Vladimir Tarasenko finally has a new home, and it's with the New York Rangers.
Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola were traded Thursday by the St. Louis Blues in exchange for forward Sammy Blais, defensive prospect Hunter Skinner, a conditional 2023 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick.
The Blues are retaining 50% of Tarasenko's $8 million cap hit. As for the conditions of the picks, the Rangers have both their original first-rounder and the Dallas Stars' first-round pick from an earlier trade. The Blues will get the later of the two first-round picks, and if the Stars' pick is a top-10 pick, it will shift to next year and the Blues will receive the later of the two picks.