Because the Ducks may not be able to sign him; because they might prefer to accept a high pick and salary reductions in exchange for a modest downgrade at D? The reality is that the Jets now have 10 first round picks aged 23 and under in their organization; they have a ton of currency in their bank to turn Trouba into an upgrade in other words. No way do they trade him for the sort of downgrades expected by many Edmonton fans; that is truly delusional. Like Hunter stated, the Jets trade goal if they were ever to move Trouba would be to improve their roster, both today and going forward. That isn't accomplished by accepting the sort of unneeded players offered in this thread.
If the Ducks aren't able to sign Lindholm then why would they deal him for a lesser Dman who also needs to be signed for a slightly lesser contract in all likelihood? They might as well just fork over the extra $1M/yr or so for the better Dman. Makes a lot of sense for the Jets, makes no sense for Anaheim.
I don't think the Jets will trade him for quantity either or in Nurse's case, an unproven, but it's completely unrealistic to expect a return of a better Dman or in this case being Lindholm, another RFA Dman who needs a contract. Nurse+Eberle seems like a deal that doesn't work for either team, the Oilers because they give up way too much value and the Jets because the last thing they need is a high priced scoring RW.
Ultimately, as is the case in most of these situations, the Jets will likely come to terms with Trouba and all this trade talk will be put on hold. If Trouba really does want more opportunity (which he likely won't get with Big Buff gobbling up all the prime PP minutes) then I expect a bridge contract which takes him closer to free agency.
