{"id":485599,"date":"2026-03-04T20:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/485599\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:59:29","slug":"ny-rangers-could-reportedly-find-trade-partner-in-pittsburgh-penguins-as-vincent-trocheck-rumors-grow-to-join-sidney-crosby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/485599\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Rangers could reportedly find trade partner in Pittsburgh Penguins as Vincent Trocheck rumors grow to join Sidney Crosby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/pittsburgh-penguins\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> are expected to be active in the trade market before the NHL deadline, with a clear objective in mind: strengthen the roster to support <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/sidney-crosby\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sidney Crosby<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Although Crosby is set to miss at least three more weeks with a lower body injury, the Pens remain well positioned in the standings and firmly in the playoff race. That combination of urgency and opportunity could push Pittsburgh\u2019s front office to explore impactful additions sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">One name that has surfaced in speculation is Vincent Trocheck of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/new-york-rangers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Rangers<\/a>. A potential big splash involving Trocheck would signal that the Penguins are serious about maximizing Crosby\u2019s championship window.<\/p>\n<p>Sidney Crosby could get help in the NHL trade deadline<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The Penguins appear determined to make key moves before the NHL trade deadline. That\u2019s why, according to a report from David Pagnotta, the Penguins are not ruling out creative options. \u201cReclamation projects are something they like in Pittsburgh. They\u2019re gonna fish for that. If there\u2019s an opportunity to add somebody that has term, the Penguins wouldn\u2019t mind utilizing some of their assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Penguins can make the NHL playoffs without Sidney Crosby<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The Penguins are very much in position to make the playoffs, currently sitting second in the Metropolitan Division with 75 points and firmly in control of their own destiny. Even if they were to slip in the divisional race, they remain clearly in the battle for a Wild Card spot alongside the Bruins and Canadiens, giving them a valuable safety net.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NY Rangers could trade Vincent Trocheck to Detroit Red Wings for a key reason\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nhl\/ny-rangers-could-trade-vincent-trocheck-to-detroit-red-wings-for-a-key-reason\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vincenttrocheck-2-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"NY Rangers could trade Vincent Trocheck to Detroit Red Wings for a key reason\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">NY Rangers could trade Vincent Trocheck to Detroit Red Wings for a key reason<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/mfcastro\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mfcastro-80x80.webp.webp\" alt=\"Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro is a seasoned sports writer and analyst at Bolavip US, with a specialization in NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, Soccer, Tennis, and Golf. With over 15 years of experience in the field, he has served as a broadcaster, commentator, and reporter for Grupo ACIR Radio in Mexico. During his career, Miguel has covered major global events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, FIFA Confederations Cup, World Baseball Classic, Pan American Games, PGA Tour, and ATP Tour. His extensive experience and expertise make him an integral part of the Bolavip US team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to be active in the trade market before the NHL deadline, with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5113],"tags":[5,35,4,118,1469,100,5216,768],"class_list":{"0":"post-485599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-penguins","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-new-york-rangers","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-penguins","12":"tag-pittsburgh","13":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","14":"tag-pittsburghpenguins","15":"tag-sidney-crosby"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116172919945684651","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}