This core of Trouba, Panarin, Kreider, Zibanejad, Fox, K’Andre Miller, Igor Shesterkin among some other players have been around for a long time and really laid the groundwork for the Rangers to compete for the Stanley Cup, so it would be sad to see this year being their swansong.

Standing in front of his locker inside MSG Training Center, after the Rangers’ first official on-ice session of training camp on Thursday, Jacob Trouba proclaimed that his summer was great. He took some nice trips.

Asked if his feelings were hurt seeing his name in trade rumors, the Rangers captain said, “Not even a little bit.”