RWJC Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 NY Rangers Rumors: Is A Jacob Trouba Buyout On The Horizon? Dave Litman Sunday, June 02, 2024 After a disappointing finish to the conference finals for the New York Rangers, a lot of the buzz around Madison Square Garden (or at least, certainly among the fans and followers that frequent the arena), is that the Blueshirts need to seriously consider a buyout of captain Jacob Trouba. His 7-year, $8 million AAV contract is looking like an albatross, and with two years still to run, it's unlikely the team will be able to find a trade partner or get a satisfactory return, even with some retention. The calculations have been done by CapFriendly, and a buyout of Trouba would result in a $4 million cap hit over each of the next two seasons, and then $2 million in each of the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons. That just might be more palatable than paying $8 million for a second or even third-pairing d-man for two more years. After a 50-point season with the Winnipeg Jets in 2018-19, the Rangers inadvisably signed him to a seven-year, $56 million free agent deal. It immediately looked problematic, as his points total dropped by 50% in his first season in New York. He's never come close to rebounding to that 50-point level, though his 2021-22 campaign saw him post a plus/minus rating of +25 with a career-high 11 goals and 39 points. This season, however, more disappointment, as he continued to have trouble moving the puck out of his own zone, and also in preventing zone entries. He registered three goals and 22 points in 69 games with a -4 rating. He was a -3 in the last four games against the Florida Panthers which included three straight losses and elimination from the playoffs. On top of all that, Trouba has a 15-team no-trade clause this coming season, so even if they were to find a team somehow willing to take him on, it might not fly. A buyout just might be on the table. https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2024/06/ny-rangers-rumors-is-jacob-trouba.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 (edited) Mik for Trouba (with $ retained) please, jk Edited June 2 by RWJC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 IF Trouba does get bought out. We convince Trouba to take a 2mil AAV cup contract. We run with Hughes/Trouba pairing, trade Hronek and use the capsavings to get 2 top 6 wingers. That'd be nice. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I’d take him with 50% retention. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 4 minutes ago, DeNiro said: I’d take him with 50% retention. So would half the league I imagine 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pears Posted June 2 Popular Post Share Posted June 2 8 minutes ago, DeNiro said: I’d take him with 50% retention. You would until his suspensions triple because he's wearing Canuck blue instead of Ranger blue. 10 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alflives Posted June 2 Popular Post Share Posted June 2 45 minutes ago, RWJC said: Mik for Trouba (with $ retained) please, jk And then Hronek for Brady Tkatchuk. Alf will drink to that! 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 17 minutes ago, Drakrami said: IF Trouba does get bought out. We convince Trouba to take a 2mil AAV cup contract. We run with Hughes/Trouba pairing, trade Hronek and use the capsavings to get 2 top 6 wingers. That'd be nice. Exactly. Give him the OEL contract and let him rebound, and we'd have a better partner fit-wise. Trade Hronek for a power winger (e.g. Crouse+ or B. Tkachuk) and ship out Mikheyev with a pick to fill out the rest of the roster and we should be better equipped for the playoffs. Suter - Miller - Boeser Crouse - Petey - Hoglander Podkolzin - _______ - Garland PDG - Aman - ______________ Hughes - Trouba Soucy - _________ ________ - _________ Demko Silovs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob Long Posted June 2 Popular Post Share Posted June 2 16 minutes ago, Alflives said: And then Hronek for Brady Tkatchuk. Alf will drink to that! Brady is on his way, I have a reliable source. OK I don't, but I think it's going to happen. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeNiro Posted June 2 Popular Post Share Posted June 2 16 minutes ago, Phil_314 said: Exactly. Give him the OEL contract and let him rebound, and we'd have a better partner fit-wise. Trade Hronek for a power winger (e.g. Crouse+ or B. Tkachuk) and ship out Mikheyev with a pick to fill out the rest of the roster and we should be better equipped for the playoffs. Suter - Miller - Boeser Crouse - Petey - Hoglander Podkolzin - _______ - Garland PDG - Aman - ______________ Hughes - Trouba Soucy - _________ ________ - _________ Demko Silovs If we could get him for the OEL contract I’d keep Hronek and sign Zadorov. Hughes Trouba Zadorov Hronek Soucy Myers 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Brodka Jr Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 He'll end up in retirement land down in Florida with his old buddy Paul Maurice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Well if we could sweet talk him after the buyout and trade Hronek.We could then make a good back end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, DeNiro said: I’d take him with 50% retention. If he did that elbow in a Canucks uniform, Bettman would've had Trouba declared a dangerous offender by the Feds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoop Hogg Posted June 3 Popular Post Share Posted June 3 So, they want to show him the Trouba door? 