It Feels Like Jacob Trouba is Staying with the New York Rangers for Now
Jamie Hersch and Stu Grimson on NHL Community focus on potential trades that would nonetheless occur this offseason. New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba is talked about, and Grimson believes he’ll stay with the Rangers this season.
** NHLRumors.com transcriptions
Jamie Hersch: “There’s additionally some smoke round this space, the New York space, about their captain, Jacob Trouba. And this, at first, form of shocked me as a result of I used to be like, wait, what? He’s the captain, why would we be speaking about him being traded, however once more, the place there’s smoke, typically there’s hearth so what do you suppose do you’re taking a lot inventory in, in all these rumors surrounding Trouba?”
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Stu Grimson: “Nicely, right here’s the factor. For those who’re a Chris Drury and actually any membership for that matter, in all probability have some untouchables. You in all probability have some guys who’re in play. I might put Jacob Trouba within the latter class. I’m a giant fan of Trouba, but it surely’s not typical you see a man with, you understand, the offensive upside that he has, which is, you understand, to not be dismissed, however not top-end defender kind numbers essentially within the offensive class.
He performs a hardened model of hockey. He’s a great chief. I don’t suppose he had a terrific postseason final 12 months, and I feel for lots of Rangers followers, you understand, at that quantity, they count on extra offensive upside, they usually, you understand, they’d have relished a Cup come again by maybe this second in time.
So I don’t know that I see Jacob Trouba transferring. To me, I feel he’s an vital a part of the material of this membership. The id of this membership. I perceive the place the rumors come from, however you understand, all issues being equal, I feel Drury continues to make use of Troube as an asset right here as a part of the Rangers dynamic.”
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Hersch: “Yeah, I are likely to agree with you solely as a result of they had been so shut, proper. I imply, they had been within the Jap Convention Ultimate this 12 months.”
Grimson: “I don’t know if Chris Drury needs to mess with it an excessive amount of.”