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NHL trade news: Rangers trade RW Michael Grabner to Devils
Rangers right wing Michael Grabner has been traded to the Devils, New Jersey announced Thursday.
OFFICIAL: The #NJDevils have acquired forward Michael Grabner from the Rangers in exchange for a 2018 2nd Rd. Pick and prospect Yegor Rykov. pic.twitter.com/muRtpW4oJn— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) February 23, 2018
The Rangers will receive a second-round pick and defenseman prospect Yegor Rykov in return. Rykov was a fifth-round pick of the Devils in 2016.
New York held Grabner out of Thursday's game in anticipation of a trade, and they also held Rick Nash who has not been traded as of yet.
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Grabner is tied for 17th in the NHL this season with 25 goals.
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