Updated repeatedly at 12:20 PM: Per the New York Post’s Larry Brooks and TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie…
BREAKING. First shoe/skate is dropping. Post has learned that Jacob Trouba will not be on the ice today for purposes of roster management. Will not play tonight. Expect Victor Mancini to be recslled.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) December 6, 2024
Something to watch, lots of rumblings in the NHL regarding the Rangers putting Jacob Trouba on waivers today. No confirmation yet. @NYP_Brooksie just report he won’t be on the ice at morning skate and won’t play tonight. Let’s see what’s next.
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) December 6, 2024
Nobody’s going to pick up Trouba and his $8 million salary off waivers, and he’s still got a 15-team no-trade list, but this indicates that the Rangers’ captain will be traded. The Rangers will have to take back salary, and/or a 3rd team may have to facilitate a trade via taking on cap space for a draft pick and/or assets going that 3rd team’s way.
There are a lot of balls in the air regarding Jacob Trouba, per sources. He will not be on the ice for #NYR today due to roster management purposes.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) December 6, 2024
Possible he's traded or even hits the waiver wire at 2 p.m. ET.
At this point, it’s just impossible to rule the Red Wings out of the situation given their performance issues and status as rumor mill rumblers last summer.
Via Red Wings Prospects on Twitter:
A couple people I've spoken with have their eye on Detroit, but it would take some roster maneuvering. Wings are only sitting on around $2.4M in cap space, per @PuckPedia.
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) December 6, 2024
Working to try and find out more. https://t.co/bgyMMdySS9
Also:
Hearing that the Rangers have multiple deals on the table involving Trouba but they all need his consent to waive his modified no-trade. The sense is Trouba was going to sleep on it last night and perhaps decide today.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 6, 2024
As @StapeAthletic alludes to here, there's a potential… https://t.co/uLD3s00E2M
Post has learned that Drury spoke to Trouba multiple times this week both as part of group and individually. Talked one-on-one this morning.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) December 6, 2024
Okay, Jacob Trouba:
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) December 6, 2024
Hearing Rangers do have several options, but Trouba can block with his partial no-trade. Rangers have indicated they will waive him if he does not accept one. One team is believed to be Columbus.
This is absolute hardball, but there is a precedent. In…
If it's not a trade for Trouba, believe he may be on waivers later today — possibility that a team will have a claim ready to go as with Goodrow back in June.
— Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) December 6, 2024
Either way, looks like Jacob Trouba's #NYR tenure is over.
Updated at 10:47 AM:
Among the teams I’ve heard have talked to the NYR about Jacob Trouba include Detroit, Ottawa, Buffalo, Columbus.
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) December 6, 2024
We’ll see what happens today, but Trouba has known for some time this was a strong possibility. Crazy to see it go down this way.
The Trouba situation is shaping up like this: #NYR have tried to line up trade destinations and let him have a say in where he goes. If he doesn't agree to any of those options, the threat is that they'll put him on waivers at 2pm, at which point any team can claim him. pic.twitter.com/XTsLXHZ2nB
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) December 6, 2024
Updated at 11:33 AM:
Chris Kreider was asked about the Jacob Trouba situation. He didn’t want to discuss it today, saying the Rangers have a game to focus on and that is what he would discuss. He indicated he would talk about it tomorrow. He also didn’t want to talk about Team USA today. Game only.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) December 6, 2024
Peter Laviolette on the Jacob Trouba situation: “Chris (Drury) and I are together” in the decision.
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) December 6, 2024
On Trouba: “He’s a good person and a good player. A good leader.”
NYR dynamic with Trouba re trade/waivers is not unique. Lightning did it with Dan Boyle, Lightning also did it with Ryan McDonagh. Both of those guys were Cup winners, too.
— Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie) December 6, 2024
While Jacob Trouba’s own performance has influenced what the Rangers are trying to do, Peter Laviolette also said the team’s play as a whole has clearly not been good enough and that absolutely influenced the decision to remove Trouba from the equation.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) December 6, 2024
Head coach Peter Laviolette on if today is a hard day for #NYR:
— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) December 6, 2024
"There's always a human side to everything in life, right? He's a good person and a good player and a good leader…Taking time coming out of that game and thinking about it, this is the decision that I made."
#NYR head coach Peter Laviolette said he talked to Jacob Trouba, the leadership group and the team.
— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) December 6, 2024
This was not meant to be a message to the room, according to Laviolette.
“I think everybody’s understanding of where we’ve been for the last month and how we’ve played. We can’t…
Asked if Trouba has played his last game as a Ranger, Laviolette said:
— Colin Stephenson (@ColinSNewsday) December 6, 2024
"He's not in the lineup tonight.''
CBJ, Det and Anaheim among the crop of teams circling around Trouba and the NYR. Complicated. Nothing going on between the Rangers and Ottawa Senators. Zilch.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) December 6, 2024
Among the teams that have spoken recently with #NYR about Trouba include #CBJ #SabreHood #GoSensGo #SJSharks & #LGRW but not all have deals on the table.
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) December 6, 2024
Doesn't sound like Ottawa's currently in the mix. Columbus is one team with an offer pending sign off. Waiver wire is at 2pm… https://t.co/uVF4OZyYnO
