Rangers Player Request Trade: Should The Blackhawks Make a Move?

New york Post and Rangers Insider revealed Rangers defenceman Nil Lundkvist
Report: Rangers' Lundkvist shared that Lundqvist told the Rangers he's not going to camp and believed to ask for a trade.

From Brooks' latest report for The New York Post:

"The Rangers are engaged in an accelerated effort to trade Nils Lundkvist after being notified that the 22-year-old Swedish defenseman is unlikely to report to camp in the absence of a deal, The Post has been told by multiple sources.

The Post has learned that general manager Chris Drury has been working with Lundkvist's agent, Claude Lemieux, in order to effect a trade to an organization in which the Swede would have a better opportunity to challenge for a top-four spot and role as a power-play quarterback."

More from Brooks on what the Rangers are looking for in return:

"At the same time, though, the Blue shirts are seeking a semblance of equal value in return for Lundkvist, the slick, puck-moving, offense-oriented defenseman who is generously listed at 5-10, 187 pounds.

The Blueshirts, though, could certainly use a young, top-nine-type center who might grow with the organization. That is believed to be Drury's target as they deal with this latest situation involving a young European unhappy with his plight"

Lundqvist appears not to be happy with his spot in the lineup and with all the talent the Rangers have on the backend a trade is probably in his best interest.