New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba likely won't be traded... because of bizarre reason involving his WIFE
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Jacob Trouba looked to be leaving New York for Detroit with the Rangers ready to deal their captain away. Yet, what seemed certain days ago now appears incredibly unlikely.
Trouba, a third-line defenseman for the Rangers that'll cost the team $8million next season, looks to have his roots planted in New York due to his wife, Kelly Tyson-Trouba, having a residency at a local hospital that won't conclude until next July.
When Trobua signed his five-year, no-movement clause as part of his contract in 2019, it was to align with the end of his wife's physician residency. That is now deferred to next July, per the New York Post.
While personal matters only have so much of a say in how a professional team operates, Trouba's tenure and standing with the franchise will make it harder to move him.
That is only compounded by Trouba handing in a list of 15 teams he does not want to be traded to, which is nearly half the NHL, to team general manager Chris Drury on Monday.
Kelly Tyson-Trouba and Jacob Trouba appear to have roots in New York, keeping him a Ranger
The Rangers were certain to be moving on from Trouba, but trade talks fizzled with Detroit
By trade talks shutting down, Detroit was seemingly on that list of destinations Trouba would not be alright with.
Should the Rangers deal Trouba in the future, it is possible for his wife to continue her residency elsewhere. However, having been on the same medical track and uprooting for the final year is incredibly unideal professionally.
Kelly and Jacob also had their first child, a son named Axel, in mid-January, which would also mean a massive life change with a newborn, on top of any complications for the new parents.
Trouba is nearly locked into being part of the Rangers' third-line defensive pairing, spots usually given to the team's fifth, and sixth-best defenders.
Paying $8million for that spot is not viewed as great roster management by the Rangers, especially for a team in a win-now mentality that wants to leverage every dollar closer to a Stanley Cup.
Trouba's personal life appears to be leaving New York in quite a bind, with Rangers' brass hoping their investment in the 30-year-old does not cost them down the road.
