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The Detroit Red Wings agreed to trade defenseman Brendan Smith to the New York Rangers on Tuesday in exchange for a 2018 second-round pick and a 2017 third-round selection.
"I'm happy for Brendan, I like him, he can skate and he's competitive, and [defensemen] are at a premium," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said, per Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News. "It was a tough decision. He's 28, but I felt we've been trading draft picks for so long, this was an opportunity to acquire some picks.