The New York Post’s Larry Brooks reports that New York Rangers GM Chris Drury and Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman are discussing a possible trade in which Rangers captain Jacob Trouba would become a Red Wing:
until Jacob Trouba’s no-move transforms to a 15-team no-trade clause, also on Monday, as momentum continues to build for the defenseman’s exit from New York after five seasons.
Indeed, a well-placed source has told The Post that GM Chris Drury is working on a deal to send the captain to the Red Wings, a trade that the Michigan native would presumably accept after having played as a freshman for the Wolverines in 2012-13.
We are told the Rangers may retain $2.5 million per year on the two remaining seasons of Trouba’s $8M annual cap charge. That represents 31.25 percent retention that would also be applied to the $12M in salary Trouba has coming over the next two seasons.
If that does become the amount of retention if this deal goes through, that would clear an additional $5.5M in space … but the Blueshirts would have to then find a reasonable replacement for the most physical and menacing player on the team who held down a spot on their first penalty-kill unit.
Brooks also states that the Rangers and Red Wings might battle it out for Patrick Kane–and possibly Steven Stamkos:
The Rangers and Red Wings appear to be vying for the services of Patrick Kane, who will become available as a free agent on Monday if he does not sign an extension with Detroit. The Post has reported that Drury and the hierarchy are targeting Kane for a Broadway reprise.
But Drury and Detroit GM Steve Yzerman might also be vying to sign Steven Stamkos, who will the free agent market after the 34-year-old rejected Tampa Bay’s final offer that was believed $24M over eight seasons.
Continued; Brooks says that Kane wants a 2-to-3 year contract this time around…
