Reports suggest that Trouba's anticipated trade to the Detroit Red Wings did not materialize after he submitted his 15-team no-trade list to GM Chris Drury. Interestingly, the rumored deal involving the Rangers retaining $2.5 million of Trouba's $8 million cap hit over the next two years was never actually presented. It's crucial to clarify that Trouba did not decline this proposal; rather, it was never formally offered.
With defensemen like Chris Tanev, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brett Pesce, Brenden Dillon, and Nikita Zadorov swiftly finding new teams in NHL free agency, the landscape has shifted. With Trouba still under contract for two more years at an $8 million AAV, trading him now seems less plausible.
Larry Brooks of the NY Post suggests another reason Trouba might stay longer in New York could be his personal circumstances. When Trouba signed his current seven-year, $56 million deal in 2019, it included a five-year no-movement clause that coincided with his wife Kelly Tyson-Trouba completing her residency at a New York hospital. However, her residency was deferred by a year, now set to conclude on July 1, 2025. They've also recently welcomed their first child, Axel, into the world.
Trouba is not likely to consider accepting a trade, even to a team on his approved list, as it would entail being separated from his wife and their nine-month-old son during this critical period for their family.
