Jacob Trouba reached into his locker and grabbed his hat to put over his sweaty hair Tuesday night as a herd of reporters circled him. It was a rare scene through 36 games this season — the need to talk to the Winnipeg Jets third-year defenceman following a win, or any game for that matter.
It was fitting then, that what spurred the moment was an even rarer occurrence, as Trouba finished with a two-goal performance in a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings at the MTS Centre. It was rare enough that reporters wanted to know what, if anything, the 21-year-old defenceman had changed in his game of late to produce such a dominating offensive display of hockey, different from anything they’ve seen this year.