Earlier this month, the New York Rangers made a trade that seemed to come out of nowhere. They swapped out forward Ryan Spooner for another forward, Ryan Strome, former Edmonton Oiler.
New York retained $900,000 of Spooner’s salary, meaning that there was no impact on either teams salary cap. Furthermore, at the time of the trade, both players had just two points, one goal and one assist each.
This seemed like an extremely even exchange. However, in the short amount of time since then, the Rangers have looked like the clear winner.
Since the trade, Strome has recorded three points (one goal and two assists) in six games, bringing his point total to five (two goals and three assists) on the season.