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Time of India
24-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Is NHL defenseman Jacob Trouba eyeing a potential return to Winnipeg?
(Image Via Getty) NHL defenseman Jacob Trouba is currently eyeing a potential return to Winnipeg, as the NHL Free Agent class is shaping up for a historic shake-up. According to reports, the class is shaping up to be one of the most significant in league history, with stars such as Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, and Artemi Panarin potentially hitting the open market. After Jacob Trouba's possibility to return has turned fans across the league already dreaming. Let's take a look at whether the defenseman is eyeing to return to Winnipeg this year. Is Jacob Trouba planning to return to Winnipeg? As per multiple reports, NHL player Jacob Trouba is reportedly planning to return to Winnipeg this year. It is to be noted that the six-foot-three right-shot defenseman was drafted ninth overall by the Jets in 2012. Reports believe that he is currently finishing a deal that carries an annual cap hit of $8 million. Trouba has been known for his physical presence and has shown the ability to put up 30 to 40 points in the right environment. However, he has faced growing criticism in recent seasons, posting a minus rating in each of the last three years. These might be related to the tension with Rangers management during his time in New York, where he served as captain from 2019 until he was traded to Anaheim last season. If he does not settle in California, a return to Winnipeg could be an appealing option for the 31-year-old. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Tennis takes over in July Tennis TV Watch Now Undo 'Bittersweet' 🏒 Jacob Trouba reacts to being traded from Rangers to Ducks | ESPN NHL What are the possibilities of Jacob Trouba joining Winnipeg? The Jets might seek a defenseman with playoff experience to bolster their depth, possibly pairing Trouba with a veteran such as Luke Schenn . If Trouba is open to signing for a reduced cap hit of $5 to $6 million, Winnipeg might find value in re-acquiring a player they once considered a cornerstone piece. Jacob Trouba vs Brayden Schenn Mar 16, 2025 During the 2018–19 NHL season, Trouba achieved his best performance to date, amassing a career-high 50 points—42 of which came from assists. However, he ended up tied for ninth in assists among all defensemen, alongside players like Erik Karlsson and Victor Hedman. With 112 hits, he was second among Jets defensemen and led the team with 171 blocked shots, which ranked him sixth in the league for that statistic. When did Jacob Trouba first join the Winnipeg Jets ? Jacob Trouba first joined the Winnipeg Jets when he was drafted by the team in the first round, ninth overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He then signed an entry-level contract with the Jets on April 2, 2013, and played his first NHL game for them on October 1, 2013. Also Read : NHL shake-up looms as Anaheim Ducks eye bold changes involving Jacob Trouba, Trevor Zegras and John Gibson | NHL News - Times of India Why did Jacob Trouba leave Winnipeg? After the 2019 NHL season, Jacob Trouba and the Winnipeg Jets were unable to agree on a long-term contract extension, which led him to join the New York Rangers. It was mainly due to a his then fiancee's desire to attend medical school in the United States. For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rangers trade Chris Kreider to Ducks for prospect Carey Terrance, exchange of draft picks
What's felt inevitable since his name was leaked in a League-wide trade memo seven months ago finally became reality Thursday, when the New York Rangers traded Chris Kreider and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft to the Anaheim Ducks for center prospect Carey Terrance and a 2025 third-rounder. The Rangers are sending Anaheim the fourth-round pick they received as part of the trade that sent defenseman and captain Jacob Trouba to the Ducks in December. They will receive a third-round pick that originally belonged to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The net effect is that the Rangers will move up 15 spots in the draft. Advertisement The key to this trade was that the Rangers did not retain any salary. The Ducks assume all $13 million Kreider is owed for the next two seasons, freeing up a crucial $6.5 million in salary-cap space for the Rangers, who now have roughly $15 million available this offseason but need to sign a handful of restricted free agents, including forward Will Cuylle. Terrance is 20 years old and was Anaheim's second-round pick (No. 59 overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft. The upstate New York native signed his entry-level contract April 9 and will turn pro next season. He's a high-character, two-way center, who was captain for Erie in the OHL this season and is likely suited for a bottom-six role in the NHL. Kreider was the longest-tenured player on the Rangers roster, after making his NHL debut in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators in 2012, shortly after helping Boston College win the NCAA National Championship. Advertisement The 34-year-old forward played 883 regular-season games over 13 years with the Rangers, seventh most in franchise history. He also appeared