Rumor: "Decision has been made" to trade or waive Trouba - Larry Brooks

[Jugitsu]

What would Mark Messier say?

 

[Petes2424]

Teams don’t want unhappy players either. Remember that for those who think SJ would claim him. If they do, that means they have a back door deal with another team. I don’t think they have any retention spots available though. So they’d presumably be taking bad money from another team. Someone like Justin Holl. That way Detroit doesn’t have to eat any of his salary.

Still think it’s a long shot anyone would claim him at $8 million.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Teams don’t want unhappy players either. Remember that for those who think SJ would claim him. If they do, that means they have a back door deal with another team. I don’t think they have any retention spots available though. So they’d presumably be taking bad money from another team. Someone like Justin Holl. That way Detroit doesn’t have to eat any of his salary.

Still think it’s a long shot anyone would claim him at $8 million.

Your premise is not very sound. It's in the Sharks' own self-interest to claim Trouba, play him on their team the next season and a half, then trade him to one of his approved teams for literally anything.

 

[jkutswings]

Your premise is not very sound. It's in the Sharks' own self-interest to claim Trouba, play him on their team the next season and a half, then trade him to one of his approved teams for literally anything.

You're assuming that Trouba would want to play in San Jose. Which, given the context of uprooting his family or playing 3000 miles away from them, seems like a giant assumption.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

You're assuming that Trouba would want to play in San Jose. Which, given the context of uprooting his family or playing 3000 miles away from them, seems like a giant assumption.

No, I'm sure Trouba doesn't want to play in San Jose but if he gets waived and claimed, what are his options? He either plays through it or he sits out and the latter is very unlikely when it probably results in suspension w/o pay.

 

[Petes2424]

No, I'm sure Trouba doesn't want to play in San Jose but if he gets waived and claimed, what are his options? He either plays through it or he sits out and the latter is very unlikely when it probably results in suspension w/o pay.

Because teams don’t want unhappy players. Especially around young kids.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Because teams don’t want unhappy players. Especially around young kids.

They don't want it but they'll do it if they feel the juice is worth the squeeze. It's also a reality of playing in the NHL. Lots of players will end up playing on teams that they aren't happy with.

 

[TGWL]

I take it back. Trouba's just making sure NYR don't make a bad signing today.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Had a feeling that $8M deal he signed wouldn’t end well.

This post should be stickied to the top of the free agent frenzy thread every year.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

He knows that as soon as he leaves New York he's going to get suspended left and right

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

So, is he waived, or what?

 

[eojsmada]

I'm assuming NYR gave a period of time for Trouba to make his decision before making their decision to make a decision about the original decision.

 

[Petes2424]

I'm assuming NYR gave a period of time for Trouba to make his decision before making their decision to make a decision about the original decision.

Yep. Good bet they’ve giving him some time to decide.

 

[Jared Dunn]

He clearly won't be. If he doesn't accept a trade, the Rangers are putting him on waivers and the Sharks are going to claim him. Sounds like it's either the Sharks or the Red Wings for Trouba.

Sharks are willingly taking another horrendous deal from the Rangers? What does Drury have on Grier

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Sharks are willingly taking another horrendous deal from the Rangers? What does Drury have on Grier

Since the player would be a significant improvement on their blue line and would likely get trade value out of him, yeah. The Sharks don't exactly have great options for making their blue line better right now.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Since the player would be a significant improvement on their blue line and would likely get trade value out of him, yeah. The Sharks don't exactly have great options for making their blue line better right now.

Overpaying literally any of the top D available today would have been a better option than just gifting a team a way out of a jam and picking up a player who will pretty clearly not be happy about being there

 

[Pavelski2112]

Sharks are willingly taking another horrendous deal from the Rangers? What does Drury have on Grier

Trouba would honestly probably be our 2nd or 3rd best D behind Walman/Ferraro. The Sharks need help on defense bad.

 

[Rullailija]

Since the player would be a significant improvement on their blue line and would likely get trade value out of him, yeah. The Sharks don't exactly have great options for making their blue line better right now.

Trouba would be excellent for the Sharks' room, and they could easily flip him for decent value next year at the DL. Doubt he wants to go out west though.

 

[Pavelski2112]

Overpaying literally any of the top D available today would have been a better option than just gifting a team a way out of a jam and picking up a player who will pretty clearly not be happy about being there

Pretty much all of the top D are taken already

 

[Jared Dunn]

Trouba would honestly probably be our 2nd or 3rd best D behind Walman/Ferraro. The Sharks need help on defense bad.

Not arguing that, I just think there HAS to be cap dumps available they could at least extract value out of

 

[Captain97]

In a waiver claim to circumvent his NTC? Boy would the NHLPA have a field day with that.

Folks are already up in arms over them circumventing Goodrow's NTC. I suspect them suddenly giving a good pick for future considerations or a terrible prospect would be too obvious

Nothing they can do about it. In the past it has commonly been threatened and I believe done before as well.

It's how Tyler Johnson ended up in chicago. They made the same threat the Rangers are here.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Overpaying literally any of the top D available today would have been a better option than just gifting a team a way out of a jam and picking up a player who will pretty clearly not be happy about being there

Sure if those players were actually willing to sign but they probably weren't. Since a lot of players also have trade protections that include the Sharks, the Sharks need to make competitive additions through whatever means are available. They're too awful of a team in a poor location as it relates to taxes and amenities compared to other NHL markets to wait for someone to appear out of thin air willing to play there. If Trouba is on waivers, the Sharks have a competitive need to claim him and use him.

Trouba would be excellent for the Sharks' room, and they could easily flip him for decent value next year at the DL. Doubt he wants to go out west though.

I agree on all this but sometimes it doesn't matter what the player wants.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Sure if those players were actually willing to sign but they probably weren't. Since a lot of players also have trade protections that include the Sharks, the Sharks need to make competitive additions through whatever means are available. They're too awful of a team in a poor location as it relates to taxes and amenities compared to other NHL markets to wait for someone to appear out of thin air willing to play there. If Trouba is on waivers, the Sharks have a competitive need to claim him and use him.

Here's hoping they see a competitive need for Josh Anderson

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Here's hoping they see a competitive need for Josh Anderson

Probably about as likely as there will be a competitive need for the Habs to take on Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

 

[lwvs84]

Got to think the Ducks check in on him, though he probably won't waive. Tons of cap space, need a RHD and physicality.