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

[Pinkfloyd]

Makes sense for both sides. Rangers wanted this done in the offseason and Trouba hasn't done anything to make them want to keep him. Ducks get a good bet that they can turn what they paid to get Trouba into better assets later. Ducks weren't going to get him on waivers with the Sharks there most likely so they had to give up something to make it work.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

Verbeek thinks hes acquiring Jets Trouba. thats a horrible trade for a guy clearly on a downward trajectory

You guys saying anaheim is dumb realizes how much cap space anaheim has and the amount of young guys they have right?

 

[Forge]

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.

but it's really the defense that needs help, right?

 

[MMC]

What part of this makes it a “terrible trade for Anaheim”? Do people think we’re going to miss our extra 4th round pick or our 7th defenseman? Do people think the $8M cap hit is going to prevent us from doing something when we had over $20M in space? Or are people just hurt that the Rangers have $8M in cap space now?

 

[SI90]

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.

The bar isn’t high. They’re really young and their captain is Gudas lol

 

[K Fleur]

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

Bring me my newspaper, sandwich, dial up my radio and get back in the kitchen toots

 

[jetsforever]

Wow, he won't be happy
Are the Rangers trying to send a message?

 

[StewieP19]

I'm pretty sure Ny Rangers will do another move in next couple of day they now got cap space to work on it.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

What part of this makes it a “terrible trade for Anaheim”? Do people think we’re going to miss our extra 4th round pick or our 7th defenseman? Do people think the $8M cap hit is going to prevent us from doing something when we had over $20M in space? Or are people just hurt that the Rangers have $8M in cap space now?

trading positive value for an objectively bad player is a bad move. Trading positive value for an objectively bad player that makes $8 million/year is an objectively terrible move.

It isn't that complicated. No one said it is going to "stop" the Ducks from doing anything. It still is a horrible trade.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

What part of this makes it a “terrible trade for Anaheim”? Do people think we’re going to miss our extra 4th round pick or our 7th defenseman? Do people think the $8M cap hit is going to prevent us from doing something when we had over $20M in space? Or are people just hurt that the Rangers have $8M in cap space now?

Nailed it. People need to consider where the ducks are at right now. This move frankly helps them

 

[WarriorofTime]

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.

What's there to be confused about, he had a 15 team no trade list. Columbus and Detroit were on it, Anaheim wasn't. His preference was likely to stay with the Rangers but his contract meant he had to be willing to pick half the teams in the League he'd be willing to go to if the Rangers made a trade.

It's strictly business. Not everything should be reduced to moralistic terms. He was unwilling to go to Columbus/Detroit, he was less unwilling to go to Anaheim. His reasons are his own. Both sides were exercising their contractual rights the parties willingly negotiated and signed onto at the time of entering the contract. Nobody is a scoundrel, a hustler or a villain here.

 

[Rooch]

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

No more disappointed than we are.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

trading positive value for an objectively bad player is a bad move.

It isn't that complicated. No one said it is going to "stop" the Ducks from doing anything. It still is a horrible trade.

4th round pick = positive value? Trouba has 1 year left. This trade is a win-win for both sides

 

[Bowski]

Party Time in Anaheim!

Good riddance. Now he can have all the "accidents" he wants on the West Coast.

 

[BrockLobster]

What part of this makes it a “terrible trade for Anaheim”? Do people think we’re going to miss our extra 4th round pick or our 7th defenseman? Do people think the $8M cap hit is going to prevent us from doing something when we had over $20M in space? Or are people just hurt that the Rangers have $8M in cap space now?

The latter

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

What part of this makes it a “terrible trade for Anaheim”? Do people think we’re going to miss our extra 4th round pick or our 7th defenseman? Do people think the $8M cap hit is going to prevent us from doing something when we had over $20M in space? Or are people just hurt that the Rangers have $8M in cap space now?

I view Trouba as a 3-4 million dollar player. Rangers were completely over the barrel here. Instead, the Ducks take on the whole contract and add a pick? I'm shocked the Rangers didn't have to add a 2nd or a 1st and in fact got a pick back considering Anaheim took on the full salary.

 

[Peltz]

Verbeek is awful.

So is trouba's cap hit. Sounds like a fair deal.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

As a life long Rangers fan I wouldn’t wanna play for a Drury team. Between Goodrow and now Trouba that’s no way to treat your players. Almost makes me think the team is giving up on him.

You're right the Rangers shouldn't try to improve their team. We can have the most happy terrible team in the league with you as GM. What a take.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Ah yeah just a quick 11 hour round trip flight in between his game and practice schedule. NO BIGGIE

He can fly them to him.

 

[dgibb10]

You guys saying anaheim is dumb realizes how much cap space anaheim has and the amount of young guys they have right?

There was an entire free agency period to do this in which the ducks signed nobody.

Having a lot of cap space should not excuse you from using it poorly.

 

[Mike C]

Why should anyone subject themselves to living in Detroit?

Good crack?

 

[JoeSakic13]

I’ll wait till I hear it from a more reputable source.

I can confirm I’m hearing this as well

Ok good. Now I believe it.

 

[DaveG]

What part of this makes it a “terrible trade for Anaheim”? Do people think we’re going to miss our extra 4th round pick or our 7th defenseman? Do people think the $8M cap hit is going to prevent us from doing something when we had over $20M in space? Or are people just hurt that the Rangers have $8M in cap space now?

I mean I get where you're coming from, but this is situation where Anaheim absolutely should have been getting a positive asset of some sort in return. The fact that they didn't even if they lost literally nothing of value is the issue here.

 

[BMOK33]

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.

I assume Panarin is not going to be re-signed. They have to sign Kakko/Miller/Schneider/Igor and maybe one of Jones or Lindgren. He'd have to agree to a crazy pay cut and I think some team would still give him 3 years and like 25 mill

 

[Tawnos]

What's there to be confused about, he had a 15 team no trade list. Columbus and Detroit were on it, Anaheim wasn't. His preference was likely to stay with the Rangers but his contract meant he had to be willing to pick half the teams in the League he'd be willing to go to if the Rangers made a trade.

It's strictly business. Not everything should be reduced to moralistic terms. He was unwilling to go to Columbus/Detroit, he was less unwilling to go to Anaheim. His reasons are his own. Both sides were exercising their contractual rights the parties willingly negotiated and signed onto at the time of entering the contract. Nobody is a scoundrel, a hustler or a villain here.

Anaheim was on it. It was specifically reported that he waived his NTC to accept a trade there.