"Right now, everybody's a game-time decision. About eight hours later, as the Rangers took the ice for warmups, the question on everyone's mind was answered: Trocheck and fourth-line center Sam Carrick did not warm up with the team and the Rangers announced that neither would play against the Maple Leafs."
"Holding out Trocheck and Carrick suggested the Rangers will be working on trading both before Friday's 3 p.m. deadline. Both are righthanded-shooting centers, a desired commodity among playoff-contending teams, especially as both kill penalties and both win faceoffs (Trocheck is winning 57.2% and Carrick 53.9% this season)."
"The Rangers are in the same situation, of course, thanks to their 23-29-8 record entering Thursday's game and their last-place standing in the Eastern Conference."
With the NHL trade deadline approaching, the Rangers held Vincent Trocheck and Sam Carrick out of their lineup against Toronto, indicating both centers are likely to be traded. Both players are right-handed shooters who excel at faceoffs and penalty killing, making them valuable commodities for playoff-contending teams. Trocheck additionally contributes on the power play. The Rangers' 23-29-8 record and last-place standing in the Eastern Conference position them as sellers at the deadline. Similarly, the Maple Leafs held multiple players out and traded center Nicolas Roy to Colorado, reflecting their own deadline strategy as a selling team.
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