When it came to Jacob Trouba, New York Rangers fans had been salivating over him for years. His desire to get out of Winnipeg had been well documented after a series of holdouts and arbitrations. When Jeff Gorton traded Neal Pionk and a first round draft pick for Trouba, Ranger fans crowed and Jets fans howled.
The Rangers then went out and avoided salary arbitration, giving Trouba a seven-year, $56 million contract with an annual cap hit of $8 million. Expectations were high.
His season
On a pure statistical basis, Trouba had a good year.