The Ducks made one of the splashiest trades of their offseason by acquiring Chris Kreider from the New York Rangers. General manager Pat Verbeek sent forward prospect Carey Terrance and a draft-pick swap to New York, betting that Kreider’s veteran scoring touch could accelerate Anaheim’s transition out of its long rebuild. Kreider is 34, on a $6.5 million cap hit, and coming off a 22-goal, 30-point season. The question Ducks fans are asking is simple, does he still have enough left to help push Anaheim toward the playoffs? That’s where our Chris Kreider point projection comes in.

Why Anaheim Made the Move

Verbeek has been explicit about the reasoning. “Chris Kreider is the type of player we were looking to add this offseason,” he said in the team’s statement. “He has size, speed and is a

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