I don't get what the problem is. He has the clause and the choice. He doesn't even need a good reason why he doesn't want to go to a team that is on his list. You can be mad at the team because they signed the deal. But not at the player.

Players should always do what's best for themselves, even if it could be considered "selfish", because teams are always going to do what's best for themselves too. Look at how Vegas let Marchessault walk or how Tampa let Stamkos walk. This is a business and everyone should be looking out for themselves.

I 100% don't like Trouba as a player but the dude negotiated his contract with his wife and family as a primary concern. As much as i like to hate on him, not a single ounce of blame should fall on him and good for him for making his wife's career a priority too. He might be a shit head on the ice, but any player or man that puts his family first should not be faulted for it.

From all Detroit-fans, thank you Mr. Trouba

I agree he has the right to use the NTC the team signed. Wife in mind or not. I dont like the threat to not report if he is traded to a team not on the list. If NY has to honor their side you need to honor yours. That becomes selfish. Should have had a full NMC signed then.

not wanting to damage your wife’s career isn’t selfish at all, it takes so many years in med school and doing residency and bro doesn’t want to mess up her career she’s worked hard for.

Saying no to a team on the no trade list is cool. Saying I will not report to any team I am traded to on the other hand, if true is a whole other issue!

So many bad contracts for defensemen in the last 10 years. Trouba, Nurse, Jones, Faulk.

This reminds me of the Krug situation in St Louis. 😢

Detroit dodged a bullet. What else does Stevie have up his sleeve? This ain’t it.

Breathing a sigh of relief, was not excited for trouba to Detroit

For Detroit(and the other 14 team),it's his right. BUT... IF rumour are true and he refuse to go to the other 16 team,this should be ground of contract termination.

I don’t blame Trouba, but being traded is the danger you inherit by wearing the Rangers C lol

This contract was never good Fans, trouba, rangers brass, media have handled this poorly Brass should’ve never signed the deal and can’t deal him to Detroit that’s trouba’s right Fans have been shitting on trouba’s wife and that’s awful Larry brooks for even bringing up her and her residency is just ridiculous Trouba should not be telling teams that the rangers can trade him he won’t report that’s just not how nhl transitions work and that is selfish imo bc if trouba has right to decline a trade to 15 teams Drury has a right to trade him to the other teams

Jason Spezza threatened retirement so nobody would claim him off the leafs a few years ago, that's gotta be the most recent player refusing to report off waivers

Dr. Randy Gregg. Loved hearing his name come up and recall announcers calling him Doctor Randy Gregg in game back in the day!

No issue with him refusing to waive a NTC, that’s his right based on his contract. I guess refusing to report if traded is also his choice if he wants to get suspended and forfeit his salary. However, I also don’t have a ton of sympathy for him or his wife because people who make far less money (military families, spouses of people fighting wildfires, etc) deal with being apart for stretches of time due to their work without nearly as many resources to get through it. Even if it’s not ideal, I’m sure Trouba would be able to hire a nanny and make it work for a couple of years.

As a Ranger fan, I disliked Trouba before it was cool.

Of all of the teams that would be on his no-trade list, I would not expect Detroit to be on that list because he is Michigan-born, so I understand why he wouldn't want to leave New York however, I figured Detroit would be the best case scenario.

Why anybody would trade for trouba without also getting a kings ransom in return from the rangers is beyond me

Totally agree with what you said. Many would do the same thing in this situation. Everything is a rumor until we either hear from Trouba or the team. Most fans are just never happy.

You omited the fact that Trouba is from Detroit . That is probably the rub here - the rangers where trying to make it more ammeniable to him , so he put Detroit on his no trade list . He has a lot of friends on the red wings

There's also a chance that these rumors came out and other players spoke up not wanting him to be traded either. It's one thing to not resign a guy like stammer, but to trade a captain with term left, that obviously has the support of his teammates or else he wouldnt of been named captain two years ago, could cause more issues in the room between management and players after the fact. Will be an interesting storyline over the summer.

The Oilers will trade a Dman for him...

