Confirmed Trade: [ANA/NYR] Jacob Trouba for Urho Vaakanainen and 2025 4th round pick

[BMOK33]

Drury did well here. Can’t believe teams are still helping the Rangers

GMs should honestly all agree under the table to not bail teams out of bad contracts. If I was a league GM I'd refuse to ever do it nor be part of any 3 way trade where it was happening

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Drury did well here. Can’t believe teams are still helping the Rangers

I wish more teams would. Maybe we wouldn't still be reminiscing of 1994.

 

[Forge]

Dude this is professional sports. He gets paid a lot of money to play a game. The Rangers aren’t obligated to anything other than making the team better

I agree. Rangers didn't do anything wrong here. Not sure why you bring that up.

 

[K Fleur]

Trouba is is a division with some skilled young players now (Celebrini, Cooley, Zegras).

His elbows probably throbbing.

 

[le_sean]

I wish more teams would. Maybe we wouldn't still be reminiscing of 1994.

At least it’s more recent than 1993

 

[izzy]

Even though hes not the greatest anymore, going to be risky for the left wings skating down the ice against anaheim. gudas and trouba waiting to kill you every time

 

[Malkinstheman]

If you have a player you can't move, have them throw some elbows and hits and suddenly GMs will lineup to trade for him

 

[tmg]

Trouba is is a division with some skilled young players now (Celebrini, Cooley, Zegras).

His elbows probably throbbing.

If he goes elbows first after Zegras that would be some next level way to express displeasure with the trade.

 

[Whoot Whoot]

What does NYR do with the money ? Is that all Igor’s ?

 

[WarriorofTime]

The Rangers biggest problem is they're relying on a 33 year old Panarin to put the team's offense completely on his back. They have the cap now to do something to try and fix it but will probably have to do something fairly desperate. Who is even going to be shopped around for this season? Claude Giroux? Taylor Hall? Mikael Granlund? The options aren't too overwhelming. More flexibility in the offseason, but that team's window is likely closing.

 

[Forge]

He had a 15 team NTC. Has it been confirmed he actually waived for this, or is it possible this was one of the teams he simply didn’t have on his list?

That was my assumption, but someone showed a tweet earlier that indicated he did actually waive for Anaheim

 

[TheNumber4]

Well this confirms what I’ve always suspected, Pat Verbeek is a f***in moron.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Trouba is is a division with some skilled young players now (Celebrini, Cooley, Zegras).

His elbows probably throbbing.

Going 1 for 3 ain't bad...

 

[stats1]

When you've made as much as he already has not sure if you have a choice of finishing the contract and being miserable or not able to play to the level you once were is worth it.

You think he’s going to give up 7-8 million dollars just so he can go back to NY and be with his wife? Are you crazy! That’s his choice obviously but definitely would be a dumb one.

 

[CasusBelli]

Now Mika and Igor please.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

Big Vaak is a solid get for the Rangers

Big Vaak hasn't been able to beat out a bunch of 21year olds... I would temper expectations

 

[ThePlanet]

Good hockey wife should stay at home supporting her man and taking care of the kids if they have any, no need to work

If this isn't tongue in cheek, it's a really bad look.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

Well ok then pretty terrible trade for Anaheim.. Doesn't make sense at all.

 

[n8]

Drury Houdini's his way out of another contract.

Igor 8x$17M per incoming

Well, he's out of one straight jacket so he's got to immediately get himself into another one.

 

[McHelpus]

So he vetoed trades to Columbus and Detroit but accepts trade to Anaheim, is staying close to his wife and toddler important to him or not? I am confused.

I'm sure she is heart broken that she couldn't go to Columbus or Detroit over Anaheim, how can Trouba be so inconsiderate

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Some please Photoshop Drury's face onto a magician

 

[OtherThingsILike]

Damn, Ducks. You should've made the Rangers suffer for this. We're all disappointed in you.

 

[PAZ]

Trouba is worth it if he's actually willing to be a leader in Anaheim. He's overpaid, but frankly it's not a bad contract for a team rebuilding.

However... it sounds like he was forced out of New York against his will. Not sure if this will go the way Verbeek is hoping.

 

[Peltz]

The other thread got locked, but I'll repeat what I said there....

Trouba has to be furious, right? Wife is still a Dr in NY and that was one of the key reasons for the original move to NY? And they just had a baby earlier this year?

Residency will end in the Spring. It's just a few months.

They can afford some extra childcare help.

 

[SI90]

Interesting comment from Lavi. “The decision I made “