One of the more surprising developments of this offseason has been the lack of a trade to shed some salary, specifically with Barclay Goodrow. Why the Rangers didn’t trade Goodrow is pretty clear when we look a little deeper into how the offseason unfolded. Though Chris Drury did a good job working within his constraints, it still left a lot of fans feeling like it wasn’t enough. Of all the ways to shed salary, trading Goodrow was the only realistic path, and it never happened.
To be clear, there were never any solid rumors that Goodrow would be traded.