Adam McQuaid thought he was going to China with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. He ended up getting rerouted.
McQuaid never got on the plane to China for the Bruins’ two preseason games against Calgary Flames this weekend. He instead was traded to the Rangers, in exchange for depth defenseman Steven Kampfer and a couple of draft picks — a fourth-rounder in 2019 and a conditional seventh-rounder.
“I guess you can never be too surprised’’ to be traded, McQuaid said Friday, as the Rangers started training camp with their on-ice testing. “I showed up at the rink thinking I was going to China, so the timing of it was a little surprising.