With the New York Rangers trading and accumulating younger players and draft picks, here are three current members of the team who won't be back next season.

Reilly Smith is heading back to Las Vegas. The New York Rangers traded the veteran forward to the Vegas Golden Knights for forward Brendan Brisson and a 2025 third-round pick on Thursday, Sportsnet can confirm.

As they continue to reshape their roster, the New York Rangers did not play forward Reilly Smith, 33, on Sunday in a 4-0 win over the Nashville Predators for roster management reasons, as he is a likely candidate to be traded before Friday's NHL deadline.

The Rangers aren’t done, as another trade may be in the works after their deal with the Avalanche on Saturday.

This week, some teams have jumped ahead of the trade deadline. Yesterday, there was a big trade between the Florida Panthers and the Chicago Blackhawks. Seth Jones had to pack his bags for the warm sun of Florida.

It appears as though the writing is on the wall for New York Rangers forward Reilly Smith when it comes to his future in the Big Apple. While the rest of his Rangers teammates will be in action on Sunday night against the Nashville Predators at Madison Square Garden,

NHL trade deadline looms, the New York Rangers are playing it safe with pending unrestricted free agent Reilly Smith, who won’t play Sunday versus the Nashville Predators due to trade-related reasons,

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