There is something clearly off with the New York Rangers this season, and things do not seem to be turning around after a 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.

The record (12-7-1) is mostly fine.

But the process behind that record is not, and the Rangers front office might be looking to shake some things up.

Earlier on Monday, a report from Eliotte Friedman suggested the Rangers were willing to consider offers on veterans Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba.

It remains to be seen whether they are looking to trade players like that or just trying to send a message to the rest of the team. However, there is some concern within the front office about the direction the season is taking.

We already looked at the potential landing spots for Kreider.

Now let's look at some teams that might be interested in Trouba.

The Rangers reportedly tried to trade Trouba throughout the offseason, but his trade restrictions in his contract, as well as his desire to stay in New York, complicated that process. Not to mention his contract, which not many contenders will be able to take on. He can still refuse a trade to 15 teams around the league, and trying to guess which teams are on his list is purely speculation.

But let's try anyway and think of a few realistic options that might work.

Detroit Red Wings

The Red Wings were the most rumored landing spot for Trouba in the offseason, so it stands to reason they might still have some interest now.

Especially as they try to make a push for their first playoff spot in eight years.

The Red Wings are below .500 as of Tuesday and still have some issues and concerns on defense.

The question is whether or not Trouba would be more willing to go to Detroit than he was in the offseason (or if the Red Wings were no longer on his list).

Whether or not Trouba could solve those issues is also an entirely different debate, but given the offseason interest, and given some of the players general manager Steve Yzerman has acquired in recent years, as well as the fact Detroit still has some salary cap flexibility, there might be some potential interest here.

Ottawa Senators

The Senators entered this season wanting to believe their rebuild was over, and they took a big swing at rapid improvement by acquiring a No. 1 goalie in Linus Ullmark (and then re-signing him to a long-term contract extension).

It has not gone as planned so far,

Ullmark is off to one of his worst starts in years, while the Senators are again under .500 and rolling toward another underwhelming, disappointing season.

Even worse, defenseman Artem Zub is going to be sidelined for a while which is leading to some defensive depth concerns, especially on the right side.

The question is whether or not a perpetually rebuilding team like Ottawa is on Trouba's list of approved trade spots, or if he would block it.

Chicago Blackhawks

I said this earlier in the week regarding another Rangers defenseman, Ryan Lindgren, and I am going to repeat it here with Trouba, because it remains the same—any rebuilding team with salary-cap space to play with at its disposal should be willing to serve as a dumping ground for unwanted contracts like this.

The salary-cap space does not carry over, it is currently being unused, and it could at least be a way of adding a prospect or draft pick into your rebuild.

If you are the Blackhawks right now and you are not calling the Rangers and saying, "Hey...we know that contract might be. undesirable for a lot of teams, we know you want a change, we know you do not want to eat a lot of that contract...we can help" then you are simply not doing your job.

You are still a couple of years away from contention, and Trouba's money comes off the books after next season (and the cap is likely increasing anyway).

The issue, again, comes down to whether or not Trouba would accept a trade to a rebuilding team.

But it never hurts to try.

Vancouver Canucks

There would be some issues here with the salary cap (the Canucks have less than $1 million in cap space right now) and Trouba's potential willingness to go across the continent to the team that is the furthest possible destination away from New York City, but there is a potential hockey fit here for the Canucks.

Especially since Vancouver is a contending team and would at least give Trouba a chance to continue to play for a winner (which might be important).

The Canucks have two outstanding defenders at the top of their depth chart in Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek, but they need some additional depth on the right side.

Trouba is miscast at this point of his career as a top option on defense, but he would not need to be that here.

Nashville Predators

The crazy thing about the Predators is that even after their offseason signing splurge they still have over $5 million in salary-cap space right now.

They are also in the middle of a brutally disappointing start that has left general manager Barry Trotz threatening major changes to the lineup and roster.

You do not sign Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei, and then re-sign Juuse Saros if you are willing to just completely throw in the towel and start rebuilding less than two months into the season.

If they make changes, it is going to be for the present.

Adding a player like Trouba could certainly shake things up a little bit, and the Predators could still use another right-shot defenseman on their blue line.