The only way you have this point of view is if you think you cannot replace Trouba with a better dman for $4M or less. I think they can.
Who is that player going to be? In theory it will probably be a 3rd pair rd that would be brought in to replace trouba, but this cannot be done just in a vacuum, the Lindgren situation also coming into play here.
Assuming Trouba is gone and Gusto isn't resigned then you figure out Lindgren and it is three options:
1. Fox's partner
2. 3rd pair
3. not resigned
Most people want to see a lhd upgrade for fox, so assuming NYR doen't want to replace half of its d core in one summer (teams RARELY do this) then you are left with:
Lindgren with Fox
NYR needs a new 3rd pairing from scratch (maybe Jones gets in?)
New lhd brought in for Fox
Lindgren on the 3rd pair with some other new d man
New lhd brought in for Fox
Lindgren on the 3rd pair with Jones (on his off side)
Who is the new partner for Fox?
Is Jones going to be planned for a 3rd pair slot next season and if so who are they targeting to be his partner? Lindgren or someone else outside of the org?
With Trouba I ask myself if he sucks so bad why did Rangers make him the captain?
Leadership is not the same as being the best player. There are a lot of stories that have gotten around about Trouba in the room.
Also, people need to remember what the team was like when he was named. If people think this group was soft this offseason at the end then they need a refresher about where the team was when Trouba was named. His C was more about his FU attitude to other teams and bringing his group/room together more than the idea of the best player being the captain. I never bought into that anyways. There is a long history of captains that lead good teams but that were not the best player on the team...