Rangers Acquire Defenseman Carson Soucy from Canucks for Draft Pick
Soucy, who has played with both Will Borgen and J.T. Miller before, has one year remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $3.5 million
The New York Rangers have made another trade today, and this time they have added hulking rear guard Carson Soucy.
Trade details, per sources:
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 6, 2025
To #NYR:
D Carson Soucy
To #Canucks:
2025 SJS 3rd Round Pick
Soucy waived his no-trade clause to complete the trade. He has one year left on his deal at $3 million.@DarrenDreger first on the trade.
Soucy, 6'5" and 208 lbs., is a defensive defenseman who's having a bit of a down year, but historically has been an impactful player. The hope in acquiring him is that he can fill a need on the Rangers' bottom pairing, and bring some size that Chris Drury has been looking for.
Carson Soucy, acquired by NYR, is a stay-at-home defenceman. Big, battles for pucks, solid defensive stick. Not a fast skater and very limited with the puck. Was very effective as a shutdown guy last season, this year not so much. #NYR pic.twitter.com/Z1PeCuWjtL
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) March 6, 2025
Carson Soucy is a solid Dman.
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) March 6, 2025
Inconsistent season, but there's a reason that career years for goalies have followed him around. Great stick, reliable, decent offensively once he's in-zone. #Canucks needed the extra cap space to pursue attacking options, but he'll help the NYR.
Carson Soucy was very solid last year for the Canucks but yeah, struggled to be a consistent 2nd pairing guy this season. Clears up some cap space for the team, was a good call from Vancouver to move on.
— Wyatt Arndt (@TheStanchion) March 6, 2025
Plus he went out scoring a goal and seeing Zegras get beat up. Solid exit.
It bears repeating that Will Borgen wasn't having the greatest of seasons before he was acquired by the Rangers, and since joining the fold he's been an adequate defenseman. Speaking of Borgen, Soucy is a good buddy of his, and the two were teammates in Seattle.
Soucy has one year remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $3.5 million, and it's a pretty low-risk move all things considered. Overall, the Rangers want Soucy to be a better version of Ryan Lindgren, and there's a chance it works out.
There's enough time left in the season for the Rangers to evaluate what type of fit he is, and if it's not working out he can be easily moved in the summer. Players like him are always in some sort of demand, but the ideal outcome would be him reverting back to the player he's been for the majority of his career.
