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Adam McQuaid traded to Columbus for picks and Julius Bergman

Posted on by Adam Rotter in Rangers

3:39PM: The Rangers have announced that the deal is Bergman, 2019 4th, 2019 7th for McQuaid.

2:30PM: The Rangers also acquired defenseman Julius Bergman as part of the McQuaid trade. (Kevin Weekes)

Bergman, 23, was a second round pick of San Jose in 2014 and was part of the package that San Jose sent to Ottawa for Erik Karlsson.

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Ottawa then included Bergman with Matt Duchene and a trade they made with Columbus.

Bergman is 6-2, a right shot defenseman and has played in 236 career AHL games with 16 goals and 57 assists.

In The Hockey News’ Future Watch Issues in the past, Bergman was:

  • 2015: 9th ranked Sharks prospect, “Swede looked at WJC. Smooth transition to North American rink with London.”
  • 2016: 6th ranked Sharks prospect, “Tentative start, then rapid progress in first full seasons as North American pro.”
  • 2017: 7th ranked Sharks prospect, “has taken strides in his second AHL season but could use work on his shot.”
  • 2018: 7th ranked Sharks prospect, “strong on his skates. Sharks want right-shot D-man to push the pace offensively.”

Bergman is an RFA after the season.

Adam Rotter: So this makes the deal a bit better for the Rangers as Bergman is just 23-years old, and while he has been moved a bunch in the last year, has some potential. With McQuaid being a UFA, they get two picks and youngish defenseman that will probably make his NHL debut with the Rangers over the next few weeks.

1:54PM: The Rangers have traded Adam McQuaid to Columbus for a 2019 4th round pick and 2019 7th round pick.

The Rangers acquired McQuaid prior to the season for Steven Kampfer, a fourth round pick and seventh round pick.

Adam Rotter: This one is pretty easy for the Rangers as they get back what they gave up for McQuaid. McQuaid’s biggest impact this season was on Brady Skjei and he played a big role in Skjei re-finding his game the past few weeks. McQuaid brought a lot of the same attributes, on and off the ice, as Dan Girardi did when he was a Ranger and he joined Marc Staal, and to some degree Kevin Shattenkirk, as the veterans on defense. McQuaid is a John Tortorella type of player and, if he can stay healthy, should be a good fit.