in a Rangers-record 123 Stanley Cup Playoff games, and is their all-time leader with 48 postseason goals. The Rangers reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2014 and the Eastern Conference Final five times during Kreider's tenure. Likely his greatest moment wearing the Rangers sweater came in the spring of 2024, when he scored a natural hat trick in the third period to spark a comeback victory and eliminate the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Second Round. When Kreider and the Rangers returned from Raleigh, Kreider's lawn was filled with signs and balloons from fans celebrating his heroics. But that joy didn't continue for Kreider, whose name was included in a November memo Rangers general manager Chris Drury sent to all 31 teams expressing his desire to trade the power forward and Trouba, the team captain. Advertisement Though only Trouba was traded — coincidentally to the Ducks in December — Kreider was stung by the memo. He retreated into himself, dealt with back and hand injuries, and had a major backslide in production, ending up with just 30 points in 68 games. Despite finishing third on the Rangers with 22 goals, Kreider's struggles were a big reason the Blueshirts missed the playoffs for the first time in four years to complete one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history. So, this day seemed inevitable and necessary for both Kreider and the Rangers, albeit still somewhat shocking considering his place in Rangers history. Advertisement Related: Why former Rangers center nearly was traded 2nd time before deadline Chris Kreider goes down as one of greats in Rangers history There's a good chance Kreider's No. 20 will end up in the rafters at Madison Square Garden one day. He's third all-time in Rangers history with 326 goals and tied with Camille Henry for first with 116 power-play goals. His 582 points are 10th in team history. A beast in front of the net who brought blazing speed and brute strength to the Rangers lineup for more than a decade, Kreider scored 52 goals in 2021-22. He's one of only four players in Rangers history to score 50 goals in a season and ended the season two shy of tying Jaromir Jagr's record of 54 set in 2005-06. Kreider won the prestigious Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award in 2021-22, as well as the Rod Gilbert Mr. Rangers Award that same season. He represented the Rangers in the 2020 and 2022 NHL All-Star Games, and the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. Advertisement The respected alternate captain is headed to Orange County, where he's reunited with Trouba, Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano — and is expected to be a leader on a talented, young Ducks team on the upswing. Earlier this offseason, the Ducks hired three-time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville as coach. The Ducks have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs seven consecutive seasons, but improved 21 points (to 80) year-over-year in 2024-25 and appear poised to be in the postseason picture next season. Related Headlines
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How Chris Drury avoids failing grade despite atrocious Rangers season
The day he fired Peter Laviolette as coach on April 19, New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury took his fair share of the blame for an absolutely atrocious 2024-25 season, perhaps the most disappointing in franchise history. 'Leading into the season, given the success we had the last few years, we had high expectations. Quite simply, we fell short across the board,' Drury told reporters that day. 'Nobody here takes it lightly. We know our fans are frustrated and they deserve a better season than this. It starts with me. I need to do a better job and give the staff and players the opportunity to succeed.' Advertisement He is right, of course. It always starts at the top of the organization, and this season is no different. Drury's fingerprints are all over this mess But that doesn't mean Drury deserves a failing grade, even if the season itself was an epic fail. Let's break it down. Related: J.T. Miller weighs in on Mike Sullivan hire, after participating in U.S. Open golf qualifier Grading Rangers GM Chris Drury: The bad Peter Carr/The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Might as well start with the negative. And there's no hiding from the fact that there's plenty of it. First and foremost, Drury miscalculated how much he'd disrupt the locker room with how he handled the departures of respected veterans Barclay Goodrow and Jacob Trouba. He placed Goodrow on waivers to get past his no-trade clause and didn't communicate his plan in advance to the two-time Stanley Cup winner, who was claimed by the San Jose Sharks, one of the teams on his no-trade list. Advertisement But that was just the start. Drury mishandled trying to trade Trouba last summer, and was misguided in bringing the captain back to start this season. That was painfully evident at the start of training camp and in Trouba's lackluster effort and admitted lack of leadership, his biggest strength to the team. True, not many of us could've predicted that the whole house of cards would fall inside the Rangers room because of the GM's heavy-handed approach in dealing with Goodrow and Trouba. But the bottom