Rangers trade Trouba to Ducks

The New York Rangers traded captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round pick, the clubs announced Friday.

The Rangers aren’t retaining any of Trouba’s $8 million cap hit, reports say TSN’s Pierre LeBrun.

New York held out the physical blue-liner on Friday as he tried to work out a trade. They chose not to grant him waivers earlier in the afternoon.

Trouba’s modified no-trade clause allows him to submit a list of 15 teams to which he does not wish to be dealt. The Columbus Blue Jackets were one of them, per Athletics’ Aaron Portzline.

The 30-year-old had been the subject of trade talks dating back to the offseason.

Drury reportedly mentioned Trouba along with Chris Kreider in a message in late November to the NHL’s other 31 teams, suggesting the Rangers were interested in moving up their roster.

Trouba is under contract until 2025-26. Rangers named him captain ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.

New York acquired him in a June 2019 trade with the Winnipeg Jets for defenseman Neal Pionk and first-round pick-turned-guard Ville Heinola.

Trouba has collected just six points – all assists – in 24 games while averaging 20 minutes of ice time this season.