Following their 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, the New York Rangers announced that they have assigned defenseman Braden Schneider to AHL Hartford.
UPDATE: Braden Schneider has been assigned to @WolfPackAHL.
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) February 27, 2023
Schneider has been with the Rangers all season, so in the absence of additional context, this would seem very strange. But, of course, there is a good bit of additional context.
Given everything else going on, as the Rangers do all of the administrative work necessary to clear space for, presumably, the Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, this is obviously a paper transaction to help the club accrue more cap space between now and its next game on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Flyers.