It's in his contract! The NYR have to honor it.

No matter what happens, I am definitely not biased against Trouba and the Rangers and hoping for more more more drama because that would be wrong. 🍿🍿🍿

Unless the Rangers were retaining a bunch of salary, detroit dodged a bullet.. 8 mil is way too much for Trouba

I'd LOVE to have Truba on my team but not for anywhere near that salary

I was just talking with my local fish vendor about the potential of a Trouba trade to the Wings. Great timing.

Awesome that Yzerman gave Walman (and a pick) to the Sharks for nothing to clear cap space in anticipation of this move....

Trouba signed this contract before Covid and before his wife got pregnant. Both of those things could have caused the delay in her residency finishing and who could have known about the impending global pandemic then. Part of why we got him in the first place was because he wanted to move to the states in part so his wife could do this. Where better than NYC could she have done it? It has some of the best medical centers in the world. We probably got a better deal from Winnipeg than we should have because of NYC being a draw and he used his leverage to get here. I don’t blame him for trying to use his leverage now to stay. The only way I’d blame him is if he refuses to go to the other 16 teams. The same way you couldn’t have predicted Covid is the same reason you have to go if a trade happens. Life is full of unexpected things. 6-9 months of long distance where half your games were already going to be on the road anyway is not the end of the world in an 80ish year life span. The only other way I can see this being palatable for both parties with him staying is for him to “not recover well” from the broken ankle he was supposedly playing on at the end of the year and go on LTIR. Rangers get the cap space they are desperate for and he doesn’t have to leave for a year.

Trouba could go to the Islanders or Devils without having to uproot his family

I have respect for players who take their family's needs into consideration in how they conduct their hockey careers! It has to be tough on a family when the father travels a lot. It's part of the territory with being a professional hockey player but a couple can discuss it in advance and make decisions with that in mind.

I’m not a Rangers fan, far from it, but if he’s saying he’d refuse to report if he were traded to a team not on his list then he should take a massive pay cut or have his contract voided if I’m the Rangers brass. You wanna force our hand? We’ll force yours and save money in the process cause that was the whole reason they’re trying to move him is to get his albatross of a deal off their books and clear up 5 mil in cap space so it’d be fair for him to take 3 mil for this year after they void his contract. I understand his reasons but this is a business. I hope it doesn’t happen that way cause I want New York to be as bad as possible cause we play them often but that would be the most fair outcome to New York if he’s kaiboshing every potential deal.

Truba does not suck aggressive player rangers need more of him.

I don't think he gets traded.

If this was Yzerman's big move post Walman trade then more conversations need to be had about his vision for the Red Wings and whether that is conducive to winning.

As a Wings Fan, I'm good that he doesn't want to come to us. We don't need, or want anyone who doesn't want to be here. Let's play the Talented youngsters that we would've had to give up in order to get him here. We'll be fine. We've improved every year of the Yzerplan, and I think with a few Teams taking a step back, that we will be a Playoff Team this upcoming season. Yzerman wanted to build from within anyway, so let's see what we have.

For whatever it is or what happens, Trouba won’t be a Ranger before next season start.

Players need to negotiate for themselves like this more often. Good for Trouba and good for the worker.

I have zero issue with him enforcing his no trade clause. Although it is a little ridiculous trying to stop any trade if he has a limited no trade clause. In all honesty depending on what teams are on his list, he would be better off accepting a trade to a team like Detroit where number 1 they wanted him & number 2 is geographically not that far from NY. As someone who works in a hospital and is familiar with what exactly is involved in a residency program you really don't have much time for a personal life. So I can understand him wanting to maximize the time he does have with his wife. Although there is a giant flaw in that logic when it comes to blocking a trade. First if they trade him to a west coast team it becomes way harder to spend time with each other on either person's off day. Second this is the offseason for the NHL, and depending on what type of Residency she is involved in it should come to end around the end of the next regular season to start of the Finals. So really your only talking about 6-7 months not a full year of managing how you spend time together. Third once the regular season starts his time is dictated by the NHL schedule. I am sure her residency program is not going to bend over backwards to accommodate & coordinate with his playing schedule so control over that isn't going to change regardless of the team he is on. Fourth this relates directly to Detroit their ownership is dedicated to taking care of their players, so I would hope he would have at least been receptive to hearing what they have to say. He might be surprised to find how the ownership has deep ties & relationships with the medical community. Plus Michigan has more top 500 hospitals than NY .

