New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba said Thursday “there’s no animosity” toward the organization following an offseason in which his name was prominently mentioned in trade rumors. “It’s part of the business of hockey,

New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba said there isn't "any animosity" with management after offseason reports that the team was trying to trade him. Trouba, 30, has two years left on a seven-year contract that carries a cap hit of $8 million.

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