I thank Jacob Trouba every day.
I love Neal Pionk - I bet he gets better and better.
I also can't wait to see Ville Heinola as a regular.
The extra money we saved helped us with the cap (not considering the Buff situation).
Not mad at Jacob Trouba at all. Now hes the Rangers 56MM problem.
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Very good post, and true what you say here. I was on the Ranger's forum about 2 months ago --maybe 3, and a lot of them were really questioning the value of Trouba, and a lot wanted him traded before his no move clause kicks in. They just don't feel he's worth close to the money the Rangers are paying him.
Trouba's a good solid, tough defenseman IMO, but for what their paying him, and what we're paying Pionk -- this whole deal really worked out well for the Jets. Pionk's a damn good defenseman, and had more points than Trouba this past season. The Jet's came out just great here.