The New York Rangers and general manager Chris Drury have to show their fanbase that they have semblance of a retool plan this offseason. They already traded away some of their players, like Artemi Panarin, Sam Carrick, Brennan Othmann, and Carson Soucy before the season ended. The next step will be trading away Vincent Trocheck.
Drury held off on trading Trocheck at the deadline after not getting an offer they deemed sufficient enough. There was always a gamble that the Rangers couldn't get a good return. It certainly looked that way once Dylan Larkin requested a trade off of the Detroit Red Wings, but he has only provided a limited trade destinations list. If Rangers fans were curious about Trocheck's chances of getting traded, a new report provided some further clarification.
TSN NHL insider Darren Dreger reports that Trocheck has hired Pat Brisson and CAA to represent him. Dreger says that Trocheck's switch to Brisson "will fuel more" trade speculation in the coming days.
Sources say Vincent Trochek has hired Pat Brisson and CAA to represent him moving forward. Trochek was a target of trade speculation heading into the Deadline, so this change will fuel more of that in the days ahead. Lots of teams interested.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) June 17, 2026
Vincent Trocheck hires new agent, increasing trade chances
Trocheck won't be the only player that Brisson will represent that may be traded. Brisson is also the agent of Larkin, who is seeking a trade out of Detroit. Notably, Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerfman reportedly reached out to Brisson to ask for Larkin to expand his trade list, which the agent was "receptive to that to some degree," according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.
Besides Larkin, Brisson also represents Trocheck's teammate, Rangers defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. Brisson helped negotiate Gavrikov's seven-year, $49 million contract last summer.
Brisson also represents Sidney Crosby, the Hughes brothers (Quinn, Jack, and Luke), Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Eichel, and Elias Pettersson. If there is one thing that Brisson can do, it's get his clients lucrative contracts. With Trocheck, one has to wonder if he is eyeing a new deal in the future, or to help him secure a trade to an ideal destination.
At the trade deadline, Trocheck was heavily linked to the Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings, but no deal transpired. This offseason, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reported that the Toronto Maple Leafs reached out to the Rangers about a Trocheck trade this offseason. It's important to note that Trocheck has a 10-team no trade list, and that he prefers to remain on the East Coast. Add the Rangers' desire to have a pro-ready young player headling a return package, and you have plenty of factors into Trocheck's chances of getting traded.
Now, we can add a new agent to the mix. But based on Dreger's reporting, the switch to Brisson could heat up Trocheck's trade market.
