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  • Rangers reportedly acquiring Marcus Pettersson from Vancouver

    5:52PM: The Rangers are trading a top-10 protected 2030 First Round pick for Pettersson. (Friedman)

    3:52PM: The Rangers are reportedly acquiring Marcus Pettersson from Vancouver. (Pagnotta)

    Pettersson is 30-years old and is signed for five-more seasons at $5.5 million per season.

    He played for Mike Sullivan in Pittsburgh for seven seasons, is a left shot, 6-5, 174lbs and has 21 goals and 159 assists in 604 career NHL games.

    Pettersson was actually traded from Pittsburgh to Vancouver with the First Round Pick that the Rangers sent to Vancouver for JT Miller.

    He would have to waive his no-move clause to come to the Rangers.

    Pettersson has averaged 19:17 per game in his career.

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  • Rangers sign defenseman Marc Del Gaizo

    The Rangers have signed 26-year old defenseman Marc Del Gaizo to a two-year, two-way deal. (Baugh)

    He is 5-11, 188 and shoots left.

    He has played in 55 career NHL games including 46 for Nashville in 2024-25.

    Last season he had 9 goals and 18 assists for Laval in the AHL.

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  • Rangers sign Oliver Bjorkstrand to a one-year deal

    The Rangers have signed 31-year old winger Oliver Bjorkstrand to a one-year, $4.5 million dollar deal. (Walker)

    He had 12 goals and 20 assists last season for Tampa in 13:38 per game.

    Bjorkstrand is a six-time 20-goal scorer including 21 between Seattle and Tampa in 2024-25.

    He has a career shooting percentage 11.6% shooting percentage and last season he shot 9.2%.

    In 49 career playoff games he had 10 goals and 10 assists.

    After being traded to Tampa in 2025, Bjorkstrand underwent surgery for compartment syndrome in his thigh.

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  • Rangers sign center Joe Veleno to one-year deal

    The Rangers have signed 26-year old center Joe Veleno to a one-year deal worth $1.2 million. (Lavioe)

    Veleno had two goals and three assists in 61 games last season for Montreal. He had one assist in nine playoff games last season along with 20 hits and 61% on faceoffs.

    In his career he has 40 goals and 46 assists in 367 games.

    He was the 30th overall pick in 2018 by Detroit.

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  • Ranger acquire Joonas Korpisalo from Boston

    The Rangers have acquired goalie Joonas Korpisalo from Boston for a 2028 4th rounder and prospect Kalle Vaisanen.

    Korpisalo, 32, has two more years left on his contract at $4 million per season.

    He was 14-9-6 in Boston last season and 140-126-38 in his career.

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