Vincent Trocheck sees how Rangers are ‘breeding a team’ that can win Stanley Cup
Rangers center Vincent Trocheck faces off with Post column Steve Serby for some Q&A:
Q: Do you consider yourself an agitator on the ice?
A: Maybe unintentionally. … I might get under guys skin. Its not like Im going out there trying to be a rat, its just sometimes it happens that way. Im a competitor, and sometimes my competitiveness gets in the way of my friendliness.
Q: Do opponents say things to you about it?
A: Ive been on three different teams now previously with the Panthers and Hurricanes, and anytime I show up to a team Im not the most well-liked from prior … encounters.
Q: You dont seem to mind that.
A: Well, once they get to know me its a different story (smile).
Q: What kind of things do they say when they first meet you?
A: I hated you.
5Vincent Trocheck said he “maybe unintentionally” considers himself an agitator on the ice. Corey Sipkin for the NY PostQ: How does that make you feel?
A: Fine. Im cool with it.
Q: What drives you?
A: The love of the game. The desire to want to win a Stanley Cup.
Q: Is this team Stanley Cup championship material?
A: I think so, yeah.
Q: In what ways?
A: Just the makeup of the team. I think the veteran leadership, the culture that weve kind of started to put together, from management to coaching, the leadership down, just kind of breeding a team that wants to win a Stanley Cup, and bringing everybody together to have that togetherness to do so.
5Vincent Trocheck (r.) said he thinks this Rangers team has Stanley Cup material. Jason Szenes for the NY PostQ: What is it about the way this team plays that you really like?
A: When were playing our game, I think the ability to be so sound, and smart defensively, but at the same time have that killer instinct on offense.
Q: Have you been on teams that have this kind of killer instinct?
A: Offensively … no.
Q: Tell me how that manifests itself on the ice.
A: Just the ability that we have to put the puck in the net. The transition game we have to go from defense to offense quick is pretty special, and then our power play is clicking really at a rapid clip right now. Then we have some high-end superstar talent I think it takes to have that.
Q: Whats it like playing on the big New York stage for you?
A: Its no different, once youre out there its just a hockey game, but its definitely cool to have the history behind MS.
Q: Whats it like having the Rangers fans on your side as opposed to being the enemy?
A: I mean, honestly, on both sides its cool to come in to MSG and play in front of these guys. Its always high energy, loud, thats what you want in a hockey game.
Q: How much pride do you take in faceoffs?
A: A lot.
Q: It always came naturally to you?
A: Ive played center my whole life, so Ive been taking faceoffs for a long time. I dont know if that came naturally but when you do it for such a long period of time, it ends up coming naturally.
5Vincent Trocheck signed with the Rangers after starting his career with the Panthers and Hurricanes. Jason Szenes for the NY PostQ: Which do you enjoy more, the power play or penalty kill?
A: I enjoy the power play more, I would say, but I take pride in both a lot.
Q: Give me a scouting report on you.
A: Hard-working. Gritty player who has a grinder style with offensive ability to put the puck in the net … skill to play top-six, grit and competitiveness to have the grinder tag put on him. I dont want to say that its a negative tag to have put on you as a grinder, its just I think I have that plus a lot of offensive ability.
Q: Do you think your offensive ability is overshadowed by your grinder reputation?
A: I dont know. If it is, it doesnt bother me.
Q: Not too many things bother you. Why is that?
A: Well, I got to where I am today, you know? So I must be doing something right.
5Vincent Trocheck has compiled six goals and 22 points for the Rangers this season. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters ConQ: Lets talk about some of your teammates: Adam Fox?
A: Really intelligent. Great patience. Sees the game better than most, if not better than all.
Q: Chris Kreider?
A: Hard-working, fast player. Great net front presence.
Q: Mika Zibanejad?
A: Great 200-foot player, high IQ, really hard shot. Good at pretty much everything.
Q: Alexis Lafreniere?
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