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Respected NHL insider has just recently confirmed the next two players the New York Rangers will be trying to trade after they secure a deal for Artemi Panarin.
ESPN insider Emily Kaplan confirms Vincent Trocheck and Braden Schneider are the next two likeliest Rangers to be moved next as the club chases a younger identity during their retool.
That’s not just deadline noise anymore, it’s a front office telling the league, “call us.”
Chris Drury already put it in writing that a retool is coming, and “popular players” could be moved.
Now the interest is real enough that the Rangers are being forced to choose what they actually value: short-term respectability, or real futures.
Here’s the Kaplan summary that hit Rangers timelines.
Emily Kaplan: “The team, which is looking to establish a new, younger identity, is also fielding calls on defenseman Braden Schneider and veteran center Vincent Trocheck, who according to sources are the two other Rangers likeliest to be traded this season.” #NYR
Trocheck is the cleaner sell for contenders because he’s a center with term and a cap hit teams can build around.
While also sitting at 11-22-33, and that’s the kind of two-way production coaches trust in May.
Vincent Trocheck puts New York Rangers on notice
Personally I’m not a huge fan of seeing these names pop up in trade speculation, because this is the moment where “retool” stops being a memo and starts being a gut punch.
However, Trocheck’s deal carries a modified no-trade list in 2025-26, so New York has more lanes than it would with a full no-move.
Then there’s Schneider, and that’s where it gets spicy, because right-shot defenders with size don’t hit the market often.
Schneider is 24, drafted in 2020, first round, by the Rangers, and he’s still trending upward even if the nights are messy.
His cap hit is $2.2 million and he’s an RFA after 2025-26, which is exactly why buyers see value and Drury sees leverage.
If Drury can turn Trocheck and Schneider interest into a bidding war, the retool becomes faster and cleaner.
If he undersells either one, it’s not a retool, it’s just pain without the payoff.
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