- Rangers acquire defenseman Marcus Pettersson from Vancouver for a 2030 first-round pick
- Pettersson reunites with Mike Sullivan, his head coach for seven seasons in Pittsburgh
- Read below for the full terms and why Pettersson waived his no-move clause
Marcus Pettersson is a New York Ranger.
New York picked up the veteran defenseman from Vancouver on Wednesday, and the price was a draft pick. The Rangers sent the Canucks a 2030 first-rounder that carries top-10 protection. Mollie Walker of the New York Post had the terms:
No players went the other way. Thomas Drance reported the deal was a straight future pick for Pettersson, with nobody heading back to Vancouver:
Pettersson had to sign off on the move. The 30-year-old carries a full no-movement clause, and he waived it to come to New York.
He also knows exactly who is running the bench. Pettersson spent parts of seven seasons in Pittsburgh under Mike Sullivan, where he grew into a steady top-four defenseman. Sullivan now coaches the Rangers, and the reunion made this a clean fit.
Vancouver is a different story. Pettersson landed with the Canucks at the 2025 trade deadline as part of the package that sent J.T. Miller to New York. His one full season on the West Coast was a rough one. He put up three goals and 15 assists in 82 games, his lowest full-season total, on a team that finished dead last.
The analytics crowd still likes the return for New York. Dom Luszczyszyn called Pettersson a legit top-four defenseman and a strong add for the Rangers:
This one fits a busy stretch for the front office. New York moved Vincent Trocheck to Utah earlier in the day and added Sean Durzi and Pavel Dorofeyev this summer. The Rangers still hold their own first-round picks in 2027 and 2029.
