We want to thank Chris Kreider for all of his contributions to the Rangers organization over his stellar career,” normal supervisor Chris Drury stated. “Chris has been an integral part of some of the most iconic moments in Rangers history, including setting multiple franchise records and helping the team advance to the 2014 Stanley Cup Final.”
Kreider, 34, agreed earlier within the day to waive his no-trade clause to simply accept the transfer.
“Chris Kreider is the type of player we were looking to add this offseason,” Geese GM Pat Verbeek stated. “He has size, speed and is a clutch performer that elevates his game in big moments. Chris also upgrades both of our special teams units, something we really needed to address.”
Transferring on from Kreider is Drury’s first offseason change to a roster that underachieved and missed the playoffs following a visit final 12 months to the Japanese Convention closing. Kreider joins former Rangers captain Jacob Trouba in Southern California after the defenseman was traded to the Geese in December.
Kreider is the franchise chief with 84 playoff objectives and is third in regular-season goal-scoring with 326. He spent his first 13 seasons with New York after the workforce drafted him nineteenth in 2009.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Massachusetts native has two years left on his contract at an annual wage cap hit of $6.5 million.
