Jacob Trouba's trade saga just may force the NHL to implement major changes to the rulebook
The New York rangersused the threat of waivers to trade their Captain Jacob Trouba. He was sent to the Anaheim Ducks this weekend after he was given a choice.
This is the second time GM Chris Drury utilizing means out of the norm, to get rid of a player. The last time he did this, was when he waived Barclay Goodrow who wouldn't waive his NTC to be traded to San Jose.
Afterward, Goodrow would reluctantly join the ranks of the Sharks and has said very little of the experience.
Trouba on the other hand would be interviewed live this weekend to speak of the experience he endured under GM Chris Drury.
,q>«It was a threat,» Trouba said.
"Yesterday morning it was accept this trade or we're scratching you. I said okay. Then it was accept this trade or you're going on waivers. I said okay. It's a rite of passage to get fired from MSG."
Now that the Trouba saga is over, what's left to address is the future of no-trade clauses. Will teams respect them if they can just waive you instead? NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman discussed the topic on Saturday.
It was only a matter of time before this would be a topic for NHLPA's Marty Walsh would have to contend with the NHL during the next CBA negotiations.
Barclay Goodrow and Jacob Trouba's situation shows how ruthless NHL GMs can be when it comes to their club's salary cap health.
While teams and players should be able to find a respective resolution that works out for both parties, lately the precedent has been set by Drury that stalemates are broken by threats.
Can the NHL and NHLPA find a way to solve this problem? The floodgates have been opened, and a new topic in labor rights in the NHL is on the table, as players protect themselves and their families from teams, and states they have no wish to go to.
Trouba puts the situation into perspective for us all:
«It made it difficult to play kind of what that hanging over everything. The result is the result. I'm happy with moving forward, but I'm not overly thrilled with how it went down. In my opinion, things could've been handled better. I'm not blaming anybody or anything, just kind of how it happened I thought was kind of unfortunate.»
Ultimately, Trouba escaped the Todd Marchant treatment.
