{"id":459419,"date":"2026-09-10T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/459419\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:02:13","slug":"ducks-waive-veteran-forward-chris-kreider-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/459419\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks Waive Veteran Forward Chris Kreider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Anaheim Ducks have decided to waive veteran forward Chris Kreider, as reported by Sportsnet. The 35-year-old player was placed on waivers today with the intention of granting his release. Kreider, who was entering the final year of a seven-year contract originally signed with the New York Rangers, joined the Ducks last season following a trade. During his time with Anaheim, he recorded 50 points in 75 games and added another seven points in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Kreider&#8217;s journey to the Ducks began when the Rangers traded him, along with a fourth-round pick, to Anaheim in exchange for prospect Carey Terrance and a third-round pick. The trade was part of the Rangers&#8217; efforts to manage their salary cap, as Kreider was owed $6.5 million per season under his contract. Despite dealing with injuries in the past, Kreider managed to contribute significantly to the Ducks&#8217; performance, including scoring 13 goals and eight assists in 30 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/chris-kreider-trade-looks-bad-for-rangers-six-months-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Hockey Writers<\/a>, Kreider had been a key player for the Rangers, especially during their playoff runs in previous seasons. His ability to perform well on both the power play and penalty kill made him a valuable asset. However, the Rangers struggled with offense after his departure, which highlighted the impact of his absence.<\/p>\n<p>The Ducks&#8217; decision to waive Kreider comes as the team looks to adjust its roster and potentially make room for younger talent. The move also aligns with the Ducks&#8217; strategy to build a competitive team for future seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Anaheim Ducks have decided to waive veteran forward Chris Kreider, as reported by Sportsnet. The 35-year-old player&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[6641,163,824,165,164,1717,180886,6755,404,99],"class_list":["post-459419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-ai-assisted","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-chris-kreider","tag-hockey-trade","tag-new-york-rangers","tag-nhl","tag-waivers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}