We know that drury and Trouba’s met already (per Kaplan.) I would think that he knows/knew where Trouba stood after that convo.
That doesn’t mean that JT can’t or won’t change his mind but if he made it clear that he didn’t want to move, there’s no real
Need to pursue a conversation with another team.
So what if they met?
They could meet and Drury says hey we may need to make a move bc Schneider has stepped up into a role and we need to get him space to grow.
Trouba says okay, I get it.
End of convo.
Doesn't mean trouba wants to be dealt or is going to help the process. Again, if the thought process here is that he's going to go to Detroit and Detroit isn't going to be on his NTC on Monday then there's literally no reason why any deal needs to be held up until Monday. Trouba leaving Detroit off of his NTC is the same as accepting/allowing a trade to happen which he can do today.
If you know anything about troubas agent it should be that he is manipulative and borderline dirty in how he operates for his clients. He does not do teams any favors and will always do whatever for his client to the fullest extent.
I'm not saying that this trade is not going to happen, I'm just stressing that just because there's momentum or it's being talked about or whatever the hell is being reported it doesn't actually mean anything especially when it comes to how his agent acts at times.
Again, watch that type of contracts Tanev and Zadorov get. Those guys are rumored to get 6+ years. Not every team wants to tie themselves to a player for that long. Trading for a retained Trouba may be the preferred route and when healthy, he’s still a good 4/5 d-man who plays physical and provides leadership.
Veleno + 2nd + 3rd
Tanev and zadorov have unfortunately been better players the best 2 years than trouba.
It's saying here take this worse version bc the contract is shorter so he can suck for you for less time. The other guys will have a few productive years before the wheels fall off and by then the cap is up big and their percentage of cap on those contracts is much less.