Kraken trade Alex Wennberg to Rangers for 2 draft picks: Why center is good fit in New York
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kraken trade Alex Wennberg to Rangers for 2 draft picks: Why center is good fit in New York

New York Times  

The Seattle Kraken have traded forward Alex Wennberg to the New York Rangers for a second-round draft pick in 2024 and a fourth-round pick in 2025. Wennberg did a lot of different things for the Kraken — he was one of their top penalty-killing forwards, played on the power play and took more faceoffs than any other Seattle center — but with the Rangers, he will be focused on centering a third line that can supplement the team’s top six and be the sort of 200-foot center the Rangers could use. With Seattle retaining half of Wennberg’s $4.5-million cap hit, the Rangers currently have around $2.9-million in cap space. The Rangers may also be in the market for a depth, left-shot defenseman, though adding another forward seems to be the priority now with Wennberg in the fold.

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Associated Press  

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

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New York Times  

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New York Times  

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