Rangers' captain Jacob Trouba could be on his way out of New York
According to a new report from The Athletic, the Rangers' captain Jacob Trouba could be on his way out of New York.
The window to buy out contracts in the NHL is set to open two days after the Stanley Cup Finals end.
Teams will get the opportunity to part ways with contracts that hurt them, and a few of them should take it.
Among the players who could get bought out is Jacob Trouba, the New York Rangers captain.
At least, that's what The Athletic's Thomas Drance and Harman Dayal believe:
"Normally, a team might take the patient approach and give a respected leader and longtime core player like Trouba another shot to bounce back. But with Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, and Vincent Trocheck all on the wrong side of 30, there's extra urgency for the Rangers to win a Cup before their window closes. New York can't afford to waste any chances.
Finding a trade partner for Trouba would be the ideal scenario, even if it requires retaining a bit of salary. That might be complicated, though, because he has a full no-movement clause that transitions into a 15-team no-trade list as of July 1.
If a trade isn't possible, could the Rangers consider a buyout? It's clearly a long shot, but the math is palatable. Buying Trouba out would create $4 million of cap relief for each of the next two seasons at the expense of a $2 million dead cap charge for 2026-27 and 2027-28."
Finding a trade partner for Trouba would be the ideal scenario, even if it requires retaining a bit of salary. That might be complicated, though, because he has a full no-movement clause that transitions into a 15-team no-trade list as of July 1.
If a trade isn't possible, could the Rangers consider a buyout? It's clearly a long shot, but the math is palatable. Buying Trouba out would create $4 million of cap relief for each of the next two seasons at the expense of a $2 million dead cap charge for 2026-27 and 2027-28."
The Rangers' captain hurt his team in the past playoffs. Even if he was injured and remained a great leader, he was a liability for his team.
Trouba didn't just struggle in the playoffs; he was a liability. Despite his great leadership and physical aptitudes, he hurts the Rangers more than he helps them when he's on the ice.
Buying out his contract isn't the best-case scenario. The Rangers would prefer to trade him to avoid the consequences of a contract buyout on the salary cap.
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Trouba's time in New York may be coming to an end.
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