Breaking Down All The Latest New York Rangers' Trade Rumors It wasn’t a coincidence that Will Borgen was included in the Kaapo Kakko trade between the New York Rangers and Seattle Kraken. With the Kraken struggling and Borgen seeing a decreased role in Seattle, he reportedly wanted to be traded. “Will Borgen wasn’t playing, I think he wanted to be traded,” Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said. [https://www.sportsnet.ca/podcasts/32-thoughts/are-you-a-club-or-are-you-a-team/] “He got his wish, he went to New York.” Since joining the Rangers, Borgen’s minute averages went from 15:12 to 18:37, a significant increase. Through 11 games in New York, the 28-year-old defenseman has recorded one goal, one assist and two points. He’s been paired alongside K’Andre Miller over most of his time with the Blueshirts thus far.