Rangers trade Howden to Golden Knights for DeSimone, fourth-round pick

July 17, 2021 - 4:23pm

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers (57) defends against a shot by New York Rangers centre Brett Howden (21). (Kathy Willens/AP)

The New York Rangers have acquired defender Nick DeSimone and a 2022 fourth-round pick from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for forward Brett Howden.

OFFICIAL: #NYR have acquired forward Barclay Goodrow from Tampa Bay in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and have acquired a 4th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and defenseman Nick DeSimone from Vegas in exchange for Brett Howden.

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 17, 2021

Howden, 23, scored one goal and recorded seven points over 42 games during the 2020-21 season. Over his three seasons with New York, Howden has recorded 16 goals and 49 points in 178 career NHL games.

He was traded to the Rangers from the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2018 deal involving Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller.

DeSimone, 26, tallied five assists in 14 games with the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda last season. He was originally signed as a free agent by the San Jose Sharks in 2017 before being a part of a three-team trade in April that sent him to Vegas.

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