Rangers add Wennberg from Kraken

The New York Rangers have acquired forward Alexander Wennberg from the Seattle Kraken for a second-round pick in 2024 and a conditional fourth-round selection in 2025, the teams announced.

The Kraken are retaining 50% of Wennberg's $4.5-million cap hit in the deal. The 2025 fourth-round pick becomes a third-rounder in the same year if Nils Lundkvist scores a combined total of 55 points through this season and last, according to TSN's Chris Johnston.

Lundkvist was traded by the Rangers to the Stars for a first- and fourth-round pick in 2022. He currently sits at 31 points through 105 games played.

Wennberg will likely slot in as New York's third-line center behind Mika Zibanejad and Vincent Trocheck. The 29-year-old has notched 25 points in 60 games this season while averaging nearly 19 minutes per contest.

He was drafted 14th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2013 and spent six seasons with the franchise before pit stops with the Florida Panthers and Kraken.

The Rangers had approximately $5.1 million in deadline cap space before adding Wennberg, per CapFriendly.

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