Trouba in his first interview of the off-season, shockingly he admits this could be the last run for this core. <q>In all likelihood this will probably be the last crack for this core. I don't think it's a secret by any means.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Peter_Baugh/status/1836796754316103868'> </a></blockquote></div> Trouba, 30, has two years left on a seven-year contract that carries a cap hit of $8 million. His contract shifted from a full no-movement clause to a partial 15-team no-trade clause on July 1. Multiple reports indicated that the Rangers asked Trouba for his no-trade list while he still had a full no-movement clause, an indication that they were trying to trade him. <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/news/index.php?no=431528&fbclid=IwY2xjawFab2VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHS_3KNOPda6G-Fmxsqnvula2LhxLbZm0Sj22_sOiJswFFECmR_9T3_rVxg_aem_Yn4GD7RWHvUFgcky0DUwSQ' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba shocks with new comments: he has no faith in the team's core</a> 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. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ABC7NY/status/1836835297264312481'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>I don't think there was any animosity throughout the whole thing. Per my contract, I owe the list to them on June 30th. I knew that was coming. I think that's a pretty standard part of contracts when a no-trade list has to be submitted. There's a date that has to be done by. It's just standard contract business, said Trouba, speaking at the start of Rangers training camp Thursday.</q> Rangers general manager Chris Drury said this week that communication with Trouba has been good. <q>We've had a number of different conversations over the course of the summer, on a lot of different things. He is very clear as to where he stands with me and what I think of him as a player and as a leader, he said.</q> With this team having moderate success in the playoff and never really being able to get over that hump, the trade speculations through out the summer, and now the lack of confidence in the teams core, is it time for the Rangers to finally part ways with the Captain before this distraction works its way into the regular season. We've seen with teams in the past holding on to a disgruntled player has worsened the performance on the ice for not just the player but for the entire team. It may be wise for both parties to part ways.