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 captain Jacob Trouba said there isn't "any animosity" with management after offseason reports that the team was trying to trade him. Trouba, 30, has two years left on a seven-year contract that carries a cap hit of $8 million.

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.