Phil Kocher

"If I'm #NYR, I'm trying to lock [Panarin] up. Is [he] going to be unreasonable and walk away? ... I don't think so. I think he loves playing here. That's one, I think, the Rangers are going to need to get done." — @NYP_Brooksie
from latest Up in the Blueseats pod

"That has led them to a point where, yes, #NYR have some talent that a lot of the teams around the league would like to have, but not talent that stands above what a lot of the teams around the league have."

"When we talk about how talented #NYR are, I think that that has become overstated in recent years ... #NYR just didn't emerge from [the] rebuild with any true, high-end, front-facing, leading-the-charge-kinda guys for your team." — @vzmercogliano from latest New Ice City podcast

#NYR are also 9-21 against teams in playoff position this season. 7 of their next 10 games are against playoffs teams, including the next 6 straight — WPG, MIN, CBJ, EDM, CGY, TOR.

At the 42-game mark, #NYR were 4 points back of WC2 and 5 back of WC1. At the 64-game mark they trail WC2 by 1 point and WC1 by 2. It took 22 games to makeup just 3 points, and they're still on the outside looking in with the 4th-most difficult remaining schedule (Tankathon).

NY Rangers trade buzz: What we're hearing in advance of Friday's NHL trade deadline What is Blueshirts team president Chris Drury looking to accomplish in the next three days?

"My sense is that the Rangers are heading toward an eventual split with their longest-tenured player, Chris Kreider ... two people with knowledge of the situation told lohud.com, part of the USA TODAY Network, that New York remains motivated to move him." #NYR 👀

www.lohud.com/story/sports...

Why the Ryan Lindgren trade made sense for the Rangers, and what we're hearing could come next

"The Buffalo Sabres’ Ryan McLeod, a pending RFA, could be of interest [to #NYR]. Same with the Nashville Predators’ Tommy Novak, who has two years left." — @StapeAthletic

www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...

"I can think of no better fit for Reilly Smith, especially if #NYR retain half, than the #LeafsForever ... an integral piece of two different Stanley Cup Final runs with the Golden Knights. I just think he's a tremendous add at a not expensive price." — @frank_seravalli

The Panthers Add Seth Jones as Deadline Week Kicks Off Podcast Episode · The DFO Rundown · 03/03/2025 · 55m

This from the latest DFO Rundown podcast (10:55~): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

"[It's] not a coincidence to me that Zac Jones played the most minutes of any #NYR on Sunday night against the Preds. That was a pure showcase opportunity. They're trying to move [him] ... #NYR are looking for a pretty decent asset in return."

"...the #1 goal, the mission for Chris Drury: figure out how to reinvent this defense core. Whether that means moving K'Andre Miller, whatever it takes. Find out who's going to be part of this #NYR core. Schneider is part of it. Fox is obviously part of it." — @frank_seravalli

"Something that will become a bigger story line if it isn't cleared up — Panarin is heading into the final year of his contract ... he's going to be 34 in October ... what does this mean for him and them?" #NYR — Elliotte Friedman from latest 32 Thoughts

Other center options named:

Ryan McLeod — "I've heard him come up."
Scott Laughton — "I heard #NYR poked around on him last year."
Ryan O'Reilly — "There's some appeal there but you continue to get older."

"A name who I think a lot of teams are interested [in] because he's big, strong, bruising, and can play center and wing, is Michael McCarron ... that's a guy I think #NYR would definitely have some interest in." — Vince Mercogliano from latest New Ice City podcast

"Every night that [Miller] is in front of a microphone ... honestly, the body language screams "Get me back to #NYR." I'm sure there are going to be a lot of discussions internally about it between the two teams again." — @NYP_Brooksie
on latest Up in the Blueseats pod #Canucks

On Ryan Lindgren:

"I wonder about Detroit. Is he that big of an upgrade, though? That's the question I'd have to ask. And I don't know how big #LGRW is gonna spend..." #NYR

— @frank_seravalli on latest DFO pod

Panthers also mentioned as a possible trade partner. #TimeToHunt

"Everyone's got a right to change their minds and there could be more pressure points in various ways, but as of today, I'm told that Zibanejad does not want to go from the #NYR to the #Canucks." — @RealKyper on Real Kyper & Bourne pod

"I don't think the willingness of #NYR to trade [Kreider] has changed any ... but I will say he's probably headed in the other direction [down the trade board]."

"It's not a secret that if the #Canucks were to come to Miller about waiving his NMC, I think #NYR are believed to be a place that he would be willing to go back to ... but I don't think that's happened yet [either]." — @reporterchris on latest TCJS pod

From Chris Johnston's latest for The Athletic, where Borgen ranks 14th on the trade board: #NYR

www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...

Latest from @thomasdrance.bsky.social and @artstape.bsky.social on what a #NYR-#Canucks blockbuster could look like:

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...

"There's a bunch of teams going we don't know who's right, who's wrong. We have no ability to decipher that. This isn't anything we want to sink our teeth into to get a maybe this works for us, maybe it doesn't." #NYR #Canucks

On EP/Miller: "...there are at least a handful of teams who say ... we're following it, but we don't want anything to do with either player because we're not sure we want to inject either one of their personalities into our team at this time." — @frank_seravalli on DFO pod #NYR #Canucks

"I think overall, [#NYR are] looking to take a big swing at something. A very big swing at something." — @FriedgeHNIC
on latest 32TP

"They did what they had to do with Trouba. Not everybody liked it, but they did it. They did what they had to do with Goodrow ... now you have to look at this with Zibanejad and say what is this — one-off, or #NYR  saying we've got to do what we need to do?"

"Is [Zib playing 13:00] a thing now? Is that a one-off until he plays better or is that #NYR  trying to make him uncomfortable to see if he either starts to play better, or does it get to a point where he says ... I'd rather go somewhere else?" — @FriedgeHNIC on latest 32TP

Both.

"That's what scares me with the #NYR — they're a very good, talented team. Love their individual players. [But] they go sleepy sometimes and they need sparks; and Jacob Trouba's the only one who sparks them." — Mike Rupp on NHL Network

"The Trouba move to me, it feels like one that's more likely to happen in the summer. It's not to say it can't happen during the season, but given the fact he has some trade protection ... usually those situations happen in the summer time." — @reporterchris on TCJS #NYR

"I just think this whole thing with #NYR has spooked teams. People are being really careful because they saw what happened [to them] and are saying we don't want that to happen to us ... we saw how damaging that can be." — @FriedgeHNIC on a "shook" trade market from latest 32TP