Rangers trade for Tarasenko in blockbuster deal with Blues

The New York Rangers have acquired four-time NHL All-Star Vladimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues, the team announced on Thursday.

OFFICIAL: #NYR have acquired F Vladimir Tarasenko and D Niko Mikkola in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, Sammy Blais and Hunter Skinner.

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— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) February 9, 2023

In the trade, New York will send a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2024 to St. Louis, along with Sammy Blais and Hunter Skinner.

The Rangers will also get defenseman Niko Mikkola in the deal.

The 31-year-old Tarasenko has played his entire 11-year career with the Blues, helping lead the team to a Stanley Cup championship in 2019.

The Russian has 262 career goals, with 10 so far this year in 38 games.