Rangers' Jacob Trouba brings up Grayson Murray's suicide after podcaster ripped his playoffs performance

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New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba responded to a hockey podcaster that he believed crossed the line in their analysis of his Eastern Conference Finals performance against the Florida Panthers. 

And he did so by bringing up the tragic suicide of PGA Tour pro Grayson Murray last month. 

Pasha Eshghi, a producer for the popular "Spittin’ Chiclets’ podcast, went viral after he went on a rant about Trouba’s play during the Rangers’ six-game loss to Florida, who now faces the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final this weekend. 

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Jacob Trouba #8 of the New York Rangers has words with Martin Necas #88 of the Carolina Hurricanes during overtime in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 7, 2024 in New York City. 

During his rant, Eshghi brought up the charity work Trouba and his wife, Kelly, do through his Trouba Creative Expression Arts Program. 

"Trouba and his wife founded the Trouba Creative Expression Arts Program which offers art services to adults with epilepsy and seizures," Eshghi said. "Well, you want to know the irony of that situation? Trouba’s wife is a neuroscience major. Maybe Jacob should go home and get a lesson from his wife about the dangers of concussions that can lead to epilepsy and seizures before he goes around concussing guys on a daily basis being the dirtiest player in the league."

Eshghi started his piece by asking his co-hosts, "Is there