Report: NY Rangers Eyeing Blockbuster Move For Brady Tkachuk

The Jacob Trouba saga in New York could just be the tip of the iceberg, according to Rangers insider Larry Brooks in The New York Post. He's suggesting that the Rangers are looking to pull off a blockbuster deal with the Ottawa Senators for Brady Tkachuk.

Column. There is more to come. Blueshirts targeting Brady Tkachuk in trade talks in what would be a whopper. https://t.co/jrCcJoaeEo
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) December 6, 2024

“Excising Trouba takes care of one issue but Drury has spent the week in trade talks with multiple clubs with The Post learning that OTT’s Brady Tkachuk has become the Rangers’ primary target," wrote Brooks.

The Senators captain, Tkachuk had his name appear in rumors earlier this season, but it was quickly shot down. He is the heart and soul of the Sens, and is in the middle of an eight-year contract with an $8.205 million cap hit. He has 13 goals and 29 points through 25 games this season.

According to Brooks, the massive offer, if the Blueshirts are indeed targeting Tkachuk, would also cost them another noteworthy player, like Alexis Lafreniere.

Other insiders around the game, however, are trying to dispel the notion about a Tkachuk trade.

CBJ, Det and Anaheim among the crop of teams circling around Trouba and the NYR. Complicated. Nothing going on between the Rangers and Ottawa Senators. Zilch.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) December 6, 2024

Nothing to Brady Tkachuk to the Rangers or anywhere else for that matter. #Sens
— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) December 6, 2024

TSN's Darren Dreger says there is "zilch" going on between the Rangers and Senators, while Sens insider Bruce Garrioch reiterates that Tkachuk isn't going anywhere.

As for Trouba, he was held off the ice today and will not play in Friday night's game due to "roster management." We have learned that the Rangers have multiple trade offers on the table for Trouba, talking with a variety of teams, and if Trouba doesn't accept one (waiving his partial no-trade clause), they will place him on waivers.

Stay tuned as this story continues to unfold.