Jacob Trouba is traded by the Rangers to the Anaheim Ducks after a drama-filled offseason and a stretch of atrocious hockey for the Blueshirts.
-Why this had to be done
-The biggest mistake that Chris Drury and the Rangers made during the Trouba saga
-What happens next? Who will be the next captain? And when?
NOTE: Episode recorded before the Rangers’ 4-2 win over the Penguins.
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17 Comments
IT'S ALIVE, IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've waited months for this episode!!!
I can't believe Drury pulled this deal off. I didn't think it was remotely possible to trade him without retaining some salary. With this move, the Igor extension and the win tonight, it feels like the Rangers have turned a page.
I think it's two-fold:
1) Playing his style of hockey will take a physical toll. The body will begin to break down playing this style of hockey more than say Adam Fox's style.
2) I think he may be a little sensitive and the trade discussion over the summer and the way Chris Drury publicized his availability made him feel unwanted and that affected his performance.
I liked Trouba. On a team sorely lacking heart (aka: Kreider), he was a welcome relief. I shall miss his style of play and wish him well. He was a good Ranger.
And then Dreary gives Shesterkin 11 million+ for 8 years. What a dope.
Now we need the Ducks to take Miller, and Zibanejad too.
Next on the agenda . . . No. 93.
Vaakanainen and Kakko played together on the gold medal winning team @ the 2019 WJC in Vancouver. UV is a project at this point, but still has a chance to stick in the NHL. I thought Trouba would bring back a 3rd and a 5th, but this deal is on par.
There’s still time to save this season. There’s a lot of cap space now. Pick up a rental for the blue line. This mentality is what won Vegas a cup eventually. Well done Drury.👏
How do the rangers have $27 million in cap space at the trade deadline if they only have $8 million in cap space now? Please explain that to me, sorry if I’m missing something.
I'm glad he's gone. Signing Shesterkin was so dumb though. This will just keep this team non-competitive for 8 years.
Shesterkin is not worth that kind of money. Who they would’ve replaced him with, I don’t know but he certainly isn’t the best goaltender in the league to be paid that much. Drury gave in to that greedy brats demands. Could’ve used all that money elsewhere. He pulled off a good deal with Trouba and then blew it with Shesterkin
On Igor’s contract…..think it’s too much? Is he a team player ?
I'm glad it was a trade, I'm sick of the buyouts. Didn't want another coaching change, either. The fact that Drury got something in return and that there's no salary retention was a big surprise!
Devils fan here but Drury did a good job to get out from under ALL of the rest of Trouba’s contract.
Re: Shesterkin, that’s a LOT of money for a goalie who’s been a bit up and down the past couple of seasons, but hard to think that someone wouldn’t have given him something in that ballpark, had he chosen to play out his current contract. Deals like that rarely turn out to be cost-effective, but it is what it is.
The Rangers still have their first-round picks for the next three seasons, but no seconds and only two thirds and one fourth. Basically if they’re planning to use their newfound cap space to try to bring in a solid “right now” kind of player, they’re not going to be able to do it with a gaggle of upper-round picks. It will probably take a first-rounder and a prized prospect.
They never played Troubs correctly so he never thrived the way we wanted. Sorry to see him go, and wish him the best. But who's the enforcer now?
He joins Ryan Strome and other Rangers who just didnt perform for us.