A sneaky move from Chris Kreider may have been designed to block a trade from the Rangers. Earlier this week I covered the shocking report that the New York Rangers were making serious attempts at trading two of the biggest names on their roster, and it sounds like at least one of those players may not be willing to go down quietly.

When the Rangers’ longest-tenured player, Chris Kreider, was suddenly sidelined the day after his name was mentioned in president and general manager Chris Drury’s league-wide memo eliciting trade

For the first time in a while, Chris Kreider's name is on the trade block. New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury sent a memo to the NHL that he is willing to trade Kreider on Sunday. For a player that has spent all 13 seasons of his career in New York.