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Emily KaplanESPN
The New York Rangers have traded defenseman Adam McQuaid to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a fourth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2019 draft, according to multiple reports.
This continues a trade deadline haul for the Blue Jackets, who are going all-in after acquiring forwards Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel from the Senators as well as backup goalie Keith Kinkaid from the New Jersey Devils.
By trading away the picks for McQuaid, the Blue Jackets only have three draft picks in 2019: a third-round pick and a seventh-rounder.
The Rangers, meanwhile, are stockpiling draft picks; they have 10 in 2019, including five in the first two rounds.
McQuaid, 32, spent nine years with the Boston Bruins before heading to the Rangers this season. He is averaging 17:28 minutes per game this season, and has two goals and three assists in 36 games.
The Rangers also traded away center Kevin Hayes and winger Mats Zuccarello as they work toward their rebuild.