1) Trouba's perceived value has been damaged by his utilization with the Jets (carrying Stuart's carcass, playing his off-side, no power play time). Trouba is now going to get paid - a lot - whether or not you like it.
2) *By law* HFBoards posters undervalue players on their own team that they want to keep by $1,000,000 – $2,000,000/year, overvalue players on their own team that they want to get rid of, undervalue players on other teams that they want to get for the Jets by $1,000,000 – $2,000,000/year and overvalue draft choices.
3) HFBoards videogame GMs posting here also seem to think that players and their agents are stupid and that players don't realize that they're being treated like cattle during their brief careers. Expecting blind loyalty and hometown discounts from players that you're all too willing to immediately dump like cattle doesn't work in the real world.
4) It would nice for a change if people could post realistic signing and trade scenarios that are not predicated upon complete stupidity of the other side.
5) Trouba probably doesn't want to sign with Winnipeg because there are much nicer places to live in the NHL and up until recently he has been screwed by the team in terms of usage. If Winnipeg want to lock him up for a seven-year deal it's probably going to cost $7 million/year or more. Sign + trade to a team far away from Winnipeg might be the best option for both sides.