<p>It looks like Vincent Trochek will be joining the New York Rangers in free agency. </p>







<p>Mollie Walker of The New York Post said on Wednesday morning that the Rangers plan to sign Trocheck to fill into Ryan Strome’s role as the team’s second-line center. </p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good morning and happy free agency, there’s strong indications that Vincent Trocheck will sign with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYR</a></p>— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) <a href="https://twitter.com/MollieeWalkerr/status/1547221189994635271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2022</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p><strong>UPDATE</strong>:</p>



<p>According to Frank Seravalli, the contract will be for seven years. </p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hearing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYR</a> and Vincent Trocheck have agreed to terms on a 7-year deal.<br><br>Details forthcoming.<a href="https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DailyFaceoff</a></p>— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a href="https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1547255665890050048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2022</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Trocheck, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was selected by the Florida Panthers in the third round of the 2011 NHL Draft. He made his debut with the Panthers in 2013-14 and quickly broke out as a high-quality scorer in the NHL. </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="132"></div>



<p>The Panthers inked <meta charset="utf-8">Trocheck to a six-year, $28.5 million contract in July of 2016. Four years later, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for Erik Haula, Eetu Luostarinen, Chase Priskie, and Lucas Wallmark.</p>



<p><meta charset="utf-8">Trocheck scored 17 goals and 43 points in 47 games for Carolina in 2021 and he scored 21 goals and 51 points in 80 games for the Hurricanes in 2021-22. All told, the 29-year-old has scored 150 goals and 378 points over the course of 555 games in the NHL. </p>



<p>This signing indicates that Ryan Strome, who’s set to hit unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career, will not be re-signing with the Rangers.</p>



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