The New York Rangers traded defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders on Monday night time, the beginning of what Rangers common supervisor Chris Drury mentioned can be a “retool.”
The Islanders despatched their New York rivals a third-round choose within the 2026 draft.
Earlier than the deal was confirmed, the Rangers held Soucy out of their Monday recreation towards the visiting Boston Bruins, and New York went on to win 4-3 in time beyond regulation.
Soucy, 31, has three objectives, 5 assists and 18 penalty minutes in 46 video games this season, averaging 17:13 of ice time with 66 blocks and 71 hits.
The Rangers acquired Soucy from the Vancouver Canucks on the 2025 commerce deadline.
The Alberta native has 95 factors (30 objectives, 65 assists) in 411 video games with the Minnesota Wild, Seattle Kraken, Canucks and Rangers. The Wild drafted him within the fifth spherical in 2013.
The Islanders, who blanked the host Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 on Monday, sit in third place within the Metropolitan Division.
The Rangers are within the Japanese Convention cellar, and Drury lately despatched a letter to followers concerning the group’s forthcoming plans.
“This won’t be a rebuild. This will probably be a retool constructed round our core gamers and prospects,” Drury wrote on Jan. 16. “We’ll goal gamers that carry tenacity, talent, pace, and a successful pedigree with a concentrate on acquiring younger gamers, draft picks, and cap house to permit us flexibility transferring ahead. Which will imply saying goodbye to gamers which have introduced us and our followers nice moments through the years.”
–Area Stage Media
