Ex-Rangers' Captain Jacob Trouba Reportedly Gave Up On Team Before The Trade
Jacob Trouba was dealt to the Anaheim Ducks, for Urho Vaakanainen, and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Before the trade went through it's been reported that the Captain was on the outs with the Rangers.
Veteran Defenseman Jacob Trouba was dealt swiftly to the Anaheim Ducks this past week. In return, the Rangers received a draft pick, and a defenseman to stock their coffers. However, as more news comes out regarding the trade we have learned new things.
One of them being, that Trouba had decided to give up on the club before GM Chris Drury decided to finalize the deal with the Ducks.
Spittin' Chiclets reported that news of Trouba being traded demoralized the Captain, and caused him to detach from the group.
Which is a human reaction to a team that no longer wants you, it's very understandable. But, also troubling how he failed to utilize his resilience, and spite to show the Rangers what they'd lose when they moved him.
Either way, he shut down trades to the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and Columbus Blue Jackets who were all interested in him. Instead, he opted to go to Anaheim and made his debut with the club on December 10th.
Apparently, in a mind-boggling fact, Trouba has all 7 Canadian franchises on his NTC. Which is how he got out of being moved to Montreal.
On the 32 Thoughts Podcast, Elliotte Friedman dropped a bomb on us all, as veteran Cam Fowler was a part of the move before the Rangers nixed that idea due to salary cap concerns.
- Elliotte Friedman
Cam Fowler is one veteran Ducks player who hasn't seen significant playoff time since 2017. Yet his $6.5 Million while doable for the Rangers, would press GM Chris Drury against the cap, despite a possibility of him turning things around for the blue line.
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