The New York Rangers finally ended a five-game losing streak after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday afternoon. So it’s time for everyone to calm down.
Last week, Rangers general manager Chris Drury caused a stir after sending out a league-wide memo stating the team was interested in making moves and shaking up its roster, naming Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba being indicated as potential options in a move.
This news was eventually made public, causing widespread trade speculation, which serves as an unnecessary distraction for the Rangers at this point in the season.
This report also caused some confusion among opposing teams about what exactly the Rangers were looking to do.
“And you know, people have heard the name Trouba before,” said Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. “They had never heard the name Kreider before. And I think as a result of that, what teams were trying to figure out was: What are the Rangers really, really willing to do? Are there any other players who might be available? And since Trouba and Kreider have partial no-trade clauses, where would they really be willing to go?
Friedman adds that the Rangers both want to calm the situation while maintaining control of the situation, which is why the Rangers have not given anyone permission to speak to Trouba or Kreider.
“I also think in the midst of all of this, the blowback was so crazy and the outcome of this week so poor until today, I think even New York wanted to take the heat off and just take a break before to get into something really too intense or that they might regret later So things calmed down a bit. » said Friedman.
“I think what’s interesting here is that the Rangers haven’t given anyone permission to talk to Trouba or Kreider. They want to maintain control of the process, and that’s key because earlier this week, the NHL sent out a memo.”
For the moment, things have really calmed down in the Rangers world with these trade rumors running out of steam.
All teams go through adversity throughout a season, so it’s up to the Rangers to see how they handle it and move forward.
