6' 2", 197 pounds
Drafted in 2003 - (Pick 4 : Round 1)
Born November 05, 1984
The Blue Jackets traded Zherdev and center Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers for defensemen Christian Backman and Fedor Tyutin on Wednesday.
Zherdev gives the Rangers one of the NHL's best one-on-one players, but also a Russian right winger who has frequently fallen out of favor with management and teammates. He had a career-high 61 points last season with 26 goals and 35 assists, second on the Columbus team to captain Rick Nash.