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OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Jacob Trouba. pic.twitter.com/dPbd5caoeR
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 19, 2019
#LGR pic.twitter.com/2qq6gutJHf
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) July 19, 2019
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 19, 2019
#NYR and RFA Dman Jacob Trouba avoid salary arbitration(JULY 25) agreeing on a new 7 year $56-million deal with an AAV of $8-million. pic.twitter.com/Fi1OIaovm9
— SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) July 19, 2019
Trouba Contract:
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) July 19, 2019
19-20: $4M Salary, $8M Signing Bonus
20-21: $2M Salary, $8M SB
21-22: $2M Salary, $6M SB
22-23: $6M Salary
23-24: $8M Salary
24-25: $6M Salary
25-26: $6M Salary
NMC Clause 20-21 to 23-24. Limited No Trade Years 6/7https://t.co/mpJUQTcaqt
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) July 19, 2019
Jacob Trouba
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 19, 2019
New York #Rangers
7 years x $8M
Most comparable contracts:
Player (Signing team)
1. Pietrangelo (STL)
2. Ekblad (FLA)
3. Leddy (NYI)
4. Subban (MTL) https://t.co/wO75b4aUCt pic.twitter.com/rpRHt7RBNf
Trouba last season made $5.5 million as a Winnipeg Jet. One year away from unrestricted free agency, Trouba is likely to sign a long-term deal with New York. It’s possible he takes a one year deal at a mild raise with a handshake agreement to sign a long term deal in January in the expected $7.5-$8 million range. But doing so puts him at risk to losing that contract if he suffers an injury or if he plays well, he could want a bigger contract, impacting the Rangers.
If Trouba does opt a one-year handshake deal, sort of like what Henrik Lundqvist signed before he inked his long-term deal that following January, figure the contract will be in the $6.5 million range, saving New York about 1 million. To me, as I noted above, that happening is a long shot. I would prefer the two sides don’t make it to arbitration, avoiding the contentiousness that existed between Trouba and Winnipeg. A six- or seven-year deal in the $7.5-8 million range, eating up much of the Rangers’ available cap space, is the probable end result. Don’t be surprised if we see a deal made to free up cap room just before Trouba is signed if the longer dated contract is the end result.
Jacob Trouba (7x8m with NYR) is a good second-pair defender. pic.twitter.com/epIVnGARkE
— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) July 19, 2019
After signing Trouba at 7 years x $8M, we now show the #Rangers with a projected cap hit of $82.4M, which is $906k above the upper limit, with a roster of 22 (13F 7D 2G)
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 19, 2019
Unsigned RFAs remaining:
F Lemieux
F Buchnevich
F Lettieri
D Deangelohttps://t.co/QZwIPWiV0y pic.twitter.com/ourAFDO3e4
Updated with terms for Trouba #NYR pic.twitter.com/SP7KWaB8nJ
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) July 19, 2019