The are heading toward a rebuild, or at least a retooling of some sort. They're on the verge of their first deal, and it'll hit close to home, as it sounds like it'll be with the . Rangers beat reporter this on X on Jake Layman Jersey Monday: I'm hearing are on the verge of their first move of the retool. A trade that sends Carson Soucy to the is brewing. No official announcement yet as they work out the particulars, but expect him to be held out of the lineup tonight for roster management. Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) MORE: Soucy is a 31-year old defenseman with a $3.25 million cap hit who will be an unrestricted free agent after the season. just pitched him as a trade candidate in a recent article, and now it's coming to fruition. "Soucy is as good as gone now that the Rangers are committed to a semi-teardown," Larkin wrote. "His analytics are rarely favorable, but hell attract interest nonethele s given his 6-foot-4, 211-pound frame and 38 games of playoff experience." It's always an added layer of fascination when teams close geographically make deals, but this one isn't likely to come back to bite the Rangers. Soucy will hit free agency after the year, but first, he has a chance to help a team try and make a push toward the playoffs. If this deal indeed goes through, he'll be making the relatively short trip to join the Islanders. More NHL news: Omari Spellman Jersey