Among the familiar faces Kreider will see in Anaheim is Jacob Trouba, his longtime teammate and former Rangers captain. The two shared six seasons together with the Rangers — Kreider as an alternate and Trouba wearing the “C” — before the latter was traded to the Ducks in December for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a fourth-round draft pick.

Let’s start with this: it’d be a very difficult needle for general manager Chris Drury to thread if the New York Rangers want to trade Mika Zibanejad this offseason. So, despite rumors Zibanejad could be the next big-ticket player jettisoned by the Rangers after they traded Chris Kreider to the Anaheim Ducks last week,