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

Lindgren, 26, was one of the first players acquired when the Rangers started their rebuild in February 2018 — he came over as an unsigned prospect from Boston in the trade that sent Rick Nash to the Bruins — had been a warrior for the Rangers in his seven seasons in the organization.

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.

Last week, they sent Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Colorado ... It was clear that the Rangers were going to trade Reilly Smith ahead of the deadline. He was held out of three games for ...

The Blueshirts traded two of their pending UFAs in one deal, netting Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan and two draft picks in return.

Ryan Lindgren officially touched down in Denver and was practicing with the Colorado Avalanche just one day after being traded from the New York Rangers. It’s been a weird season for both Lindgren and the Rangers.