Former New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider received a great message from Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist after he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for a prospect and a draft pick swap.![New York Rangers legendary goalie Henrik Lundqvist #nhl #rangers]()
The Rangers goalie legend kept his message short and sweet but quite powerful as the Rangers move on from a 13-year era with Kreider leading the team.
Trade sets the tone for major changes for the Rangers
This trade is one of many to come to the Rangers organization after the major disappointment this season of missing the playoffs after being named the presidents trophy winner and coming up short of the Stanley Cup finals.
The Rangers ended up moving the entire salary of Chris Kreider to the Ducks in exchange for prospect forward Carey Terrance along with a draft pick swap.
General manager Chris Drury is positioning himself and his staff to leave no stone unturned as the team prepares for major changes which will include trades and signing through unrestricted free agency.
Kreider had been rumored for several weeks to be on the move as several teams
had expressed interest including the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Anaheim Ducks and other organizations looking to add more scoring depth in their top 6.
had expressed interest including the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Anaheim Ducks and other organizations looking to add more scoring depth in their top 6.
For the deal to transpire, Kreider was asked to waive his no movement clause which he had done so and allowed everything to move forward.
Krieder looks for a fresh start with Ducks
Krieder Is looking for a fresh start after spending thirteen years of his career with the Rangers and had watched his play and levels dropped considerably over the past season.
The Ducks are hoping that Kreider can find his game again next year as it appears the ducks are wanting to move out of their rebuilding phase and begin to add talented players like Kreider to the roster as they wished to move out of the basement and into a playoff spot.
Much like Lundquist many Rangers fans had taken to the X platform and replying to his tweet thanking Krieder for his time with the Rangers and wished him well in his new venture.
