Chris Kreider Breaks Silence After Rangers-Ducks Trade originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Chris Kreider has officially begun a new chapter with the Anaheim Ducks after being traded by the New York Rangers on Thursday.

Kreider confirmed that the Ducks were one of the 15 teams on his no-trade list, but he gave Drury the green light to talk to Anaheim GM Pat Verbeek and ultimately waived his contractual protection to approve the deal.

But there is one development that could have lasting ramifications. Kreider wanted to come to Anaheim, just as Jacob Trouba did when the Ducks came calling last December after the Rangers no longer wanted his services. In recent years, the Ducks have been on players’ no-trade lists when they are annually submitted.