Sources – Rangers move on from Trouba, send captain to Ducks

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 6, 2024, 03:24 PM ET

CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer.

The New York Rangers have traded defenseman Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks, sources told ESPN on Friday, ending a tense few months of speculation about their captain’s future.

The Ducks sent defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick to the Rangers for Trouba, sources said, adding that Anaheim will take on all of Trouba’s contract, which carries an $8 million average annual value through the 2025-26 season.

Sources said the Rangers will receive either the Ducks’ or the Detroit Red Wings’ fourth-round pick, depending on which one is lower in the draft order.

Trouba was held out of Rangers practice and Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins for “roster management purposes,” as the team sought to move him. The 30-year-old defenseman had a 15-team no-trade clause in his contract.

The Rangers presented him with several possible trades. The Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres had all talked to the Rangers about Trouba recently, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. Forcing Trouba’s hand was the threat of being placed on waivers, taking away any control he would have over a trade as leverage to force a decision.

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The Rangers are 13-10-1 this season, fourth in the Metropolitan Division and in the last wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. But the team is spiraling, with six regulation losses in seven games.

In late November, general manager Chris Drury sent a memo to all 31 other teams to say the Rangers were open for business. He specifically mentioned Trouba and veteran forward Chris Kreider as trade possibilities. The Rangers tried to move Trouba over the summer, but no deal materialized.

Trouba has six assists and a minus-3 rating while averaging 20 minutes per game this season, which was his sixth with the Rangers. He took over the Rangers’ captaincy in the 2022-23 season.

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Author : Greg Wyshynski

Publish date : 2024-12-06 20:28:00

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