Jacob Trouba fires shots at the Toronto Maple Leafs and all Canadian teams
Jacob Trouba was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, and now we know why there weren't many Canadian teams interested in landing the former Rangers captain.
After months of speculation, the New York Rangers finally moved defenseman Jacob Trouba on Friday, with the team managing to dump his entire $8 million contract on the Anaheim Ducks.
We learned quickly after that Trouba denied a trade to the Columbus Blue Jackets, and while he ultimately accepted a move to Anaheim, there were many more teams that he reportedly denied, wielding what little power his no-trade clause gave him after the Rangers threatened him with waivers.
According to Bruce Garrioch, Trouba made it clear from the moment that trade talks ramped up that he wasn't interested in living in Canada, and given that all seven Canadian teams were on his no-trade list, he had the power to deny any trade there.
Trouba spent the first six years of his career in Canada playing for the Winnipeg Jets, who originally drafted him with the No. 9 overall pick back in 2012, and given the hassle that it likely is to work out visas and move his family to a different country, it makes sense that he may not want to do that.
With a massive $8 million AAV left on his deal for this season and next, it makes sense why there weren't that many suitors for Trouba, but combining that with his denial of all Canadian teams, it starts to make more and more sense why there was a limited market.
At 30-years of age, we know what Trouba is right now, and that's a very limited, physical defenseman, so perhaps this wasn't the worst outcome for those teams, even if they are all in the market for major defensive upgrades.
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