The St. Louis Blues have traded defenceman Christian Backman to New York Rangers for a fourth round draft pick.
Drafted 24th overall by the Blues in 1998, Backman has 10 points in 45 games this season.
Backman, who helped Sweden win the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Torino in 2006, has collected 19 goals, 45 assists and 130 penalty minutes in 228 career games with the Blues.