line is, it did. Drury didn't have a good read on his own players and it blew up in his face big time, not to mention submarined the season. Then there was the leaked memo to the other 31 GMs in the League, saying that the Rangers were open for business, specifically naming Trouba and the longest-tenured Rangers player, Chris Kreider, by name. How exactly this became public is a great question, because Drury is notoriously private and tight-lipped about everything. But, again, bottom line, this backfired badly on the GM and his team. Advertisement Kreider had a litany of injuries this season. But it was clear that one of the great goal scorers in franchise history was gutted by his name being dropped by Drury in trade talks. It was just another messy situation that caused more dissatisfaction and lack of motivation within the room. That he botched these three things, and did so in such a public manner, certainly makes his grade this season trend down, way down. Complaints from Mika Zibanejad about lack of communication from management appear to be more on the player than Drury, so that shouldn't affect his final grade here. Hamstrung by a tight salary cap, Drury's biggest move last offseason was trading for veteran forward Reilly Smith, with the Pittsburgh Penguins retaining some of his salary. That move didn't move the needle at all, both at the time of the trade and for the brief stretch he played for the Rangers before he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights ahead of the deadline in March. It's too early to grade New York's 2024 draft class. But top pick E.J. Emery clearly has a ways to go to develop his game after a so-so freshman season at North Dakota. Advertisement Related: Key takeaways from 1st Mike Sullivan press conference as Rangers coach, including 'partnership' with GM Chris Drury Grading Rangers Chris Drury: The good One thing that gets overlooked is that Drury, no dummy here, recognized during and after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs that the Rangers needed to shake up their core. To do so, he needed to create more room under the salary cap. That's why he waived Goodrow and tried to get Trouba's no-trade list early on. Drury clearly had eyes on a big move or two, either in free agency July 1 or via trade — or perhaps both. Without more available cap space, his hands were tied. Trouba and his agent didn't submit the no-trade list until the required July 1, leaving Drury no time to move the captain and his $8 million AAV in order to make a splash when free agency started. Jessica Alcheh-Imagn Images Though he erred badly in not moving Trouba at some point over the summer, Drury did well once he finally did trade the veteran defenseman Dec. 6 to the Anaheim Ducks. Drury got the Ducks to take on all of Trouba's contract, which carries through the 2025-26 season. That alone was a home run. But the Rangers also got serviceable defenseman Urho Vaakanainen back in the trade, as well as a fourth-round draft pick in 2025. Well done. Advertisement In removing the contracts of Goodrow and Trouba, Drury created nearly $12 million in cap savings. A small part of that went to Smith and veteran center Sam Carrick, a free-agent steal with an AAV of $1 million. Another chunk went to J.T. Miller, whom the Rangers acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 31. It can be argued that you or I could've made that trade, since Vancouver was backed into a corner with limited options where to deal the contract-protected Miller, who was in a messy feud with Elias Pettersson. Miller wanted New York and got it when Drury shipped Filip Chytil, rookie defenseman Victor Mancini and a conditional first-round pick this year out west. Miller's arrival begins the re-shaping of the Rangers core. His style of play and no-nonsense direct approach as a leader are a good fit for the Rangers. Though 32 years old, Miller was a solid add by Drury. And the fact that Chytil again sustained a head injury in Vancouver further justifies why it was important to move on from him, and get something of true value in return for the oft-injured center. Advertisement To make this an even better trade, Drury needs to make the right decision on the conditional pick. The Rangers must decide 48 hours before the draft begins June 27 whether to keep it and give the Penguins their first-rounder in 2026, or retain next year's selection and pass along the No. 12 overall pick this year to Pittsburgh. Drury also acquired rugged defenseman Will Borgen to fill Trouba's vacated spot on the right side of the defense corps. Borgen was a pleasant surprise, and landed a multi-year contract worth $4.1 million. Time will tell if Drury rushed too quickly into that extension for Borgen or if surrendering Kaapo Kakko in this trade was a big mistake. This season, though, Borgen's emergence made this move a net positive. Adding more draft picks and young forward Juuso Parssinen ahead of the trade deadline in moves to unload pending UFAs Smith, Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey made sense. Adding defenseman Carson Soucy for a third-round pick was more of a head scratcher, though he remains under contract for next season. On the prospects front, it was good to see two of Drury's first-round picks play some in the NHL this season. 