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.

New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba finally broke his silence on the endless trade rumors that dominated his offseason, speaking on the eve of training camp on Thursday via The Athletic .

New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba says “there’s no animosity” toward the organization following an offseason in which his name was prominently mentioned in trade rumors.