Top NHL Insider, Pierre LeBrun is reporting tonight on TSN’s Insider Trading that Alexis Lafreniere is not available as trade rumors swirl.
“Predictably, there were teams that checked in with the Rangers last week after his healthy scratch,” LeBrun said. “The reality is the Rangers told those teams, ‘We still believe in this young man,’ and the Rangers have told the same to Lafreniere himself. They hope this is a good reset and they very much believe in his longterm potential. So for now he’s certainly a Ranger.”
Forever Blueshirts indicated as much yesterday when discussing the latest speculation here.