The star of the Colorado Avalanche, Nathan MacKinnon, could lose an important teammate who might be heading to the New York Rangers in exchange for two veteran players.

Longtime New York Rangers Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey are reportedly 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,

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Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports that the Rangers will retain half of that contract as part of the swap. Lindgren is a physical, shutdown defenseman who has struggled this season on the Rangers’ blueline.