For the first time in a while, Chris Kreider’s name is on the trade block.
New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury sent a memo to the NHL that he is willing to trade Kreider on Sunday.
For a player that has spent all 13 seasons of his career in New York. This sort of news would come as a shock with a lot of emotion involved.
When asked about these trade rumors for the first time Kreider did not shy away from the topic.
Shouldnt trivialize someones feelings, but how you feel doesnt affect your ability to do something that youve done for the entirety of your life unless you let it, Kreider said via Mollie Walker of The New York Post.
According to The Athletics Arthur Staple, Drury met with Kreider on Tuesday as the conversation was honest and productive.
Kreider has recorded nine goals through 19 games, but the 33-year-old is not playing up to the standard that we have been accustomed to seeing.
The adversity the Rangers are currently going through could either be a positive or negative thing depending on how the team handles the saturation and Kreider knows that.
I think its pretty obvious theres frustration, angst, tension, Kreider said Via The New York Post. Good. Were 20 games in. Lets go through this st now and figure out who we are. We had the best regular season in the history of an Original Six franchise last year, won a Presidents Trophy and didnt go as far as we wouldve liked. Were getting exposed right now. Our warts are out there and teams are picking on the things we dont do well and weve gotten away from the things we do do well.
We dont necessarily know what this is right now, right? This could just be part of the story. We look back at this and say, This made us better.
The Rangers are currently on a three-game losing streak and have not been playing their best hockey in the slightest over the past couple of weeks.
Just over a month into the season, the Rangers are already dealing with internal locker room issues and trade rumors that are clouding over them.
Its not an amazing situation to be in, but its better all of this is happening now since the veteran squad will have months to get back on track in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup.