Lindgren was the heart and soul of the defense, but general manager Chris Drury understood what needed to be done — and still does.

The New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche are no strangers to the trade market this season, and they paired up to make another deal on Saturday. The Rangers sent Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Avalanche for Juuso Parssinen,

Longtime New York Rangers Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey are heading to the Colorado Avanche. The Rangers are trading Vesey and Lindgren to the Avs for a package including Juuso Pärssinen, Calvin de Haan and two draft picks, according to The Athletic's Peter Baugh first reported the full trade.

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

The New York Rangers are trading Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Colorado Avalanche ... for a while -- and tried to trade for previously while he was with the Nashville Predators, sources said. De Haan is experienced, with 676 career NHL games ...

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 Parssinen and veteran defenseman Calvin de Haan.

New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad opened up and shared his take on Ryan Lindgren getting traded to the Colorado Avalanche.

Less than 24 hours later, the Rangers traded pending unrestricted free agents Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Colorado Avalanche for veteran defenseman Calvin de Haan and center Juuso Parinen along with two draft picks.

The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun reported last week that the Nashville Predators were still getting calls about Ryan O'Reilly ahead of the NHL trade deadline.

The New York Rangers have traded Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Colorado Avalanche. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Rangers are receiving center Juuso Parssinen, defenseman Calvin de Haan, a 2025 second-round pick and a 2025 fourth-round pick.

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.