Calvin de Haan speaks out after being silenced by the Rangers!

Boy this is quickly turning into something ugly for the New York Rangers.

Earlier today Rangers defenseman Calvin de Haan threw his team under the bus but, after speaking with a member of the Rangers staff, suddenly decided that he had no more to say. The Rangers blue liner had previously indicated to reporters that he was willing to talk and be "very transparent" which led many to believe that the Rangers were silencing de Haan.

If fans were convinced of that before, they are about to be more convinced now than ever before.

After the bizarre incident earlier today, de Haan has now taken to his own social media platform to speak out about his issues with the Rangers, seeking to clarify some of his earlier comments. The Rangers defenseman that he would have prefered to have the chance to clear the air in a scrum with members of the media, it seems this was the only recourse that he was left with after that brief exchange with a member of the Rangers staff.

Here is de Haan's message unedited and in full:

Going to get ahead of this now…

I was hoping that I would have been able to express in a scrum setting versus a quote as I was going onto the ice and having it on the Internet 30 seconds later. I said what I said because I am frustrated , and any competitor who says that they would be happy in this position would be lying to you. After playing 3 games for the team and going 2-0-1 , I thought I maybe would have got an opportunity to jump into the lineup and help win some games

Did I help win those games I played, maybe? Maybe not? But we still won and collected some crucial points to climb the standings. I understand the youth movement in the nhl, and I’m getting older in hockey years and I may not play every single night. I feel like I can still contribute and help teams win. I know I’m not going to play 20 minutes a night in the role I’ve been in the past few years , but again I feel like I can still keep up and help a team in certain facets of the game.

I’m not trying to be the villain or gain attention or throw shade on the organization , I would have preferred a scrum setting to chat about how my time with the rangers has gone. As a player you have to respect the lineup decisions whether you like them or not, it’s just been frustrating not being able to compete and do what I love to do. I hope everyone understands.

Something tells me this situation is far from over.