Texas seemed like a bubble team that would ultimately become sellers by July 31, but ESPN’s Buster Olney reported that the Rangers will now be aggressive buyers at the trade deadline.

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Kreider will play for Joel Quenneville, a three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Chicago Blackhawks (2010, 2013, 2015). Anaheim finished sixth in the Pacific Division (35-37-10), missed the playoffs for the seventh straight season and fired coach Greg Cronin on April 19 after two seasons.