Besides their first name, something else that Ryan Strome and Ryan Spooner have in common is that they were both involved in high profile trades last season.
Strome, after being drafted fifth overall in 2011 by the New York Islanders, was sent to the Oilers for Jordan Eberle in a one-for-one deal back in summer 2017. As for Spooner, he came to New York in a trade deadline deal with Matt Beleskey, Ryan Lindgren, and a first-round selection in the 2018 draft, in exchange for Rick Nash.
This afternoon, Strome became a member of the Rangers in yet another one-for-one deal, this one involving Spooner being shipped off to Edmonton.