Jacob Trouba's tenure as a Ranger and as their captain has basically come to an end. Where he lands and what the final transaction will be remains to be seen. But Trouba will not play tonight, may potentially be placed on waivers and possibly will be traded. Irrespective of which one of the latter two come to fruition, Trouba's checkered stint in New York has reached its conclusion.
This blog will be updated when we have concrete information as to the next move and his landing spot. But Victor Mancini was promoted and will be in the lineup against Pittsburgh. Rumors are swirling that this could just be the tip of the ice, though that remains to be seen.
Offical trade call with the league hasn't happened yet, so still pending that approval, but it will be defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a fourth-round pick to the Rangers for Trouba.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 6, 2024
Ducks take on full Trouba contract. No salary retained by Rangers.
Rangers get a depth d-man and $8 million of cap space next year plus the prorated remainder of his contract in cap space this year.
Updated information:
The following teams can fit Trouba’s full $8M cap hit today without any retention or players traded:https://t.co/7HK8nYkStp pic.twitter.com/LuBtFDqlbE
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) December 6, 2024
Among the teams I’ve heard have talked to the NYR about Jacob Trouba include Detroit, Ottawa, Buffalo, Columbus.
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) December 6, 2024
We’ll see what happens today, but Trouba has known for some time this was a strong possibility. Crazy to see it go down this way.
The Trouba situation is shaping up like this: #NYR have tried to line up trade destinations and let him have a say in where he goes. If he doesn't agree to any of those options, the threat is that they'll put him on waivers at 2pm, at which point any team can claim him. pic.twitter.com/XTsLXHZ2nB
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) December 6, 2024
Here is some of what we know to date from the various NHL sources:
BREAKING. First shoe/skate is dropping. Post has learned that Jacob Trouba will not be on the ice today for purposes of roster management. Will not play tonight. Expect Victor Mancini to be recslled.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) December 6, 2024
Hearing that the Rangers have multiple deals on the table involving Trouba but they all need his consent to waive his modified no-trade. The sense is Trouba was going to sleep on it last night and perhaps decide today.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 6, 2024
As @StapeAthletic alludes to here, there's a potential… https://t.co/uLD3s00E2M
Okay, Jacob Trouba:
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 6, 2024
Hearing Rangers do have several options, but Trouba can block with his partial no-trade. Rangers have indicated they will waive him if he does not accept one. One team is believed to be Columbus.
This is absolute hardball, but there is a precedent. In…
Post has learned that Drury spoke to Trouba multiple times this week both as part of group and individually. Talked one-on-one this morning.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) December 6, 2024
If offered the C in New York, turn it down.
Most recent Rangers’ captains:
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) December 6, 2024
•Jacob Trouba — time with team seemingly done w/ 1.5 years left on his deal
•Ryan McDonagh — traded
•Ryan Callahan — traded
•Chris Drury — bought out to end his career
If a buyout ends up the final option, here is the calculation per Puck Pedia. If Trouba is waived and ends up in Hartford, New York only gets about a $1 million cap savings.
With just 25-26 season buyout pic.twitter.com/DKsIfSqPry
— Jan Levine (@airjan23) December 6, 2024