The New York Rangers have signed free agent defenceman Jacob Trouba to a 7-year contract worth $56 million, or $8 million per season. This contract carries him through the 2025-26 season.
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Jacob Trouba Signs With the Rangers
Last season, he scored eight goals and 42 assists for 50 points, adding 58 minutes in penalties with the Winnipeg Jets.
His possession numbers were 49.2 percent Corsi and a relative Corsi of 0.7. Trouba has spent his entire six-year career in Winnipeg. In that time, he has 42 goals and 137 assists for 179 career points in 408 career games. The Jets originally drafted ninth overall of the 2012 NHL Draft.
He was picked up in an off-season deal that saw him go to New York in exchange for Neal Pionk on the 20th overall pick in the NHL Draft. The Jets actually got back the pick from the Rangers after they sent the pick to New York during the Kevin Hayes deal.
What it Means for the Future
New York locks in a long-term defensive solution as it tries to accelerate the team’s rebuild. The team has already added Adam Fox in the off-season and continues to make changes.
General manager Jeff Gorton has made over the roster quickly and gotten out from under some bad contracts. The Rangers are young and looking to get back into the Metropolitan Division race.
Trouba made $5.5 million last season in Winnipeg had filed for arbitration. The Rangers took care of that problem by giving him a new deal. He is a big body with a powerful shot and can be deadly on the power-play. He’s useful in an all situations on the ice.
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 23: Jacob Trouba #8 of the Winnipeg Jets skates against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on December 23, 2017. The Islanders defeated the Jets 5-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
