It’s been mentioned many times that miller and Trocheck are best friends, and they confirmed it literally right after the trade happened. I also don’t think Drury wants to trade Trocheck since he seems to want to build the team around players of that archetype. Maybe he would have the guts either way I doubt he trades him.
The rangers are not shutting players down until they are eliminated. My comment was an acquiring team (avs) could give him a few weeks for his finger to heal and rest up.
I’ve never seen you this upset before will. You used to be such a jovial guy.
So to understand these charts (just picking out a few players):
I don't think I'm the same context. Trocheck for his career didn't have a ton of full seasons until recently due to injuries and his minutes were almost 21.30 per game last year which is very high, especially for a player that's playing a lot of grind minutes and not necessarily easy floating minutes. Trocheck works his ass off which is part of why we like him and he's more than his skills would suggest. I'd rather keep him here but the roster construction and timeline is a mess. There is no staggering of age/drop-off at center. If they could move Mika for some sort of value that would change a lot of things but it's not likely.
Pretty much bud.
Like I said, the Miller Trocheck friendship wasn't even a thing in the media until the Miller to nyr rumors started, even when they played each other in the past. I'm just saying it's being blown up now bc it's a good pr piece in a disaster of a season. I don't think that just bc they are friends that would preclude Drury from trading Trocheck for the right return.
It's atrocious. It's like getting straight F's on a report card in every major area of the game, and maybe a D is squeezed in there because someone felt sorry.
I guess we have to disagree on Trocheck working his ass off. He is one of the most lazy players defensively and always out of position.
understood but not trading Trocheck then. Unless we get a ridiculous return which I doubt.
I think he's an effort player. Nothing comes easy for him. I agree he struggle defensively at times but I think you should consider that Panarin has been his winger for an extended period, and Panarin is an absolute joke in his own end. Also his other winger seems to be cheating to the neutral zone more often than being in position in his own zone. Laffy has been a mess defensively. Not absolving Trocheck but it's hard to play defense as a center with two wingers that are completely unreliable defensively.
