weastern bias
worst team in the league
He no longer has an NMC, he now has a modified NTCZero interest in taking Trouba. I think he deserves to stay in NYC as per the trade protections he negotiated.
If teams give guys NMC and NTC they are agreeing to give that player agency over their future and cannot expect them to fold it because “your cap too high we want a shiny toy!!!”
You're right he deserves the protections he has negotiated, and he has not negotiated waiver protections in the last 2 years of his deal, if he wants to avoid being a cap casualty it's his responsibility to play well enough to justify his cap hit for NYR
If he REALLY wants to be baby about it we can claim him on waivers, he can refuse to report and we can come to terms on a mutual contract termination and then he's free sign wherever he pleases at market value, but I'm sure he'd prefer the $12 million he's owed in actual salary over the next 2 years