Earlier in the week, Elliotte Friedman reported that the New York Rangers are open to hearing trade offers for forward Chris Kreider and defenseman Jacob Trouba.
It also comes on the heels of a pretty embarrassing 6-2 defeat at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, seemingly some sort of eye-opener for the Rangers brass.
As a season slowly begins slipping out of reach, obviously, changes are being weighed.
Chris Kreider, 33, has played in all 19 of the Rangers' games this season, scoring nine times. But he's cooled off dramatically, scoring just once in his last six games.
The 2009 first-round pick has a significant $6.5 million cap hit and has some trade protection via a 15-team no-trade clause, further limiting the teams the Rangers can engage in talks with.
Adding to the speculation, TSN's Darren Dreger recently weighed in on when the Rangers might pull the trigger on moving the veteran forward.
This is a clear indicator to the rest of the Rangers roster that changes are coming, and each player will have to prove their worth to the team.
POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 28 | 67 ANSWERS Likely Timeline for Chris Kreider Trade Disclosed by Top NHL Insider Darren Dreger Will the Rangers ever trade Chris Kreider? | ||
Yes | 37 | 55.2 % |
No | 30 | 44.8 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Jonathan Marchessault | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Filip Forsberg | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jirí Kulich | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Thomas Novak | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Mikael Granlund | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Joel Farabee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Alexis Lafreničre | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
John-Jason Peterka | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Cody Ceci | - | 2 | 2 | |
Rasmus Dahlin | - | 2 | 2 | |
William Eklund | - | 2 | 2 | |
Adam Fox | - | 2 | 2 | |
Patrik Laine | - | 2 | 2 | |
Martin Necas | - | 2 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Capitals | 47 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 69 | |
Jets | 48 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 65 | |
Golden Knights | 47 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 62 | |
Maple Leafs | 48 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 62 | |
Oilers | 47 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 61 | |
Hurricanes | 48 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 61 | |
Wild | 47 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 60 | |
Stars | 47 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 59 | |
Panthers | 48 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 59 | |
Devils | 49 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 58 | |
Conference | Cumulative |