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Three New York Rangers that could to be traded at some point

By Conor Power

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 29: Filip Chytil #72 and Kaapo Kakko #24 of the New York Rangers react after Chytil scored during the second period against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden on April 29, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 29: Filip Chytil #72 and Kaapo Kakko #24 of the New York Rangers react after Chytil scored during the second period against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden on April 29, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – FEBRUARY 19: Julien Gauthier #12 of the New York Rangers participates in warm-ups before a game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on February 19, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – FEBRUARY 19: Julien Gauthier #12 of the New York Rangers participates in warm-ups before a game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on February 19, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Julien Gauthier

Moving away from a Russian winger to a Quebecois forward, we have Julien Gauthier. Gauthier supposedly handed in a trade request a long time ago after some of the younger kids jumped the former Carolina Hurricanes’ first-round draft pick. There’s still a lot up in the air about the future of Gauthier with the original six franchise, but the questions surrounding him are some of the more fun things to talk about.

Gauthier has not been a fan favorite in New York, and a lot of fans seem to agree that the Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec native needs to slide down the depth chart and possibly end up spending some time in Hartford with the WolfPack due to his struggles at the NHL level so far. He’s got a lot to like about him, but he just hasn’t been quite able to put it all together at the NHL level yet.

With the current training camp roster having him at best on the fourth line, his trade request could come to fruition sooner rather than later. Gauthier has a lot of the right tools, but he has never been quite able to put them all together. Part of me wonders if he thinks about his situation in the current Rangers lineup a lot because it seems like he is not going to be a fixture of the roster moving forward.

Gauthier’s path in the NHL seems a confusing one. If he’s handed in a trade request and still hasn’t been able to find a new home, it raises the question of what other teams think about him. Perhaps it is only through the lack of willingness to meet the Rangers’ valuation of the player that he is still here but that is not a certainty by any means and it could mean that Gauthier isn’t here for past this season.

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