Rangers trade Jacob Trouba to Ducks in end to captain's divisive tenure
Jacob Trouba's curtain call on Broadway has arrived.
The Rangers prepared to take the ice Friday night against the Penguins without their captain, Jacob Trouba, who was traded to the Ducks before the puck dropped in exchange for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round pick, The Post’s Larry Brooks confirmed.
There was no salary retention in the deal for the Rangers, who were able to move all of Trouba’s $8 million cap hit off the books.
Two years, three months and 28 days since the ‘C’ was stitched into his No. 8 jersey, Trouba – the 28th captain in franchise history – faced the same fate as the 27th and 26th.
The Rangers had been looking to move on from their captain since the summer, but the organization was hellbent on it now more than ever amid the team’s downward spiral.
Trouba was given at least a pair of trade options, according to Brooks, but it is believed the 30-year-old defenseman was told he’d be placed on waivers if he did not accept.
Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury has indeed spoken with Trouba. In fact, the two spoke multiple times both in a group setting and one-on-one, including Friday morning.