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

[Forge]

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.

It's just going to make players negotiating with the Rangers far less likely to be flexible on having NMC's for waivers so that can't be held over them. Middle tier players don't always get full NMC's for trade purposes through the life of the contract so negotiating power for a full no trade the entire contract will really come down to the player quality, I think. I don't think it changes much else. They'll still be in demand, as they always are.

 

[TheNewEra]

gms need to get fired for bailing out other gms like this

 

[Emperoreddy]

Brutal piece of business by the Ducks

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

LMAO what in the world
Thought it would cost a 1st to get rid of that bum

Anaheim likely cares more about the real money involved in the trade.

An experienced RHD who can eat up minutes for 6.5M x 2 is not a bad proposition for a team that is in a high tax state. Look at how wild the RHD free agent market was this past season, and then add in the low possibility that a top RHD chooses any one particular team (let alone a high tax team that is not a contender). On top of that, term would be a big factor. Trouba has 1 year left after this one. A free agent is going to be a 4-7 year commitment.

People also undervalue RHD in relation to how few of them their are available. It's why San Jose getting a 3rd to take Ceci was such an underrated move. We're now at 32 teams. There probably aren't enough NHL defensemen to fill 32 rosters, let alone RHDs.

 

[Il Stugotz]

Any chance he doesn’t report? What happens then?

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Couldn't care less about where a couple of multi-millionaires want to live.

If he wanted to stay in NY that badly, play up to your contract.

He did a solid job of captaining when he was here. Unfortunately when you're paid $8M per, just being a voice in the room and a complete liability on the ice isn't enough.

The Rangers have too many guys making a lot of money that aren't hungry anymore. If any guy has an excuse (if that even exists), it's Kreider. That MF has some absolute playoff MILES on him. If he wants to go 85% in the reg season, I get it.

Trouba has no excuse.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

In the minds of NHL GM's it pays to be big and tough and bad at hockey

 

[Go Wings]

Thank God it wasn't Detroit. We have enough overpriced veterans.

 

[1specter]

I don't feel sorry for Trouba. 8M/yr and gets to be in Cali.

 

[nyr2k2]

For no retention, I'd have traded him for literally nothing. To get even the most marginal asset in return is just icing on the cake.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

LOLOLOLOLOL THEY GOT BACK A PICK. Verbeek really is another Yzerman

that 4th rounder is going to turn this franchise around!

 

[wonton15]

Do the Ducks want Tyler Myers as well?

The price is the same - random defenseman and a 4th. I’ll even take a 5th.

 

[gdsmack267]

Is the Ducks thought process is that he makes them worse and helps them get closer to picking 1st overall?

 

[InfinityIggy]

Impressively bad piece of GMing from the Ducks here. Where is the upside?

 

[Slats432]

So he had positive value after all? People here are gonna be in shambles

What the Rangers got for "value" is like saying $.38 is a bunch of money. Many said they would have to sweetener him, which good on them they didn't have to, but they didn't get an actual payback.

The took their captain and shot him into the sun. With nothing in return.

 

[Jeune Poulet]

Big, if Trouba.

 

[King In The North]

Gudas and Trouba on the blueline is such a Verbeek move. Fire this clown.

 

[ohcomeonref]

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?

He can dry his tears with hundred dollar bills in shorts on his deck in December.

 

[Edgelord]

Once again HF absolutely nails it by thinking we'd have to pay to get rid of Trouba. Never change, HF. Never change.

I don't follow the rangers that close but had he really fallen off that hard?

 

[Malkinstheman]

So Verbeek is a fraud just like Yzerman

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

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?

i sure hope he is. good riddance you f***ing massive baby

 

[McDonald19]

lmfao, NY just robbed the shit out of Anaheim.

How so? The Ducks have cap space and gave the NYR a bag of pucks.

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

I swear I read on this forum it would take 50% retention, a 1st or top prospect to move him. Never change HF.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Anaheim likely cares more about the real money involved in the trade.

An experienced RHD who can eat up minutes for 6.5M x 2 is not a bad proposition for a team that is in a high tax state. Look at how wild the RHD free agent market was this past season, and then add in the low possibility that a top RHD chooses any one particular team (let alone a high tax team that is not a contender). On top of that, term would be a big factor. Trouba has 1 year left after this one. A free agent is going to be a 4-7 year commitment.

People also undervalue RHD in relation to how few of them their are available. It's why San Jose getting a 3rd to take Ceci was such an underrated move. We're now at 32 teams. There probably aren't enough NHL defensemen to fill 32 rosters, let alone RHDs.

I guess so, he is just really really really bad. And I am one of the guys who appreciates grit more than 95% of this board, just look at my avatar. But he is just a bad hockey player.

Also 8M not 6.5M

 

[Forge]

Trouba is an overpaid scumbag who regularly tries to injure other players.

Who cares if he's pissed?

I can empathize with the man while thinking the player is dirty.