Sources - Chris Kreider waives no-trade clause, joining Ducks - ESPN

Chris Kreider is set to join the Anaheim Ducks after the winger waived his no-trade clause and is allowing the New York Rangers to deal him away, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

Sources said the Rangers will receive prospect Carey Terrance in the trade, which is pending a trade call. The Rangers are also getting a third-round pick in this year's draft that originally belonged to the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the Ducks are getting back the fourth-round pick that went to New York in the Jacob Trouba trade in December.

To make the deal happen, Kreider had to waive his 15-team no-trade list, which he had recently added Anaheim to. The New York Post first reported that Kreider was waiving his no-trade clause.

Sources said the Ducks will take on the final two years of Kreider's contract, which pays him $6.5 million annually. That creates cap flexibility for the Rangers heading into free agency on July 1.

Rangers general manager Chris Drury has been looking for ways to shake up his roster after missing the playoffs, continuing a trend that began early in the season when Drury traded team captain Trouba. The Rangers were transparent with Kreider and his representatives since the offseason began about their intentions to move in a different direction.

By getting the move done so early in the offseason, the Rangers felt they could make more moves over the summer, including potential offer sheets.

The Ducks and general manager Pat Verbeek, meanwhile, are looking to take big swings to move forward and make the playoffs for the first time since 2018. Last month, Anaheim hired three-time Stanley Cup champion Joel Quenneville as its coach. Quenneville is the second-winningest NHL coach of all time.

Kreider, 34, has played his