Whatever thoughts or emotions Chris Kreider has about being back in New York as a member of the Ducks or returning to Madison Square Garden this coming Monday to face his former team, the Rangers , are being kept to himself, at least for now.

“Business trip,” Kreider said before Thursday night’s game against the Islanders at UBS Arena in his first game back in New York since the Rangers traded him on June 12.

His expectations for Monday?

“Game day against the Islanders, man,” Kreider said.

Fair enough.

“It’s definitely an adjustment,” the native of Boxford, Massachusetts, and former Boston College standout said of uprooting to California after 13 seasons with the Rangers. “It’s helpful having familiar faces.”

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