Rangers Finally trade Jacob Trouba to Detroit Red Wings Today

Expected Jacob Trouba trade could have Patrick Kane ramifications

Regarding the Rangers following this Calm Before the Storm Weekend.

1. As the expected Jacob Trouba trade to Detroit remains on hold, it would be kind of ironic, wouldn’t it, if sending No. 8 to the Red Wings would have an influence on Patrick Kane, so that No. 88 remains in place with a contract extension rather than hitting the free-agent market on Monday?

We can deal with the ramifications of a Trouba trade when it is enacted, but if the captain does indeed go to Detroit, the Red Wings — out of the playoffs for a franchise record eight straight seasons — would be in a similar spot as the Rangers were in 2019-20.