{"id":24951,"date":"2025-03-02T18:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T17:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=24951"},"modified":"2025-03-02T18:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T17:03:53","slug":"new-york-rangers-hold-out-reilly-smith-as-trade-deadline-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-york-rangers-hold-out-reilly-smith-as-trade-deadline-nears\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers Hold Out Reilly Smith as Trade Deadline Nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nhl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>New York Rangers<\/a><\/strong> are keeping veteran forward <strong>Reilly Smith<\/strong> out of tonight&rsquo;s game against the <strong>Nashville Predators<\/strong>, fueling speculation that a trade is imminent. According to <strong>Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic<\/strong>, Smith is being held out for trade-related reasons, with the NHL deadline just days away.<\/p><p>Smith, a <strong>pending unrestricted free agent<\/strong>, was acquired last summer from the <strong>Pittsburgh Penguins<\/strong> in exchange for a <strong>second-round pick in 2027 and a conditional fifth-rounder in 2025<\/strong>. The Penguins also retained <strong>$1.25 million<\/strong> of his <strong>$5 million salary<\/strong>, meaning he currently carries a <strong>$3.75 million cap hit<\/strong> for the Rangers. However, with New York sitting outside the playoff picture, moving Smith now makes sense as they look to retool for next season.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LEO2JsWdLQ\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/LEO2JsWdLQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nhl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#nhl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NYR<\/a> Reilly Smith, a key player for the New York Rangers, is being held out of the lineup as the team prepares for a series of trades ahead of the deadline. With Smith being a pending unrestricted free agent, he is expected to be the next asset on the&hellip;<\/p>&mdash; QWIKET NHL (@qwiket_nhl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qwiket_nhl\/status\/1896240537960698272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>A <strong>Stanley Cup champion<\/strong> with the <strong>Vegas Golden Knights<\/strong>, Smith was a key part of their 2023 championship run. Throughout his career, he has consistently posted strong underlying numbers, though this season has been a struggle. With just <strong>10 goals and 19 assists in 58 games<\/strong>, his production has dipped, making him a likely trade candidate for teams seeking depth scoring.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/rangers-trade-ryan-lindgren-jimmy-vesey-to-avalanche-in-major-roster-shake-up\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Rangers Trade Ryan Lindgren &amp; Jimmy Vesey to Avalanche in Major Roster Shake-Up<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>As the <strong>trade market favors sellers<\/strong>, the Rangers are actively shopping players rather than risking losing them for nothing in free agency. Smith, a <strong>14-year NHL veteran<\/strong>, still holds value as a <strong>reliable two-way forward<\/strong> who can generate offense in transition. While he may not be a top-line play driver anymore, he could be a solid fit on the <strong>third line of a contending team<\/strong>, providing secondary scoring and playoff experience.<\/p><p>With Friday&rsquo;s deadline approaching, all signs point to Smith being on the move. The question now is which team will step up to make the deal.<\/p><p>Image Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Holds Smith Out Against Predators as Trade Talks Heat Up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":24952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1483,52,4092],"class_list":["post-24951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-new-york-rangers","tag-nhl","tag-reilly-smith"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New York Rangers Hold Out Reilly Smith as Trade Deadline Nears - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rangers hold Reilly Smith out of lineup for trade deadline reasons, signaling a likely move before Friday as teams eye the veteran forward.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-york-rangers-hold-out-reilly-smith-as-trade-deadline-nears\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New York Rangers Hold Out Reilly Smith as Trade Deadline Nears - 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