uh, where you been man? There were tons of folks around who refused to accept the hunches some of us had for a couple seasons prior to his trade that he hated it here and wanted to be traded...
There's this pervasive attitude that teams OWN these players. No they have rights within the CBA. Trouba is taking his to make the best out of his limited career. I can't blame him for that. When a player is traded or cut "it's a business". When a player tries to find himself a better spot he's a punk, not a team player, etc. What a double standard.
Well one side is paying millions to a kid to play a game. The other side is a kid is refusing millions for a pathetic reason. Show that you deserve to be anything but Stu's parter. Pissing and moaning ain't going to do it.
Trouba is a good player but I don't think he's great. What I get from his quotes is he's all about Jacob Trouba and not about the team. I think that's a toxic attitude. You can't have players who think they are above the team. I also get the sense he wants out of Winnipeg and there is nothing... not even trading Myers, that can solve it. Bottom line in my opinion. .. he wants out. If not he'd be offer sheeted but he knows the Jets would match. It's not about usage... it's not about being an rhd or LHD or whatever. ... it's about not wanting to be in Winnipeg.
Package Trouba + our 1st and see what you get.
Well one side is paying millions to a kid to play a game. The other side is a kid is refusing millions for a pathetic reason. Show that you deserve to be anything but Stu's parter. Pissing and moaning ain't going to do it.
Find me a post where someone actually said Kane wanted to be in Winnipeg and it had nothing to do with the city.
I assure you, nobody thought this. Everyone knew Kane wanted a trade
Does anyone really find this turn of events shocking?
Players who want to be here have signed without much fuss.
Trouba is doing what's best for himself who can find faults with that ?
I think the biggest issue here is his side thinks he is much better than he really is.
So probably a bridge and trade.
Wish him the best but I now don't want him here as another potential distraction.
Chevy it's your move sir.
Clean this up sooner than later or risk another walking on egg shell season
I had hoped this scenario would not play out this way, but it is certainly no surprise:
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=121393873&postcount=793
Overhardt is playing hardball, believing he wins either by:
a)extracting a big money deal from the Jets, or
b)facilitating a trade to a preferred team/location
What he may not fully understand is that Chevy is a very, very patient man, with a very patient boss and an arena that sells out every game.
Chevy will get every penny of Trouba's worth in trade, sign him to a fair deal, or he will simply let him languish for the year.
Nothing has changed, folks, except that Overhardt has shown his cards publicly. Trouba's value is exactly the same as it was yesterday, because Chevy does not need to move him for a long, long time. It's sort of like the Kane situation, except Kane was able to earn $5M/yr playing in the NHL while waiting for his trade. Trouba will get to spend a lot of high quality time at home with his family instead.
One side is paying a man millions to play hockey. The other side is making millions of dollars of having that player play hockey. Who cares.
And in his and many many peoples opinion he has MORE than proven he deserves alot better than on 3rd pairing with Stuart.
I'm trying man but it is an up hill fight
I'm not searching through the database just to prove you wrong. I'm telling you I had lots of debates with people around here who were big Kane supporters and refused to believe he didn't want to be here. When he was traded and the confirmation that he'd been asking for a trade every year was revealed it was a nice little "see I told ya so" moment for me. A fella doesn't forget those moments!
Why? Then this discussion would be over and I would admit I was wrong.
Out of curiosity was TJ Trouba let go in May? Per his LinkedIn he's no longer with the Jets as of then.
Ask Paul Postma if Trouba has gotten a chance to shine. He's played worse and worse since is rookie year. Forget this guy, he's a punk and we do not need trouba to succeed as a team.