The team's relationship with the front office has apparently slowly been deteriorating over the past year or so.
The first move that rubbed a lot of the players the wrong way came when Chris Drury put veteran forward Barclay Goodrow on waivers.
He was subsequently claimed by the San Jose Sharks, a team that was on his no-trade list.
Since that move, things have only gotten worse. NHL analyst Steve Glenn reported today that the Rangers held a players-only meeting to discuss their general manager.
Apparently, the locker room is not happy with the way Goodrow left the team.
Furthermore, Trouba went through a very similar process. He revealed after he was traded that the team threatened to put him on waivers as well.
Trouba told reporters that he denied possible trades over the summer as he wanted to stay together with his family.
Notably, his wife is finishing her residency in New York for medical school and cannot leave until she is finished.
The former Rangers captain was clearly not happy with how everything played out, but he especially stressed how frustrating it was that all of this became public information.
Regardless, his comments can certainly be seen as a shot against Chris Drury, which appears to be a rather popular take at the moment.
G | A | PTS | ||
Connor McDavid | - | 3 | 3 | |
Roope Hintz | 2 | - | 2 | |
Zach Hyman | 2 | - | 2 | |
Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Niko Mikkola | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sam Reinhart | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Anton Lundell | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jason Robertson | - | 2 | 2 | |
Lian Bichsel | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jesper Boqvist | 1 | - | 1 | |
Connor Brown | 1 | - | 1 | |
Gustav Forsling | 1 | - | 1 | |
Kasperi Kapanen | 1 | - | 1 | |
Kiefer Sherwood | 1 | - | 1 | |
Dylan Strome | 1 | - | 1 | |
Matthew Tkachuk | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jamie Benn | - | 1 | 1 | |
Sam Bennett | - | 1 | 1 | |
Evan Bouchard | - | 1 | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 45 | |
Capitals | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 44 | |
Wild | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 44 | |
Golden Knights | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 43 | |
Devils | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 43 | |
Maple Leafs | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 40 | |
Hurricanes | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 39 | |
Kings | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 | |
Oilers | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 38 | |
Panthers | 31 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 38 | |
Conference | Cumulative |