Rangers' Vincent Trocheck is likely to get traded this week, and he seems prepared for it

"If I get traded, I'm fine. I'm not worried about myself. I'm more worried about my family. That's the only thing that I have to worry about. My daughter has no idea what's going on. My son was like, 'Well, I'll stay because, you know, I have a hockey team here. I didn't get traded.' And I'm like, 'It's a good point.'"

"My daughter has no idea what's going on. My son was like, 'Well, I'll stay because, you know, I have a hockey team here. I didn't get traded.' And I'm like, 'It's a good point.' From the time Drury announced the Rangers were shifting their focus to the future, it's been pretty much a given that Trocheck would be traded."

"If I'm gonna get traded, and it's to a team that's in the same situation as us, then I don't want to move. That sounds miserable in a new city. And I am 32 years old. I would like to win a Stanley Cup. So if I am going to get traded, I would prefer to go to a contending team."

Vincent Trocheck has mentally prepared for a potential trade before the NHL deadline, expressing comfort with the possibility while emphasizing his family's wellbeing as his primary concern. After Rangers GM Chris Drury announced a retooling phase, Trocheck informed his children about the possibility of relocating. Despite his value to the rebuilding Rangers as a veteran leader and skilled center, he is viewed as a valuable commodity for contending teams seeking Stanley Cup success. Trocheck maintains a strong relationship with Drury, praising the GM's transparency and communication. With a 12-team no-trade clause, Trocheck indicated he would prefer not to join another rebuilding team, expressing his desire at age 32 to pursue a Stanley Cup championship.

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