Where Lindgren fits on the depth chart, and how he performs in what will likely be a different role than in New York, could be a case study for future player evaluation. Lindgren has spent most of his 5-on-5 ice time next to Adam Fox on New York’s top pairing, over the past several seasons.

Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey were traded to the Colorado Avalanche by the New York Rangers on Saturday for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan and conditional second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.

Lindgren, 26, was one of the first players acquired when the Rangers started their rebuild in February 2018 — he came over as an unsigned prospect from Boston in the trade that sent Rick Nash to the Bruins — had been a warrior for the Rangers in his seven seasons in the organization.

The Rangers parted ways with two of their veterans on Saturday, as they defenseman Ryan Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey to Colorado in a deal with the Avalanche.

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The Colorado Avalanche acquired forwards Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey and the rights to defensive prospect Hank Kempf from the New York Rangers on Saturday. The Rangers picked up forward Juuso Parssinen,

The Colorado Avalanche acquired a big boost ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The Avalanche announced Saturday they traded defenseman Calvin de Haan, forward Juuso Parssinen ad two draft picks to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Ryan Lindgren,

The Blueshirts agreed to a trade Saturday to send defenseman Ryan Lindgren, forward Jimmy Vesey and the rights to unsigned 2021 draft pick Hank Kempf to the Avalanche in exchange for center Juuso ...

The Rangers are four points out of a playoff spot and did not want to let pending unrestricted free agents walk for nothing.

Colorado is adding defenseman Ryan Lindgren, along with depth forward Jimmy Vesey and prospect Hank Kempf, in a deal with the New York Rangers for Calvin de Haan, Juuso Parssinen, plus second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 NHL draft.

The Rangers are trading Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Avalanche for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan and a conditional 2nd & 4th round draft pick. Rangers retaining 50% of Lindgren’s salary.

Forward Jimmy Vesey, defenseman Ryan Lindgren and D prospect Hank Kempf are heading to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for center Juuso Parssinen, defenseman Calvin de Haan and two 2025 draft ...