| | Rangers Add Sandis Ozolinsh to Their Defense - New York Times |
 | | As the N.H.L. trading deadline approached yesterday, the Rangers acquired the veteran defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh, who missed three months with Anaheim this season because of a knee injury and his voluntary entry in the league's substance- and alcohol-abuse program before playing for Latvia in the Olympics. |
 | | Discuss the N.H.L. In exchange for the 33-year-old Ozolinsh, Anaheim received the third-round pick that the Rangers (36-17-9) obtained from San Jose for Ville Nieminen on Wednesday. |
 | | Ozolinsh, a seven-time All-Star who could move into the Rangers' top two defensive pairings, played only 17 games for the Mighty Ducks this season and has one year and $2.6 million remaining on his contract. |
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