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NHL insider Arthur Staple of The Athletic says the New York Rangers aren’t interested in trading for Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras.

Zegras is entering the second year of his three-year $17.6 million deal and has been the subject of trade rumors.

The skilled forward struggled to stay healthy last season, and his name has been on the trade block.

The Rangers have been a popular destination in mock trades for Zegras but Staple doesn’t think New York has any interest in trading for him.

I don’t think the Rangers have ever been interested in Zegras, much as the local kid would love to be a Ranger.

I don’t think the Sabres have ever seriously considered moving Tuch.

And if the Rangers were in on either of those guys, it would take a lot more than Kakko as the centerpiece of whatever was going the other way,” Staple wrote in his article.

“The deal with Kakko now, after five pro seasons and 300 NHL games, is that he’s not a player other teams are coveting.

Teams surely want him, and I’d guess Drury has received offers but nothing good – he’s a buy-low player now,” Staple added.

Although Zegras is just 23 and was supposed to be part of the Ducks’ rebuild, the team is listening to trade offers for him, according to The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun.