Jets had a gun pointed to their head where Trouba's agent said he would only play for a New York based team. As a Jets fan, I'd probably prefer still having Trouba, but Chevy sure did well with a gun to his head. Pionk is no Trouba, but he is a serviceable top 4 d-man who can QB a second unit PP. And Heinola looks like a future star. When the trade went down, I wanted to vomit because I had never heard of Pionk. But now I'm pretty happy with it.
And I almost forgot to mention the extra cap space we got in trading Trouba, which allowed us to sign Connor and Laine. Cap space in todays NHL has significant value, which cannot be underestimated.