The Rangers continue to reshape their roster ahead of Friday’s trade deadline.
The Blueshirts agreed to a trade Saturday to send defenseman Ryan Lindgren, forward Jimmy Vesey and the rights to unsigned 2021 draft pick Hank Kempf to the Avalanche in exchange for center Juuso Parssinen and veteran defenseman Calvin de Haan.
The trade also includes draft picks coming back to the Rangers, a conditional second-round and a conditional fourth-round selection, both in 2025.
The Rangers have been interested in Parssinen in the past and had discussions to acquire the 24-year-old Finn before he was dealt from Nashville to Colorado in December. He had four goals and seven assists in 37 games this season for the Predators and the Avs.
The 33-year-old De Haan, a left-handed shot and a former first-round pick of the Islanders, has appeared in nearly 700 regular season NHL games over 13 seasons, including 44 with Colorado this season. He has yet to score a goal this season but has seven assists.
The veteran likely will step into the Rangers’ lineup to replace Lindgren, who has been a heart-and-soul player in his seven seasons with the organization, often playing through injuries.
With Lindgren and Vesey set to become unrestricted free agents after this season, the Rangers also are retaining 50 percent of what remains on Lindgren’s $4.5 million salary. The trade ensured the Rangers did not let them walk without acquiring assets in return.
It is the latest move by GM Chris Drury since the season began, most recently the big swing trade to bring back J.T. Miller from the Canucks in January, with Filip Chytil and a protected first-round pick headed to Vancouver. Drury also jettisoned former captain Jacob Trouba and former first-round pick Kaapo Kakko earlier in the season.
Saturday’s deal does not signal that the Rangers should be considered sellers before Friday’s deadline.
After losing, 3-2, Friday night to the Maple Leafs at the Garden, they entered Saturday’s league action four points behind the Red Wings and the Blue Jackets for the final two playoff positions in the Eastern Conference. They will face the Predators and the Islanders at home Sunday and Monday, respectively.
The 31-year-old Vesey was considered a true pro and a locker-room leader since starting his second stint with the team after signing a PTO tryout deal in 2022. He appeared in 80 and 81 games the next two seasons, totaling 24 goals, but he appeared in just 33 games this season, with four goals and two assists.
In late January, the Harvard product told The Post that he felt like he was “dying” after being a healthy scratch several times.
“I love being a Ranger, and I think everyone knows that. The six years I’ve been here have been the best and most fun I’ve had as a player,” said Vesey, who started his NHL career with the team in 2016. “But this stretch, where I haven’t dressed for the last [nine] games and have no indication that this is going to change, it’s been extremely difficult for me.
“It seems that I have fallen out of favor and have just been cast aside over an extended period of time. It feels like I have no role or purpose on this team.”
The 27-year-old Lindgren had told The Post he hoped to stay in New York.
“I think it’s tough, I don’t want to go anywhere, obviously, I try my best not to look at [trade rumors] and not to worry about it, but that’s easier said than done,” Lindgren said on Jan. 27. “It’s kind of a first for me so obviously it’s hard.
“I just try and block it out. I don’t like hearing or seeing my name included in these rumors, but I know where I am with my contract and I get it, I’m just trying to do my best, focus on hockey, with what the team needs and try and enjoy it.”
The conditions on each of the draft picks: the second-round pick will be the more favorable of Carolina’s or the Rangers’ original pick that was previously traded to Arizona, and the fourth-rounder will be the better of Colorado’s or Vancouver’s.
