Overview
- Trocheck, speaking at the Rangers’ locker cleanout Friday, said a lung infection led to surgery and a week in the hospital.
- He said he first mistook the pain for back spasms, then a cross-check in Buffalo worsened fluid around a lung that doctors later drained.
- The illness cost him about 15 games from October into early November, with his return on Nov. 10 yielding two assists against Nashville.
- He finished the NHL season with 16 goals and 37 assists in 67 games for 53 points and later joined the U.S. Olympic team in Italy on the penalty kill.
- The Rangers ended last in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference, and reporting noted renewed trade talk around the veteran center.