When the Rangers added Vincent Trocheck to a monster deal last offseason, the reaction was split. The contract was rough, as the flat cap required the Rangers (and other teams throughout this period) to offer more years and no move protection in exchange for a lesser cap hit. Still, Trocheck was viewed as a luxury signing, as Filip Chytil seemed like the logical choice for 2C. Opinion aside on the signing, the Rangers needed Trocheck to solidify the club down the middle. And solidify the center position he did.
Feelings on Chytil over Trocheck don’t matter at the moment, as the Rangers are one of the more dangerous teams in the league with both in the middle six behind Mika Zibanejad.