Thirty-year-old Jacob Trouba has been a member of the New York Rangers since the 2019-2020 season and was named captain between the 2019-2020 season and the 2020-2021 season and although he's become more than dependable on the back end for the Blue shirts, his name can't stay away from the rumour mill.
On the Jeff Marek Show recently, Marek and Elliotte Friedman touched on whether or not Trouba who had some boneheaded moments during the New York Rangers playoff run this past season would be a candidate for a buyout this summer if the Rangers decided they needed to go in a different direction.
While a buyout seems extremely unlikely and honestly doesn't make a ton of sense, the numbers involved in making him a free agent look like this: 2024-254m cap hit, 2025-264m cap hit, 2026-272m cap hit, 2027-282m cap hit.
Whether you agree or not, at times Trouba looks like a Norris Trophy candidate and other times he's the biggest liability on the ice for the Rangers. But for the times he brings it, is it even worth considering letting him go? Probably not, unless the Rangers feel like their window is closing, which won't be clear until they know what they're doing with Igor Shesterkin.
While things may become more clear in the next few weeks, I wouldn't bother betting the house on Trouba suiting up for a different city next year. At this point he's still too valuable to the franchise.
