Overview
- The Rangers received a 2026 third-round pick in the completed trade, Soucy was held out Monday for roster management, and no salary was retained on his expiring $3.25 million contract.
- The crosstown swap is only the fourth trade ever between the franchises and the first since 2010.
- The move addresses the Islanders’ shortage on the left side of their defense after Alexander Romanov’s shoulder surgery, with Ryan Pulock recently listed day-to-day.
- Soucy, 31, is a 6-foot-4 left shot in the final year of a three-year deal and has three goals and five assists in 46 games this season.
- The trade is widely viewed as the opening transaction of the Rangers’ declared retool, with further moves — potentially involving top veterans — discussed ahead of the Feb. 4–22 roster freeze and the March 6 deadline.