New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba will not play in Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins for “roster management purposes” as the team looks to trade him, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN.

The Rangers have presented Trouba with several trade options for approval. The 30-year-old defenseman has a 15-team no-trade clause in his contract that runs through the 2025-26 season and carries an $8 million salary cap hit.

According to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, the Detroit Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabers have all recently spoken to the Rangers about Trouba.

New York could use the opportunity to place Trouba on waivers and strip him of any control over a trade as leverage to force a decision. The Rangers made a splash in June when they placed forward Barclay Goodrow on waivers and released the final three years of his contract when the San Jose Sharks claimed him in a pre-arranged trade.

Trouba’s contract went from a full no-trade clause to a partial 15-team no-trade clause on July 1. According to multiple reports, the Rangers asked Trouba about his no-trade list while he still had a full no-trade clause, an indication that they were trying to trade him. No deal was made.

The Rangers are 13-10-1 this season, fourth in the Metropolitan Division and in the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. But the team is on a roll and has suffered six regulation losses in seven games. In late November, general manager Chris Drury sent a memo to all 31 other teams saying the Rangers were open for business. He specifically mentioned Trouba and veteran forward Chris Kreider as trade possibilities.

Trouba has six assists and a minus-3 rating while averaging 20 minutes per night this season, his sixth with the Rangers. As one of the most influential checking defenders in the league, he took over as captain of the Rangers in the 2022/23 season.

The potential of a trade has kept him on tenterhooks all season. At training camp, Trouba expressed his disappointment over speculation about his future with the Rangers, saying, “A lot of things have been said and blurred out.” He mentioned media reports about his wife, Dr. Kelly Tyson-Trouba and how her stay in a New York hospital may have affected potential trade targets. Trouba cited her medical career as a reason for accepting a trade from the Winnipeg Jets to the Rangers in 2019.

“I love living here. I love New York. My family loves it here, everyone knows that now,” he said. “I’m glad to be here.”

With Trouba unavailable, the Rangers recalled AHL defenseman Victor Mancini on Friday.