The shocking part wasn’t that Michael Grabner was moved, but rather where he was moved. Well, at least at first.
The New York Rangers made the first trade ever with the New Jersey Devils, moving Grabner across the Hudson for a 2nd round pick in this year’s draft and Yegor Rykov. Or Igor Rykov. Or Erop Rykov. I suppose for now, we’ll call him Igor, but that could change with the below:
His name is actually "u0415u0433u043eu0440" (Cyrillic alphabet). It needs to be transliterated to the Roman alphabet, and since he isn't yet playing in North America, we don't know how he's going to spell it yet.