These final three years of his contract, for which Chris no-move clause became a limited no-trade, were always going to feature land mines.

A sneaky move from Chris Kreider may have been designed to block a trade from the Rangers. Earlier this week I covered the shocking report that the New York Rangers were making serious attempts at trading two of the biggest names on their roster, and it sounds like at least one of those players may not be willing to go down quietly.

Kreider, who is dealing with back spasms, said he has spoken to GM Chris Drury about recent trade rumors but declined to characterize the conversation.

Kreider, the Rangers’ longest-tenured player, has found his name in rumors after GM Chris Drury expressed openness to moving key pieces to shake up the roster as first reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on Monday.

When the Rangers’ longest-tenured player, Chris Kreider, was suddenly sidelined the day after his name was mentioned in president and general manager Chris Drury’s league-wide memo eliciting trade partners,

Peter Laviolette confirmed that Chris Kreider will not play in the New York Rangers Friday afternoon game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Kreider has missed the past two games with an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day.

New York Rangers winger Chris Kreider is set to return to the lineup alongside centre Filip Chytil as they prepare to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon, head coach Peter Laviolette told reporters.