Speculation: Should Jacob Trouba remain the Rangers captain?

[RangerBoy]

Should Chris Drury strip the C off of Trouba's sweater? Drury should strip Trouba of the C. Jacob can't remain team captain. He should not even be given a A. The media better not complain.

How can Jacob Trouba wear the C after the Rangers wanted to move him and the Trouba camp threw up every roadblock to prevent the trade from happening? The media says Trouba is in the right for family reasons. Fair enough. $56M over 7 years. That's what the money is for.

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[NickyFotiu]

If the team wants the best leader than let the players choose 1 captain and 1 assistant via anonymous vote.

 

[will1066]

Trouba finally playing some defense

 

[EdJovanovski]

Nope.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Why did you make multiple answers possible?

 

[17futurecap]

He stinks, but he’s extremely well liked by the players, and I don’t care who wears a letter, none of us are in the locker room, so sure he can wear it if there’s not a player mutiny, which there’s certainly not going to be on him.

 

[Bob Richards]

I don't think he should be captain but by virtue of no longer being on the team.

I feel like stripping him of his captaincy in the wake of all this and then keeping him is needlessly hostile and a bad look for everyone.

 

[nyr2k2]

I feel like the players should be the ones to make the decision.

I don't think the fans are ever the appropriate people to judge who should or shouldn't be captain. There's too much we're not privy to in terms of what happens in the locker room.

And if we keep him, I don't think stripping him of the C to spite him is the right way to go, unless again the other players thought it was the right move or he himself felt it was the right move. No need to make it more of a circus than it already is.

I can't vote in the poll because I think the answer is a lot more nuanced than just yes or no.

 

[NikC]

He stinks, but he’s extremely well liked by the players, and I don’t care who wears a letter, none of us are in the locker room, so sure he can wear it if there’s not a player mutiny, which there’s certainly not going to be on him.

... so how are you sure of this?

 

[Clown Fiesta]

Trouba using the contract he negotiated to nix a trade is exactly why he negotiated l the way he did. Drury put himself in this situation, can’t blame Trouba. Yes in some eyes a “real leader” would sacrifice himself for the greater good. But this isn’t war it’s business. If the team responds to a Trouba as a captain then so be it. Let him be captain. That’s for the coaching staff to determine.

 

[EdJovanovski]

He stinks, but he’s extremely well liked by the players, and I don’t care who wears a letter, none of us are in the locker room, so sure he can wear it if there’s not a player mutiny, which there’s certainly not going to be on him.

Is he? Whenever players are seen hanging out together outside of hockey he’s rarely ever there.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

I don't think he should be captain but by virtue of no longer being on the team.

I feel like stripping him of his captaincy in the wake of all this and then keeping him is needlessly hostile and a bad look for everyone.

Agreed here. If hes staying you dont strip him of captaincy.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

He can be the Captain of the Wolfpack

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Absolutely not.

 

[Crease]

Trouba using the contract he negotiated to nix a trade is exactly why he negotiated l the way he did. Drury put himself in this situation, can’t blame Trouba. Yes in some eyes a “real leader” would sacrifice himself for the greater good. But this isn’t war it’s business. If the team responds to a Trouba as a captain then so be it. Let him be captain. That’s for the coaching staff to determine.

If he refused to waive his NTC for a team on his no-trade list, that’s fine and within the contract he negotiated. If he threatened to refuse to report if traded to a team not on his no-trade list or if claimed off waivers, that’s not okay.

 

[17futurecap]

... so how are you sure of this?

Because of reports saying he would have been the unanimous choice before they didn’t name a captain that one year, and then him being named captain. As well as every single player quote about Jacob Trouba as the leader of the room.

NY Rangers projected lineup: Teammates discuss impact of Jacob Trouba's wake-up call

From the outside, it's hard to quantify the impact of Jacob Trouba's impassioned actions and words. But not inside the New York Rangers' locker room.

www.lohud.com

 

[NikC]

Because of reports saying he would have been the unanimous choice before they didn’t name a captain that one year, and then him being named captain. As well as every single player quote about Jacob Trouba as the leader of the room.

NY Rangers projected lineup: Teammates discuss impact of Jacob Trouba's wake-up call

From the outside, it's hard to quantify the impact of Jacob Trouba's impassioned actions and words. But not inside the New York Rangers' locker room.

www.lohud.com

fair enough... honestly i'm not sure how much his great leadership translates to an on-ice impact for the team? Playing with a broken ankle/foot is admirable to a point... but not if your're contributing to team losses.

I don't dislike Trouba, I think he's useful.... at half his cap hit

What are you talking about? He has a 15 team no trade yet is going to basically refuse to report to the team if traded. He is a scumbag on and off the ice.

This is what i'm not getting... he submitted his list... so... trade him to a team not on the list??

Granted if there's no deal to be made atm, then, i get it.

But.. if he submits his list of 15 teams he WONT PLAY FOR, then isn't it in his contract that he HAS TO PLAY for the the teams NOT ON THE LIST if a deal is made?

 

[NYRFANMANI]

What are you talking about? He has a 15 team no trade yet is going to basically refuse to report to the team if traded. He is a scumbag on and off the ice.

Aside from the reactionary bs, we've been through this already. If he doesn't report, his contract is void! He will report, wherever he ends up at. But that's off the table anyhow, we wont trade him before the season, I don't see it happening. This situation was botched in the worst way possible it seems.

 

[Brief Candle]

I voted no, however this has nothing to do with what has transpired lately. What we have to consider, as others have mentioned, is that it seems as though the players made this choice, so I suppose we're not really in a place to argue it.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Aside from the reactionary bs, we've been through this already. If he doesn't report, his contract is void! He will report, wherever he ends up at. But that's off the table anyhow, we wont trade him before the season, I don't see it happening. This situation was botched in the worst way possible it seems.

That's not the issue, the issue is no team is going to bother to trade for him with that type of drama he is going to bring or risk bringing.

 

[bobbop]

Really weak premise. A good way to lose the team completely.

 

[Leonardo87]

Locking the Trouba thread doesn’t mean to go on and make another one. I was pretty clear about that. Thank you