There is the other issue though that has been rumored, which is if Trouba actually says I will not report to a team you trade me to, the Rangers will waive him and have him in the minors to begin the season which I feel like if it comes to that we enter the potential of them exercising a contract termination but we shall see.

Will be funny when his own team boos him 😂 also, they can simply not play him...how bad will Detroit look then Jacob? 🤔

At least the Rangers are trying to move on from Trouba. LGR!!!

Ask Dadonov, that was almost as good as Anaheim’s tweet of “are you sure” 😂😂

As a Jets fan, I know how you feel.

That was a common sense evaluation of the situation Shannon.

you had me til Randy Greg turned around the canucks 🤣

So anyone can just say nah I'm not going to play for anyone and never have to worry about a NTC?

Trouba was never worth this contact...

Another point to bring up is whether or not he has the Isles and Devils on that NMC. He would have a bit of a longer commute but wouldn't have to move. That is regardless of whether either team would actually trade for him.

NYR dug themselves a hole with Trouba, and to make it worse, not 1 of the big-time free agents decided to sign here. It's about to be another disappointing season.

Larry Brooks pretty much stirred this entire story. My disrespect towards him is through the roof. Am I displeased with Trouba, yes. Do I want him out of town, kinda. Does he deserve the intense vitriol he’s getting online primarily from Ranger fans? Absolutely not.

Ive no issues with him using his mntc thats his right and he seems to be doing it for a more than fair reason BUT! If hes threatening not to report that should be grounds for dismisal not buy out as its him not standing by the contract

Drury was not able to move Trouba's contract and Rangers most likely miss out on Stamkos or Marsessault..

Didn't the NHL just give Trouba a leadership award? Ooops! That's taking one for the team. lol

Trouba, so far, has outsmarted everyone. He got his money. He has his clause. On that note...would anyone be upset if they were trying to get rid of some of the offensive players who didnt show up to the postseason. Trouba was not the worst by a long shot.

The way I'm seeing this is when the player is playing well fan bases get into an uproar if they don't get resigned, but the moment they start to decline any sense of "loyalty" shifts away from the team needing to be loyal to the player to the player needing to be loyal to the franchise. "Loyalty" in that respect goes both ways. You can't expect that when it disproportionately benefits one party more than another.

Great take bro. i sincerely appreciate the detailed information and un-opinionated breakdown.

Regardless of what comes out, that locker-room will be wondering who's next. (Same with Tampa.)

Ok so let's say he doesn't leave. They waive him, nobody picks him up. Can the Rangers put him on LTIR for the entire season and gain his 8mill?

Just to clarify Shannon, his wife can’t leave her hospital, and she didn’t likely have her residency get extended she probably got into a fellowship program in nyc. In the US, residency contracts are binding and you get blacklisted completely from even applying to programs if you reneg on a contract you signed.

did they say who they were trying to get from Detroit?

Is that a picture of Gary Betteman behind you?..Lol

See, I hadn’t heard that Detroit was on his no move list, I heard he said he wouldn’t report even though they were eligible for him to be traded to them.

As a Red Wings fan I am happy with this. I also feel player's contract clauses should be honoured.

Seeing the way fellow fans are tearing into him and his wife is wild. Be frustrated that they can move him, but making it a personal attack on him is classless.

Huh. Never thought I'd be on Trouba's side on anything. But here I am.

There really needs to be some sort of performance clause.

A man doing what he believes is best for his family is always commendable and I don’t blame him for not wanting to move. Sounds like he and his wife are in full agreement and that’s a great thing to see, they are working as one as they should. I also understand the team is a business and will weigh risks and do what they need to in order to go in a direction they believe will be successful for them. Nothing wrong with either team or player doing what’s best for them. It won’t always be pretty, but that’s just life sometimes.

