Hockey Rangers Takeaways: Chris Kreider and Trading Brady Skjei by Anthony Paradiso February 25, 2020 Sunday was NHL Trade Deadline Day and the Rangers made a big splash, re-signing one of their best forwards, Chris Kreider. At about two o’clock, Kreider agreed to sign a seven-year, $45.5 million extension with the Rangers. The 28-year-old Kreider will be a Ranger until he is 36. Ever since trade rumors about Kreider possibly leaving New York began in January, it seems like the winger has raised his game, averaging a point-per-game over his last ten. His play over the last month gave no doubt that the Rangers wanted Kreider signed to a long-term contract. “The fact that his size, his skating and scoring ability, his combination he has with Mika, his power-play ability — when you add it all up, it’s a player that we’ve had in our organization for a long time and we’ve watched the strides he’s been making,” GM Jeff Gorton said, “Keeping him was something we felt was important for our organization.” “He’s a unique player, very hard to replace,” Henrik Lundqvist, Kreider’s teammate since 2012, said, “I think it’s definitely the right decision to lock him up.” Now everyone wants to be happy about bringing back Kreider and that is something I agree with. However, we should realize Kreider has had stretches where he has not scored much. Kreider had 25 points after he played his first 41 games of the season. Bye-Bye Brady On Sunday, The Rangers also traded Brady Skjei to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2020 first-round-pick. The first-round-pick that the Rangers get will be a middle selection from the first round because the Hurricanes are eighth in the Eastern Conference standings. Skjei did not live up to the point-total expectation that I had for him. After his first few seasons, I would have expected that he could be around where Anthony DeAngelo is right now, but as it stands DeAngelo is at 45 points while Skjei has 23. The Rangers did well by getting a first-round pick for Skjei. Gorton now has an opportunity to draft a good defenseman with any of their two first-round picks. Post Views: 1,069 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Anthony Paradiso Anthony has been a sportswriter at In The Zone since Sept. 2019. He graduated from Montclair State, where he was assistant Editor of the student newspaper's sports section. He also co-hosts a sports-themed radio show on the campus station, WMSC 90.3 FM, which was recently named #1 college radio station in the nation. Latest posts by Anthony Paradiso (see all) How the You Know I’m Right Podcast Reached 100 Episodes - April 26, 2021 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics - April 18, 2021 Amazon Prime Video gains rights to Stream 21 New York Yankees Games - March 28, 2021 How Former NFL Scout and Coach Chris Landry Became an Entrepreneur and Sportscaster - March 23, 2021 Related TopicsAnthony DeAngeloBrady SkjeiChris KreiderNew York RangersNHL 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 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 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 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 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... Flyers Add Depth at the Deadline Local Hockey Power Rankings- Week 21