Reports suggest that San Jose Sharks forward Barclay Goodrow was upset with the New York Rangers because he was not informed that he would be waived until the last moment.

Reports suggest that San Jose Sharks forward Barclay Goodrow was upset with the New York Rangers because he was not informed that he would be waived until the last moment.

According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, Goodrow was caught off-guard by the move. 

"The Rangers have talked publically about how valuable Goodrow was for them," Frieman said. "I think there's a little bit of, well, if I was so good for you, you could've done a little better for me."

Trading the two-time Stanley Cup Champion would've been extremely difficult, given his contract. With a $3.6 million change cap hit and a 15-team no-trade clause, the Rangers would've likely had to retain some of his salary or give up another asset for a team to acquire him. 

Friedman also confirmed to Jeff Marek that the Sharks were on his no-trade list. 

The original report of Goodrow's upsetness at the Rangers was that he was not given a chance to work with the club about where he might end up. Larry Brooks of the New York Post and Friedman made the connection that Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh was given a chance to work with the team to facilitate a trade. 

"After losing the 2022 final after two consecutive Cup championships, the Lightning told Ryan McDonagh that if he didn't waive his full no-trade clause to accept a deal to Nashville, he would be put on waivers. McDonagh accepted the deal," Brooks wrote. 

Friedman said the Lightning went to McDonagh "well in advance" to discuss the situation. 

"Tampa went to [McDonagh] well in advance, and they said, look, we need the flexibility; we need to move you. If we have to, we will put you on waivers, but if you want to work with us for a couple of days, we can find a trade," Friedman said. "I have heard that one of the reasons he is upset is that he didn't find out until right before he was put on waivers." 

Friedman emphasized that he hasn't spoken to Goodrow directly. 

From a Sharks perspective, Friedman thinks the Sharks and GM Mike Grier know he isn't the happiest about the move. 

"Mike Grier has got to do what he thinks is best for his team. San Jose is looking for some veterans," he said. "I suspect that Grier knew that Goodrow wasn't crazy about the whole thing. At the end of the day, you have to run your team as you see fit."

Both the Sharks and Rangers are well within their right to make this move, but as Brooks says in his article, Rangers GM Chris Drury was ruthless in handling this. 

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