2023 top pick Gabe Perreault got his feet wet over five games with the Rangers after he finished up strong sophomore season at Boston College and won another gold medal with the United States at the 2025 World Junior Championship (along with 2023 third-round pick Drew Fortescue). Advertisement Brennan Othmann, the 2021 first-round pick, showed flashes in 23 games with the Rangers, largely in a bottom-six role. However, he didn't score a goal and finished with just two assists. Next season is a big one for the 22-year-old. And a couple of Drury's later-round picks emerged. Mancini (fifth round 2022) made the big club out of training camp and then was a trade chip used to acquire Miller. Dylan Roobroeck (sixth round, 2023) led Hartford of the American Hockey League with 20 goals in his rookie pro season. Final 2024-25 grade for Rangers GM Chris Drury: D+ Drury doesn't deserve nor receive a good grade for being in charge of this trainwreck of a season. Advertisement But he doesn't get a failing grade either. D+ sounds about right. Now, let's see if he learned from his mistakes and can right this ship again in 2025-26. Related Headlines
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NHL Insider Believes Rangers' Reputation Is Damaged After Disastrous Season
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The New York Rangers will have to make changes both with the roster and internally in terms of their culture. After winning the Presidents' Trophy and reaching the Eastern Conference Final just one year ago, the Rangers failed to make the playoffs in what was a disaster of a season. Advertisement Not only did the Rangers miss the playoffs, but the team dealt with issues of tension and dysfunction within the organization that spiraled out of control. It started in the summer when the Rangers waived Barclay Goodrow without giving the player much notice as he was claimed off waivers by the San Jose Sharks. Goodrow was an important leader in the Blueshirts' locker room and the manner in which he was released didn't boil over too well with Goodrow. During the offseason, the Rangers' desire to trade Jacob Trouba became public and that situation carried into training camp when Trouba remained on the roster. Advertisement After some struggles to start the season, Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury sent out a league-wide memo indicating his willingness to shake up the team's core while specifically mentioning Chris Kreider and Trouba's name. That also ultimately became public, which only plummeted the Rangers' level of play even further. Things quickly escalated and Trouba was shipped off to Anaheim after the Rangers threatened to place him on waivers if he did not waive his no-trade clause. Now, the Rangers need to improve the roster and also do some damage control on their reputation which one NHL insider believes was badly hurt due to everything that transpired. 'I do think reputation wise, the Rangers have taken a hit this year,' Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman said. 'Players notice how things like that happen. For them it is easier to bounce back because of who they are and where they play. You can recover quickly from that.' The Rangers fired Peter Laviolette on Saturday, but it will take far more than just a coaching change to fix the damage that has already been done.
New York Times
23-04-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Rangers sign GM Chris Drury to multiyear extension
Chris Drury has agreed to a multiyear contract extension to remain New York Rangers team president and general manager, the team announced Wednesday. After the Rangers missed the playoffs and Drury fired coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday, this extension takes any other major changes off the table for the time being. Advertisement 'I am pleased that Chris will continue to lead the Rangers hockey operations in his role as president and general manager,' Rangers owner James Dolan said in a statement. 'Over his tenure, Chris has shown passion for the Rangers, relentless work ethic and a tireless pursuit of excellence. While we are all disappointed in what transpired this past season, I am confident in his ability to guide this organization to success.' The Rangers have alternated successful seasons with disappointing ones in Drury's four years as GM, with the 2021-22 and 2023-24 teams coming within two wins of the Stanley Cup Final. But after down years in 2022-23 and this past season Drury made hasty coaching changes, firing Gerard Gallant two years ago to hire Laviolette and now embarking on a third coaching search in his short time at the helm. The Rangers locker room fell apart this season under the weight of Drury's desired changes, which he began to implement last summer. He waived Barclay Goodrow and tried to trade captain Jacob Trouba, failing to do so when Trouba exercised his no-trade clause as a preemptive veto. After a 12-4-1 start to the season was punctured by three losses, Drury sent out a leaguewide text to his 31 fellow GMs putting Trouba and Chris Kreider on the trade market. That sent the Rangers into a tailspin, and Drury moved out five regulars, including Trouba, in a bid to remake the roster on the fly. Dolan addressed the team before Monday's exit interviews in a show of support for Drury. This extension solidifies that support despite the recent turmoil.
