Kreider, who is dealing with back spasms, said he has spoken to GM Chris Drury about recent trade rumors but declined to characterize the conversation.

Kreider, the Rangers’ longest-tenured player, has found his name in rumors after GM Chris Drury expressed openness to moving key pieces to shake up the roster as first reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on Monday.

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 partners,