New York Rangers are close to trading defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders, which serves as their first major transaction for their retooling process. The teams are making a rare cross-town trade between each other because Boston will not play Soucy today as both teams complete final trade deals.

The Rangers may get calls on pending UFA defenseman Carson Soucy and pending RFA defenseman Braden Schneider. Forward Mika Zibanejad has four years left and a no-movement clause. He wasn’t interested in being traded at the draft or in the offseason, but the team’s new direction may change his mind.

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