Assuming Trouba would sign in FL for 6.5 per since no state tax will any other team want to surrender assets for anything other than a rental for him if his demand to all non FL teams starts at something like 7.5? If FL is his preferred landing spot doesn’t it just boil down to one of those teams offering the rental package plus a sweetener?
This ^.
And bigger picture, he can eventually choose his destination.
While that could change, we believe his woman is comfy in FL with pursuit of medical studies. Those could transfer, and upon graduation, she may wish to go elsewhere.
But for the foreseeable future, it is FL only, with a lean to the Panthers.
Given that, no reason to try to force such a player elsewhere.
His positives outweigh negatives, but totality of circumstances, cost to acquire/maintain etc., is too much.
Rangers pass
Would prefer to go after McAvoy, or since he will be unavailable, the next McAvoy.