Jacob Trouba will start to negotiate a new contract with Winnipeg this summer. He is guaranteed to get to UFA in 2 years if he wants to go that route. We all know the water that has passed under the bridge between Trouba and Winnipeg.
Winnipeg will not be able to afford all of their players. Hellebuyck is arbitration eligible coming off a great year. Trouba is arbitration eligible and his agent will want a kings ransom. Morrissey will be a group II with no arbitration rights but he won’t be playing for entry level money again. Winnipeg likes to sign their young guys to expensive long term 2nd contracts. Enstrom is a group III and they want to keep him. Myers and Wheeler will be Group III in 2019. Laine will be a group II in 19. That’s going to be a humongous monster contract. Where are they finding the money to satisfy everyone?
There can from my perspective mainly be two alternative scenarios this summer:
Alternative 1. Trouba loves playing with Winnipeg, and the sick team they are building, and is willing to sign a long-term deal with them.
Alternative 2. Trouba tells Chevy thanks but no thanks, I am only willing to discuss a 1-2 year deal which will take me to UFA.
IF, Trouba opts for Alternative 2, it seems very likely that Trouba won't have along future in Winnipeg. And Chevy must make a decision, either trade him next season or the season after that or risk letting him go for free.
I have -- no clue -- which alternatives Trouba and Chevy will go for. But having followed numerous situations like this the last 2-3 decades in this league, I know that they sometimes end up with a player -- Jacob Trouba in this case -- getting traded. I know that Winnipeg would love to keep Trouba on a long term deal and that there make zero sense for them to trade him if that option is on the table.
But this proposal is based on the assumption that Trouba lets Chevy know that he won't sign for longer than 2 years and that Chevy decides that its time to trade him.
I just want to point that out -- because I know the above can debated endlessly and such debate wouldn't take us any closer to what might or might not happen. Its all speculation. Hence I don't want this thread to be about if Trouba loves it in Winnipeg or not or if Chevy will or won't trade him even if he hates it there. Nobody knows either way so its pretty meaningless to discuss.
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Trade 1
NYR trades Boston or Tampa's 1st round pick in 2019, Sean Day and Ryan Gropp to CALGARY for Travis Hamonic
Trade 2
NYR trades Travis Hamonic, Ryan Spooner and a 2nd round pick in 2019 to WINNIPEG for Jacob Trouba
Comment: Calgary gave up a 1st plus two 2nds for Hamonic who has struggled for them. Now they get a 1st plus two so-so prospects in return (a former 2nd and 3rd round pick).
Both Travis Hammonic and Ryan Spooner have separately been mentioned by reliable sources as targets for Winnipeg when Trouba trades with Boston or the Islanders have been discussed in the past. Spooner has been sick in a bigger role for NYR with 13 pts in 12 games. Winnipeg want to compete now. Its very hard to get a RD that can play. A 2nd in 19' is going to have a lot of value.
Thoughts? Is the feeling in Winnipeg that Statsny will resign there removing any need they might have to get Spooner?
Winnipeg will not be able to afford all of their players. Hellebuyck is arbitration eligible coming off a great year. Trouba is arbitration eligible and his agent will want a kings ransom. Morrissey will be a group II with no arbitration rights but he won’t be playing for entry level money again. Winnipeg likes to sign their young guys to expensive long term 2nd contracts. Enstrom is a group III and they want to keep him. Myers and Wheeler will be Group III in 2019. Laine will be a group II in 19. That’s going to be a humongous monster contract. Where are they finding the money to satisfy everyone?
There can from my perspective mainly be two alternative scenarios this summer:
Alternative 1. Trouba loves playing with Winnipeg, and the sick team they are building, and is willing to sign a long-term deal with them.
Alternative 2. Trouba tells Chevy thanks but no thanks, I am only willing to discuss a 1-2 year deal which will take me to UFA.
IF, Trouba opts for Alternative 2, it seems very likely that Trouba won't have along future in Winnipeg. And Chevy must make a decision, either trade him next season or the season after that or risk letting him go for free.
I have -- no clue -- which alternatives Trouba and Chevy will go for. But having followed numerous situations like this the last 2-3 decades in this league, I know that they sometimes end up with a player -- Jacob Trouba in this case -- getting traded. I know that Winnipeg would love to keep Trouba on a long term deal and that there make zero sense for them to trade him if that option is on the table.
But this proposal is based on the assumption that Trouba lets Chevy know that he won't sign for longer than 2 years and that Chevy decides that its time to trade him.
I just want to point that out -- because I know the above can debated endlessly and such debate wouldn't take us any closer to what might or might not happen. Its all speculation. Hence I don't want this thread to be about if Trouba loves it in Winnipeg or not or if Chevy will or won't trade him even if he hates it there. Nobody knows either way so its pretty meaningless to discuss.
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Trade 1
NYR trades Boston or Tampa's 1st round pick in 2019, Sean Day and Ryan Gropp to CALGARY for Travis Hamonic
Trade 2
NYR trades Travis Hamonic, Ryan Spooner and a 2nd round pick in 2019 to WINNIPEG for Jacob Trouba
Comment: Calgary gave up a 1st plus two 2nds for Hamonic who has struggled for them. Now they get a 1st plus two so-so prospects in return (a former 2nd and 3rd round pick).
Both Travis Hammonic and Ryan Spooner have separately been mentioned by reliable sources as targets for Winnipeg when Trouba trades with Boston or the Islanders have been discussed in the past. Spooner has been sick in a bigger role for NYR with 13 pts in 12 games. Winnipeg want to compete now. Its very hard to get a RD that can play. A 2nd in 19' is going to have a lot of value.
Thoughts? Is the feeling in Winnipeg that Statsny will resign there removing any need they might have to get Spooner?
Where's Winnipeg in your title, No way Winnipeg accepts this deal for Jacob Trouba Hamonic and Spooner do them no good. No way is this close to getting you Trouba.
