Maybe I'm just suspicious, but there is something strange going on here regarding McD's purported injury. No updates, no information, no visibility, no injury that we could see in his last game, no nothing. I know that he has been dealing with some lingering issues, but that "lingering" has gone on for a long time, with no end in sight.
It would seem to me that they are deliberately holding him out from games to prevent either further or new injuries. I know that teams in all sports pull players from lineups at the last second, but this "last second" has gone on for a long time.
What upsets me about this (before I go on, I must say that I am completely in with trading him) is the team is in a death spiral and they may be holding out their best player deliberately. Isn't there something vaguely unethical about this? Isn't there something that conflicts with fans (well, maybe not as fanatic fans) paying good money to see a quality product? Isn't this just wrong on multiple levels?
Again, I am for trading him. I understand the need to protect a valuable asset so as to maximize his value. It surprises me that none of the beat writers, always looking for a headline worthy story, have not jumped on this: unless of course he is really hurt. But why haven't they caught wind of what the injury is? Why hasn't anyone been able to interview him? (maybe they have and I missed it?)
Sometimes, it makes me believe that a trade is already in place. But why then hasn't it been consummated? The Rangers can't knowingly trade a player who is hurt to a team expecting to get a healthy player. All trades are dependent on physicals.
The whole situation is strange.