The NHL trade deadline looms large, and around this time, front offices around the league are expected to get busier than ever. As the NHL world awaits updates about the league’s most sought-after tradeable assets, chatter surrounding a standout New York Rangers forward has only gotten louder than ever, with the Boston Bruins emerging as a potential destination for this Olympic gold medalist.
Insider Signals Boston Bruins’ Interest in Vincent Trocheck
Despite the Rangers riding high on the wave of a freakish victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team’s forgettable season means one thing: it will be looking to sell. Among other assets that the Rangers are expected to listen to offers about, there is Trocheck. The Rangers’ playoff odds look bleak at this point, and while the team has sold enough over the past months, the trend is expected to continue.
Trocheck is in the fourth year of his seven-year, $39.3 million contract with the Rangers, and continues to be an impressive player notwithstanding the Blueshirts’ messy 2025-26 season. David Pagnotta believes the veteran is drawing interest from teams like the Carolina Hurricanes, the Detroit Red Wings, and, of course, the Bruins. Pagnotta also added that the top Central Division teams are expected to take a look at the forward.
“I can’t pinpoint it at this stage, but you’re looking at Carolina, Detroit, I think Boston to a certain degree, not fully sure; every team in the Central that’s in the top 3 [COL, DAL, MIN],” the insider believes.
Irrespective of where Trocheck is ultimately headed, Vincent Z. Mercogliano, writing for The Athletic, believes that he is still the most likely player to be traded by Chris Drury. After all, the 32-year-old is a reliable performer whose average annual value of $5.6 million is not a massive financial liability for any team.
Mercogliano further stated that the Utah Mammoth could also be in contention for the veteran forward. However, there is a chance that the Mammoths are in Trocheck’s 12-team no-trade list, given the 32-year-old’s preference to stick to the Eastern Conference.
“A team that seems motivated to make a splash is the Utah Mammoth, but the belief is that Trocheck prefers to stay east, raising questions about whether he has them on his 12-team no-trade list, Mercogliano wrote. “Would he make an exception for established contenders such as the Colorado Avalanche or Dallas Stars?”
While it is certainly possible that, driven by his motivation to win a Cup, Trocheck lands with the Colorado Avalanche or the Dallas Stars if things ever come to that, his purported desire to stay in the East certainly adds merit to Pagnotta’s belief of the Bruins’ possible interest in him.
