Hockey In acquiring Grabner from Rangers, Devils add offensive option by Gregg Snyder February 23, 2018 The New Jersey Devils were in need of another offensive scoring option. The New York Rangers are looking to get younger and faster. One way to do that is rid the roster of expiring contracts. That’s what the Rangers accomplished by sending forward Michael Grabner to the cross-rival rivals on Thursday night. For the Devils, Grabner becomes an immediate offensive scoring option to go along with Taylor Hall. Outside of Hall, the Devils have not had another consistent threat on offense this season. Grabner should change that moving forward as New Jersey looks to end a five-year playoff drought. Grabner has 156 goals and 88 assists in his career, having played for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs and Rangers. In return for Grabner, the Rangers will receive the Devils 2018 second-round pick and defenseman prospect Yegor Rykov. The 2016 NHL Draft selection has two goals and 12 assists in 51 games this season with SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL. Grabner will become an unrestricted free agent after the season. The Devils currently sit in fourth place in the Metropolitan Division. Post Views: 1,383 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Gregg Snyder Latest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsMichael GrabnerNew Jersey DevilsNew York RangersNHLTaylor HallYegor Rykov Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports Interview Series: It’s a sure bet with Philadelphia native, Erin Kate Dolan (VIDEO) by Denise Gonzalez | posted on March 17, 2020 No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Islanders Puck Talk – Weekly Review Elias Night Breaks Devils Funk