What prompted Vincent Trocheck to change no-trade clause before Rangers-Mammoth deal
The deal that sent Vincent Trocheck to the Mammoth wouldn’t have been possible last year. Trocheck, at that point, reportedly still had Utah on his no-trade list.But that changed by the time the Rangers sent their center to the Mammoth last week, bringing back a top-four defenseman in Sean Durzi and pieces for the future — top forward prospect Cole Beaudoin and a third-round pick in 2027 — as their retool in the present continues to take shape.
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And when Trocheck became open to a Utah trade, a window opened for the Rangers to ship a piece engulfed by trade rumors since before the deadline to a team he felt had plenty of potential. “It was just going to a team that I think can win was the most important thing for me,” Trocheck said Friday when asked about the no-trade clause change as he addressed reporters in Utah for the first time.“Been in the league a long time, and I haven’t won anything, you know, so that’s what’s most important to me.” Trocheck came close with the Rangers.
He made it to the Eastern Conference final in 2024 while delivering a career season, collecting 25 goals and 77 points en route to making his second All-Star Game.He blossomed when skating alongside Artemi Panarin and became a critical piece of the Blueshirts’ power play, too. But then Trocheck went through the Rangers’ struggles, missing the playoffs the last two years and landing on long-term injured reserve with an upper-body injury early in the 2025-26 campaign.As the deadline approached and president and general manager Chris Drury dropped The Letter 2.0, Trocheck — given his value and what he could bring back in a return package — became a likely option to get moved.He even discussed that ...