Vincent Trocheck has emerged as the Rangers’ public conscience in the wake of Jacob Trouba’s Dec. 13 exit to Anaheim, but the club’s first-line center insists he is not attempting to fill a void in leadership but is only being himself.
“That’s never changed with me,” Trocheck told The Post after the Blueshirts reconvened for practice following the NHL’s three-day winter recess. “It wasn’t any different when Jacob was here.
“I’ve been vocal most of my career. I think that’s just the kind of person I am. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. Truthfully, it hasn’t really changed.”
Following Monday’s 5-0 pantsing by the Devils in New Jersey, Trocheck pretty much called out the team for a lack of heart. He had made pointed postgame comments a number of times.