It appears Captain Jacob Trouba is sticking around with the New York Rangers for now, despite some earlier trade rumors and his wife is to blame for it.
Reports indicate that the anticipated trade to the Detroit Red Wings didn't happen after Trouba submitted his 15-team no-trade list to GM Chris Drury. Interestingly, the deal that was speculated earlier, where the Rangers would retain $2.5 million of Trouba's $8 million cap hit for the next two years, wasn't actually on the table. It's important to note that Trouba didn't reject this deal; it simply wasn't offered.
The Rangers are reportedly attempting to trade Jacob Trouba to the Red Wings, but hurdles remain
Now, with other defensemen like Chris Tanev, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brett Pesce, Brenden Dillon, and Nikita Zadorov quickly finding new teams in NHL free agency, the landscape has changed. With Trouba's contract still having two years and $8 million AAV left, it seems trading him doesn't make sense anymore.
According to Larry Brooks of the NY Post, another factor keeping Trouba in New York longer could be his personal situation. When Trouba signed his current seven-year, $56 million contract in 2019, part of the deal was a five-year no-movement clause that was set to end in sync with his wife Kelly Tyson-Trouba completing her residency at a New York hospital. However, her residency was deferred for a year, and now it's scheduled to end on July 1, 2025. They've also recently welcomed their first child, Axel, into the world.
When Trouba signed this current seven-year, $56M contract.. his five-year no-movement clause was designed to expire in conjunction with his wife Kelly Tyson-Trouba's completion of her three-year residency ...Her residency was deferred for a year. It now ends July 1st 2025
Given these personal developments, Trouba won't likely be keen to accept a trade, even to a team on his approved list, if it means being separated from his wife and their nine-month-old son during this critical time for their family.
We are told that has become part of the league-wide conversation, with several teams that otherwise would have been in big-time on Trouba now likely to wait until next year when Dr. Tyson-Trouba's residency ends with the defenseman having one final season on his contract.
It appears Trouba's future with the Rangers could hinge not just on hockey, but on family considerations too.
Source: NY post
Wife's hospital residency among factors keeping Jacob Trouba with Rangers
WHAT SHOULD THE NEW YORK RANGERS DO REGARDING JACOB TROUBA'S FUTURE? JULY 2 79 ANSWERS |
| KEEP TROUBA FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS | 25 | 31.6 % |
| TRADE TROUBA NOW | 26 | 32.9 % |
| WAIT FOR WIFE'S RESIDENCY EXPIRATION | 28 | 35.4 % |
| LIST OF POLLS |
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