New York Rangers report cards: Grading trade candidates Trocheck, Schneider
Vincent Trocheck and Braden Schneider head into this offseason with one thing most definitely in common: their future with the New York Rangers is uncertain. That doesn’t guarantee both or either will be traded. But with limited tradeable options on the roster, the Rangers have explored — and will continue to do so — moving one or both this summer as part of Chris Drury’s stated retool.
Let’s take a closer look at how each performed in 2025-26, with our latest end-of-season report cards. Vincent Trocheck: B- IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Trocheck’s season started with him trying to play through an undiagnosed viral infection, then missing 14 games and thinking “I was dying” because of said infection. Later on, he prepared himself and his family for an unwanted in-season move, but Drury instead held on to Trocheck at the NHL Trade Deadline because the offers from others teams didn’t meet the asking price to part with a such a respected veteran.
That was a lot for Trocheck to deal with, but he still managed to piece together a competitive season. The 32-year-old tied for fourth on the Rangers with 53 points (16 goals, 37 assists), and remained a key cog on New York’s strong specialty teams units. He was second on the team in hits (193), won 56.
9 percent of his face-offs, and logged an average of 20:33 TOI. But like the rest of this last-place team , his overall game just seemed to be a bit off most of the season. Trocheck had four goal-scoring droughts of at least eight games, saw his expected goal share drop to 45.
52 percent, per Natural Stat Trick , and he became a more muted version of himself off the ice, at least in terms of dealing with the media, after the trade deadline passed. No doubt his biggest highlight didn’t occur wearing the Blueshirt, but instead was in February when he helped the United States win gold at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Braden Schneider: C- IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The Rangers took the training wheels off Schneider this season, but the results weren’t what they hoped.