Panarin chose to come to NY. Adam Fox forced his way to NYR. Trocheck came to NY.
There is no agent going "Hey you know, Lets not go to NY." If NY offers the player the most money, they will come to NY. To think otherwise is just false.
In regards to the family stuff, Trouba should've negotiated his contract to include a NMC or a full NTC. Since he didnt, the NYR have the right to trade him to 15 teams or place him on waivers. Spinning it into some PR nightmare is so dramatic.
Im not ignoring Trouba's right to refuse to report. If he wants to lose out on 16 mil, thats his choice.
So your saying the NYR need to take families into consideration while operating a business? Come on man. That's just absurd.
Waiving Trouba wont affect the organization in the slightest in regards to FA.
Honestly if that’s the case, the best route is to waive him… let’s be honest, whatever we were getting back from him via trade isn’t the dealbreaker. It’s losing his cap hit…..
I’m not sure how the PR trouble lies solely at the rangers feet.
Waive him…. Some team will def claim him for 2 years……
Then he can tell the team that picked him up his intentions not to report ( for whatever various reasons).
At that stage the team that picked him up and Trouba n his agent can all agree to mutually terminate his contract……
Like I said previously, he was a multi-millionaire prior to NYR paying him 44 million dollars so far….
Leaving that 12 mill cash on the table is not really an isssue. He can sign a 2-3 year deal for 5-6 mill with a team of his liking/location.
But right now, after all this drama, if I were GM he would not be a rangers to start next season. Let alone captain.
Drury
“ Jake, you’re a great guy and have been a good soldier for us, but financially we can’t have you taking up an 8 mill cap hit playing 3rd pair/PK…. It’s hurting the teams chances of adding what we need to add to move fwd.”
Trouba
“ sorry Chris, my wife won’t let me……..
I knocked her up and she had to differ her residency for a year. So now with the new baby, and her needing to finish a year of work I’m not allowed to leave NYC. Here are my list of Teams in my NTC. By the way if you waive me, I’ll tell the team I’m not reporting and we’ll just void my contract…. 12 million dollars at this point in my career won’t make or break me”
Drury
“ wow nice life. Congratulations on the baby and wife becoming a DR.
Even though most of your contract has been paid, and I’m not violating any terms, you’re still gonna go kicking and screaming out the door?”
Trouba
“ hold on let me check. ( asks wife)…….
Yup that’s right Chris. Family 1st, and we’re rich already. I can’t have anything disrupt my lifestyle.”
What to stop this guy from pulling the same shit next offseason with a different excuse????
Sorry Chris, I know I said I’ll go quietly if traded next year, but my son’s piano teacher is in NY. We’re not leaving, here’s my list of teams…..
You can put it around again that I’m not reporting if I’m picked off waivers…….
I’m sorry, this is ridiculous…. The guy can hire an army of nanny’s and housekeepers to accommodate his wife for a year while he goes and does his JOB….. it’s not even a full 12 months…
I’m sure his immediate family and hers can help out a lot. Trouba has made enough to take care of a lot of people if need be.
To me, this is complete bullshit to let him get away with this.
You can not let inmates run the asylum like this… I think he’s bluffing as well. If push comes to shove and he’s waived, he’s not sitting out 2 years of hockey at 30 years old, then expecting to jump right back in the fold where they decide they want to settle down……it doesn’t work like that with athletes. But this is his only card to play atm…. Make sure other teams know I’m not leaving and picking me up in a trade or on waivers is a waste of time, I won’t report…..
What a joke.
You can let the inmates run the asylum on their terms…. This is like some Goldie locks shit. This is too soft, this is too hard, etc etc
The guy has 0 bend for anything to switch in his personnel life…..
If I’m Drury, do what’s necessary…. I also don’t think we’ll see Trouba working for NYR organization in any capacity once he’s retired like many former players do.
I’m sure Drury m/NYR will bear some blow back, but a PR nightmare of epic proportions so large that it will affect FA players from coming to an original 6 franchise in 1 of the most famous cities in the world, that has the chops to be competing for the cup in at least the next Half decade ……. No absolutely not.
