The Rangers have acquired Jack Roslovic from Columbus for a conditional 4th Round Pick in 2026 that can become a 3rd Round Pick if the Rangers make the Stanley Cup Final and Roslovic plays in 50% of the games.
Columbus retained 50% of Roslovic’s salary.
From the Rangers:
- Roslovic, 27, has recorded six goals and 17 assists for 23 points in 40 games with Columbus.
- He has tallied points in four of his last five games (2G-4A) and since February 13, he’s led the Blue Jackets with 13 points (4G-9A) in 12 games.
- On January 15 against the Canucks, Roslovic tallied his 200th career point with an assist.
- The Columbus, Ohio native has skated in 426 career NHL games between the Blue Jackets and Winnipeg Jets, notching 77 goals and 136 assists for 213 points.
- Last season, the 6-1, 198 pound forward set career highs in assists (33) and shorthanded goals (2) and finished with the second-most points (44) of his NHL career.
- His 33 assists were the second most on the Blue Jackets in 2022-23. In 2021-22, he set career-highs on the ice in games played (81), goals (22) and points (45) and off the ice was named Columbus’ Community MVP and nominee for the King Clancy Award in 2021-22.
Adam Rotter: Roslovic is a versatile player that I had sort of put to the side because I didn’t think that John Davidson would want to make a deal that would help the Rangers. He’s a great skater, and adds a nice element of speed and the potential for offense. He’s a skilled player and former first-round pick that never developed into the consistent offensive player that his skillset had the potential to be. It’s a low-risk, low-cost move for a pending UFA that at best has the chance to be similar to the low-cost, low-risk move that Frank Vatrano was two years ago. He’s not the big-time winger that the Rangers were rumored to be interested in, but he can and probably will get a shot to play next to Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad. He could also swing to the middle if needed and provides some insurance if the Rangers decide to try Alex Wennberg on the wing at some point as well. He makes sense and there is certainly a world where they could have gotten him rather than Alex Wennberg, but now the Rangers have both, added flexibility and offensive skill. They are better and maybe he can have a similar impact to what Vatrano brought two-years ago.