The process started during a chaotic 2024-25 season, when they dealt captain Jacob Trouba early in the campaign, then also sent off the likes of Reilly Smith, Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey, Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko in other deals. Dave Litman
Rumors have been swirling around the Rangers that the team is preparing to trade restricted free agent defenseman K’Andre Miller in part making the defence looked different and target their money to a player they would prefer.
Gavrikov finished this past season with 30 points in 82 games with a career high 140 blocked shots in a personal best 23:05 average time on ice per game. He’s projected by AFP Analytics to pull in a five-year, $5.4 million contract on his next deal. – Dave Litman