Jets acquire Barron, two conditional picks, 5th round pick from Rangers

WINNIPEG, March 20, 2022 - The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have acquired forward Morgan Barron, two conditional second-round picks (conditions listed below), and a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Andrew Copp and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. The Jets also announced they have assigned Barron to the AHL's Manitoba Moose.
- Conditional second-round pick A: Rangers' 2022 second-round pick; becomes Rangers' 2022 first-round pick if the Rangers advance to the Eastern Conference Final and Copp plays in at least 50 percent of their playoff games. - Conditional second-round pick B: either St. Louis 2022 second-round pick or Rangers' 2023 second-round pick.

Barron, 23, has split the 2021-22 season between the Rangers and their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, and he has one assist and four penalty minutes in 13 NHL games. He was drafted by the Rangers in the sixth round (174th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft and turned professional last year after three seasons with Cornell University. Barron has two points (1G, 1A) and six PIMs in 18 NHL games and has totaled 36 points (19G, 17A) and 30 PIMs in 46 games for the Wolf Pack.
Copp, 27, was Winnipeg's fourth-round pick (104th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft and has played 467 regular season games over eight seasons with the Jets recording 184 points (74G, 110A) and 82 PIMs. The Ann Arbor, Mich. native has also played in 34 playoff games for Winnipeg and tallied 12 points (3G, 9A) and 14 PIMs.
Morgan Barron
Forward
Born Dec 2 1998 -- Halifax, NS
Height 6.04 -- Weight 220 -- Shoots L