Vladimir Tarasenko is going to the New York Rangers in a trade that answers another big move by a rival and sets the stage for more to come before the March 3 deadline.
The Rangers acquired the prolific scoring winger and defenseman Niko Mikkola from the St. Louis Blues on Thursday for conditional 2023 first- and 2024 fourth-round picks, forward Sammy Blais and prospect Hunter Skinner.
It puts more pressure on the teams around the Rangers and Islanders in the Metropolitan and the rest of the East, most notably the division-leading Carolina Hurricanes and second-place New Jersey Devils, who lost All-Star center Jack Hughes to a week-to-week injury. Any of those teams would be a good fit for 26-year-old San Jose Sharks winger Timo Meier, who's under team control for at least next season at $10 million and could sign a long-term extension.
As part of their roster shuffle, the Rangers put defenseman Libor Hajek on waivers to clear roster space for Mikkola, a 6-foot-5, 26-year-old Finn who gives them more depth on the blue line. Rookie forward Will Cuylle was also sent back to Hartford of the American Hockey League. Asked if he was done trading, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong laughed and said,"Finished for tonight." He declined to answer about the possibility of signing O'Reilly beyond this season.
"A couple years ago I was provided a list of teams that he would like to go to, so I started with that group and I was able to find a match out of that group," Armstrong said."I was hoping that that didn't change. Obviously New York's a marquee city for all players in the league, so I was comfortable that when I called , I would have been surprised if that had have been an issue.
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