{"id":437508,"date":"2026-01-31T04:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/437508\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T04:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:24:29","slug":"nhl-insider-officially-confirms-the-next-two-players-the-new-york-rangers-will-be-moving-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/437508\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Insider officially confirms the next two players the New York Rangers will be moving on"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\t\t\t\tRespected 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. <\/p>\n

ESPN insider Emily Kaplan confirms<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not just deadline noise anymore, it\u2019s a front office telling the league, \u201ccall us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris Drury already put it in writing that a retool is coming, and \u201cpopular players\u201d could be moved.<\/p>\n

Now the interest is real enough that the Rangers are being forced to choose what they actually value: short-term respectability, or real futures.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the Kaplan summary that hit Rangers timelines.<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

Trocheck is the cleaner sell for contenders because he\u2019s a center with term and a cap hit teams can build around.<\/p>\n

While also sitting at 11-22-33, and that\u2019s the kind of two-way production coaches trust in May.<\/p>\n

Vincent Trocheck puts New York Rangers on notice<\/p>\n

Personally I\u2019m not a huge fan of seeing these names pop up in trade speculation, because this is the moment where \u201cretool\u201d stops being a memo and starts being a gut punch.<\/p>\n

However, Trocheck\u2019s deal carries a modified no-trade list in 2025-26, so New York has more lanes than it would with a full no-move.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s Schneider, and that\u2019s where it gets spicy, because right-shot defenders with size don\u2019t hit the market often.<\/p>\n

Schneider is 24, drafted in 2020, first round, by the Rangers, and he\u2019s still trending upward even if the nights are messy.<\/p>\n

His cap hit is $2.2 million and he\u2019s an RFA after 2025-26, which is exactly why buyers see value and Drury sees leverage.<\/p>\n

If Drury can turn Trocheck and Schneider interest into a bidding war, the retool becomes faster and cleaner.<\/p>\n

If he undersells either one, it\u2019s not a retool, it\u2019s just pain without the payoff.<\/p>\n

Previously on NY Hockey Insider<\/p>\n

POLL<\/p>\n

JANVIER 29|145 ANSWERS<\/p>\n

Report: NHL Insider officially confirms the next two players the New York Rangers will be moving on from<\/p>\n

Should the New York Rangers trade Vincent Trocheck or Braden Schneider if the return is a true haul?<\/p>\n

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