I thought all was well according to winnipeg fans
We did. This is shocking.
whhhhhhhhhhat, who has the capspace to fit him in? also can Trouba play on the left side?
Trouble doesn't want to play the left side. He was supposed to play LD on the top pairing with Byfuglien & it appears that isn't good enough.
Why not trade Myers for a top 4 LHD?
When Myers was first acquired many thought it was to flip him for assets. With Myers recent surgery his value may be low. The reality is he's needed surgery for for some time now. Being back at 100% may have him revert back to the play that won him the Calder.
As much as I want Trouba on the Oilers, I wouldn't give up RNH for him. Which seems like the most likely basis for a trade.
Jets fans-- what is Trouba's contract situation, and what are your team needs?
so what are the Jets needs?
What are Winnipeg's biggest needs as far as positional players go.
Jets are stacked with forward & goalie prospects. RNH is great, but if Trouba is being traded they want a left shooting version of Trouba in return. Jets have the worst LHD & the worst LHD prospect pool in the NHL.
Isn't he a LHD that wants to play on the right side?
No. He's practiced & played the latter half of last season at LD. He's an RD
What's Trouba's contract situation? Is he signed for next year?
jets fan kept telling me he wants to sign. Yeah look whos right.
In an interview only last week Trouba was quoted as saying he was looking forward to Jets training camp. Odd for this to have happened days later & then have it come out he asked for a trade way back in May.
Why can't Myers play LD? Or Big Buff?
I've asked the same question myself of Buff. he's pretty much a rover. Does it matter where he lines up in the defensive zone?
Trouba won't return Lindholm though. Lindholm is easily the better D.
Agreed. Lindholm is currently a better player & will likely always be so. Jets would have to add, but not as much as many suggest.
Jet's can afford to offer Lindholm $6 million which I doubt the Ducks can do. If Trouba would agree to $5 million it would help to make this deal happen. In the end if the Ducks can find a way to sign Lindholm they're better off, but he is on record saying that he wants fair market value for his services & doesn't want to sign a contract that sets a bad standard for other NHL players.
Not only that it sounds like Trouba is being a prima Donna going public wanting to be traded on his first big contract. Lindholm hasn't done that to Anaheim yet
Lindholm may not have asked for a trade, but he did use the term "skambudd" in reference to the Ducks contract offers. He's not a happy camper either.
The Flyers don't have the cap space to sign Trouba unless a player like Mark Streit was going the other way in a trade.
I wonder what amount of salary Jacob Trouba's agent wants a season.
My Guess is somewhere around 6.5-7mil a season for Trouba.
If thats actually his ask, which I don't think it is, then I don't know why anyone would trade for him. He's not even worth 6M. Rielly just got 5M and he's a better Dman than Trouba.
No GM in the NHL is offering Trouba that kind of cash. He tops out at $5.5. I doubt the Jets have offered more.
I think people in Canada Toronto included need to realize this is less about wanting to play in Winnipeg and more about wanting to play in the States.
This may be bang on. There's at least one poster in Winnipeg that claims to have inside info that he has asked for a trade to be with his parents. Although some mods had heard the same report, no one has provided a source, so it's just a rumour...this guy is rather insistent though...
Assuming there's any truth to this the Wings are already over the cap & have no one of interest other than Danny DeKeyser ($5 million) or a prospect in Xavier Ouellet & moving either leaves them with worse LD depth than the Jets.
Perhaps nearby Toronto (not in the US) or Chicago?
I don't get why he can't play on the right side in Winnipeg. They have Myers, Byfuglien and who else on right?
Postma, who's ridden the pine for two years after being an AHL all star. It's a travesty he's been a healthy scratch as much as he has. An ideal 3rd pairing defender who can play PP.
What would Winnipeg have to add for a Lindholm/Trouba swap?
They need to get Trouba to sign for $4.5 million. Ducks bite in a heartbeat.