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) 2 hours ago, RWJC said: So would half the league I imagine If that were the case then why bother consider buying him out? The buyout is the same as retaining 50%. Except they don't get the extra two years of 2mil in dead cap. Edit: Nevermind, sounds like buying him out is pure speculation. Edited June 3 by JeremyCuddles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Toronto starts acting like seagulls. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 This guy would be a right handed Zadarov! If he’s bought out I’d love to bring him here. Guy plays 21+ minutes a night! Not worth his average but honestly at 4 mill this guy would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Without thinking too hard about it, I'd take a flyer on him if the price was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 3 hours ago, DeNiro said: If we could get him for the OEL contract I’d keep Hronek and sign Zadorov. Hughes Trouba Zadorov Hronek Soucy Myers That's like... A really good D core... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophomore Jinx Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 4 hours ago, DeNiro said: If we could get him for the OEL contract I’d keep Hronek and sign Zadorov. Hughes Trouba Zadorov Hronek Soucy Myers That is a cup challenging, cup winning D-Core...oh yes please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 4 hours ago, DeNiro said: If we could get him for the OEL contract I’d keep Hronek and sign Zadorov. Hughes Trouba Zadorov Hronek Soucy Myers Yup, these are the situations we need to take advantage of. Trouba isn't a bad defenceman at all. He's just overpaid on his current contract. Sign him for what he's worth, and you have a legit top 4 RHD that would take a lot of heat off of Hronek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCupSyndrome Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 He ain't coming to Canada 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 17 minutes ago, NoCupSyndrome said: He ain't coming to Canada Meh I wouldn’t buy too much into that. He needs to get his game back in order. I would think a guy like Adam Foote would be the perfect mentor for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komodo0921 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 6 hours ago, RWJC said: NY Rangers Rumors: Is A Jacob Trouba Buyout On The Horizon? Dave Litman Sunday, June 02, 2024 After a disappointing finish to the conference finals for the New York Rangers, a lot of the buzz around Madison Square Garden (or at least, certainly among the fans and followers that frequent the arena), is that the Blueshirts need to seriously consider a buyout of captain Jacob Trouba. His 7-year, $8 million AAV contract is looking like an albatross, and with two years still to run, it's unlikely the team will be able to find a trade partner or get a satisfactory return, even with some retention. The calculations have been done by CapFriendly, and a buyout of Trouba would result in a $4 million cap hit over each of the next two seasons, and then $2 million in each of the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons. That just might be more palatable than paying $8 million for a second or even third-pairing d-man for two more years. After a 50-point season with the Winnipeg Jets in 2018-19, the Rangers inadvisably signed him to a seven-year, $56 million free agent deal. It immediately looked problematic, as his points total dropped by 50% in his first season in New York. He's never come close to rebounding to that 50-point level, though his 2021-22 campaign saw him post a plus/minus rating of +25 with a career-high 11 goals and 39 points. This season, however, more disappointment, as he continued to have trouble moving the puck out of his own zone, and also in preventing zone entries. He registered three goals and 22 points in 69 games with a -4 rating. He was a -3 in the last four games against the Florida Panthers which included three straight losses and elimination from the playoffs. On top of all that, Trouba has a 15-team no-trade clause this coming season, so even if they were to find a team somehow willing to take him on, it might not fly. A buyout just might be on the table. https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2024/06/ny-rangers-rumors-is-jacob-trouba.html, If true, this could be opportunity knocking. Rather them buying him out, we could trade for him at 50% retained for a B prospect. Hirosi, McWard, Woo I'd take a flyer, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Ya, this doesn’t make any sense… Lots of teams would take him with a little retention and even give them a return. Hoglander a prospect and a 3rd for Trouba ($3 million retained) and Kakko Rangers get cap relief and a scoring winger. We can then move Hronek’s rights and get a top six winger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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