I think you should have to have your no trade list posted at all times so this kinda stuff can’t happen where players know the trades ahead of time to then add that team to their list when they might not have been on it before.

I think they will make doing buy outs easier in the next CBA. More similar to MLB where you can stretch it out further

Exactly if a team gives you that power to control your destiny then you control your destiny .

Truba should have put a full NMC in his contract then.

"People are mad because he apparently negotiated the contract with his wife in mind," wow how DARE he care about the woman he married! How selfish of him not to put his career over his wife's!...Anyone with that take can be immediately discarded as a 🤡. The Rangers signed the contract with Trouba, it's on them to honour it. If they didn't want to take the risk of having him for 8 years, they shouldn't have signed him to an 8 year contract.

Do the Islanders or Devils have anyone worth trading him for? Like, are there any win-wins in an NYR-NYI trade? That way everyone could get what they want.

It’s quite concerning how much of the NYR fanbase is getting blinded by the notion that “Trouba is the reason they didn’t win the cup”- sure they lost in ECF, which btw were mostly tight games, but that also means he captained them to that point. He’s blocking and hitting a crazy amount, he’s a warrior and leader, one of the anchors of the team. He’s not a 8mil/yr player, and I understand why the team wants to trade him, but the amount of personal hate against Trouba, who’s just exercising his rights for valid reasons, is way too much.

As a wings fan glad he didn’t get moved to us would’ve been a bad move, but totally agree with the player they offered that contract and he signed the team needs to figure it out not the player

Spezza did the same thing a couple of years ago with the Leafs when they put him on waivers. Said he would retire if claimed.

I didn't realize you could just... not show up

Trouba is not being selfish. Good for him.

Really do not know why everyone wants to trade for him when he clearly does not want to come here

“If GM’s listened to fans they would be sitting in the stands with them”….Bill Polian.

He signed a contract. You also need to be good to your word … and signature in this case

Yep. Negotiations are between two parties.

You’re telling me a doctor actually played in the NHL?…. Was his first name Doctor?…:

As a wings fan, kinda glad he denied the trade. Good for the player. I also didn’t want his cap hit

as a Wings fan, i'm glad he blocked it. unless he was coming with a pretty decent sweetener...

The only time I get mad at players about no trade clauses is when they demand a trade. I think if the player demands a trade, it should void all clauses.

Didn’t Spezza also tell everyone that he wouldn’t report if they claimed him off waivers when he was in Toronto? Just a more recent thing other than the 80’s.

I dont understand fans taking issue with players having NTC. They’re human beings at the end of the day with lives outside of hockey

There's the human aspect, business aspect, and fan aspect

"I've seen some articles that make it sound like he's being really selfish here". Gee, I wonder who could be behind those...

Unless the Wings sign Raymond and Seider to cheap deals and unload Holl in the Truba acquisition; Truba doesn't fit in the Wings salary cap status.

His elbow is worth 60% of that contract

What if the league comes up with a plan in the future that a team can restructure a contract?

Too many players have no movement clauses

I feel this will be a popular trend with players moving forward. We just saw a few days ago, Stamkos.. a few years ago there were rumors he may never play again. Fast forward 3 years and he signs a 4 yr. 8 AAV deal w/Nashville. He’s 34 years old, going to a new team. If he doesn’t develop chemistry and put up at least 70 pts per season with Nashville, we will be hearing rumors about how the Preds are looking to trade him. Unfortunately, that’s how it’s become. Teams throwing money at whoever during free agency to “make a statement” when that statement bites you in the butt only a few years later. I know Trouba was traded to the NYR but they didn’t have to give him 8 mill. Don’t point fingers at Trouba or his wife. I’d love to see him go home and play for the Wings but he’s looking out for his best interest. Happy Wife Happy Life.

If you don't want a player to have all the power in any potential trades you make, then don't give them NTC/NMC...

as far as "do I think Trouba gets traded, I don't subscribe to speculation. I'll answer when the season starts