‘Bittersweet’ 🏒 Jacob Trouba reacts to being traded from Rangers to Ducks | ESPN NHL

[@petermot645]

This gentleman did everything the New York Ranger organization asked him to do. he fixed the power play. He played hard defense. He became a captain. Thank you Jacob. Much luck and love to you and your family.

[@fathermo2]

Trouba and Gudas together is going to be very dangerous. Like literally, very dangerous.

[@georginawiman2706]

I hope so as Gudas fan. He is my absolute favourite and I follow him everywhere he goes.

[@CosmicShuckle]

Haha first thing I thought of when he got traded there

[@SarahMelito-e2s]

Good luck Jacob ill miss you as a ranger ur one of my favorites take care and be safe ❤️

[@Shurehlm]

Bye goon.

[@willparks1107]

As a canes fan, hate him as a player. But you can't help but like him as a person.

[@Northern.Town.]

Respect to Trouba. We'll miss you.

[@dankdill8286]

no we wont

[@bmwmd110]

@@dankdill8286 These people saying they will miss him have to be fake accounts lmao. We are celebrating hes gone.

[@stevehwu6301]

Trouba, thank you for being our Captain. First class and a true professional. Glad you held the Rangers shield. I will be rooting for you always with loyalty. Thank you Sir!!! Best of luck with Anaheim.

[@Robert-b4e1v]

He was a poor player in NY. Did you watch any games. He is slow ooow so slow. Guess Josh Allen gets to beat him up again on Monday night! Guy just complains. His whole career is complaints, complains

[@BarbaraLeccese-w1r]

Loved having you Jacob. This fan was sad to see you go. Good luck to you and your family. You were an excellent Ranger. Thank you.

[@brouhaha3722]

No matter how badly hes been playing according to the "experts" I was one not wanting Trouba to get traded for the simple reason that he was the ONLY Ranger to actually body-check opposing players and show some toughness & grit, good luck with the Ducks

[@BrownKnee666]

Wishinf you all the best trouba. I had your back this whole time. Just like you did which earned u the C. I admire your leadership and daily scarfice, standing up for your teammates. I dont think the rangers would of been able to be a top 5 team the past couple years, without him. Thanks Jacob and good luck in ducks and fufilling ducks fantasys with the new bash brothers on the blue line. Now thats tough.

[@marcjohnson2610]

This could have been done earlier...better...classier. I don't buy the excuse, "Its a business"... because you can run a business with concern for your workers and customers(fans)...or not. One trade ain't gonna cure this team's ills.

[@CharlieTWilbury]

Troubs, you are a great man. Thank you for your great stewardship of the Rangers, you were a damn good captain and I was always proud to be a Rangers fan while you wore the C. Good for you making the best choice (imo) for your family; family is always first. You have a great career ahead of you as a great mentor to this new young team and I think you'll be great broadcaster in the next phase of your career.

[@DanielNYR]

He confirms the offseason trade drama did happen and it bothered him it was so public. I hope that kind of thing doesn't happen again. Will miss Trouba but we needed the cap space. He's gonna be a stud in Anaheim.

[@kobyschechter8163]

As an Islanders fan I’m so pissed off that the Ducks took on 100% of his salary. It opened the door for the Rangers to give Igor Shesterkin his contract extension.

[@tvojemanka]

As a Ducks and a hockey fan, I hate this fool, but I guess I'm happy he's with us than in a different team. I dont see him improving us that much, but it's a pretty low risk trade tbh.

[@jrgd9083]

Me too. Especially being woke along with Blake wheeler. But we’ll see

[@edwardmckallen98]

Good luck JT

[@patrickr4762]

This is a tough trade for Jacob not as a player but on the personal side, his wife is invested in NY career-wise and likes it there and he’s a big art collector and active in the NY art scene. Guess he will be exploring the LA scene next.

[@jrgd9083]

The orange county scene. Not la.

[@jonathanchan4850]

Let's goooo Ducks!!!!!!🦆🦆🦆

[@aepochbrett]

I'm a Wings fan and it kills me to say this but he made the right choice. Anaheims future looks immediately brighter than Detroit's

[@cerscil]

Will definitely miss the Trouba train in NY. Good luck.

[@thenatureboy1837]

Thanks for your time with the Rangers, Troobs. Good luck with the Ducks.

[@keyserfunk]

Thanks and good luck Troubs.

[@Edwa72]

Good luck Troubs. Always enjoyed your style of play NY.

[@kyledouglas1394]

No matter what you think of him as a player, the fact that he negated a trade to his hometown team which is also a much smaller distance away from his family than where he is going now, the fact that he did everything to make sure that he was with them as long as possible shows that his priorities were right. Hope his wife won't mind being an OC doctor one day

[@dobr4986]

So why did he negate it then…

[@Leroy-df3ee]

@@dobr4986 To stay in NYC with his family.

[@JadenJahci]

"And if I stay,it will be double..." ~THE CLASH

[@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_]

Victim of signing a contract that was too much money for his ability. If his contract was matched up with his playing ability he could still be a Ranger. Great player...just not $8mil a year great.

[@Straightedgesociety1]

I’m looking forward to see the trouba and the gudas line up

[@jorgeeslava6455]

Trouba is a great player. He played with a big heart, tough, stuck up for his team and teammates. As a Ranger fan, It sucks the Ranger Organization is such a piece of KAKA. Trouba thanks for the years as a Ranger,,,,, you'll do much better for the Ducks who have an opportunity to win the Cup. We Ranger fans love the our team, we just wish we had better management and owner. Good luck Trouba

[@Juve80]

finally dropped this anchor

[@laurenferguson959]

I am a die hard ranger fan, I bleed blue. I enjoyed having Jake as the ranger captain. I felt he played hard and from his heart. On social media he’s become a scapegoat for all the rangers problems (and there are plenty), this is not fair. People are oversimplifying the issues and throwing Trouba under the bus. He’s a good hockey player and I wish him and his family all the best!! Thank you Capt. Trouba.🏒💙❤️🤍🦆

[@Wagbag0]

This feels like Karma from all the elbows and headshots he has thrown over the years. At least his summers will be nice and long.

[@Leroy-df3ee]

Not really.

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Gd Luck JT Best to you family ✌️ 🙏🙏🙏

[@genereynolds3296]

As a Bruins fan, Good luck to him….seems like a classy, stand up guy.

[@jksilta9335]

:D "As a Bruins fan, I also think that Stalin was a wonderful human being"

[@humanbeing2420]

Trouba is a classy, intelligent guy. He did nothing wrong here, nor did the Rangers do anything wrong by wanting to move him. Quite a few people commenting online, criticizing either him or the Rangers, just do not understand the basic facts.

[@nunya44288]

Trouba is one of the dirtiest players in the league who tries to make up for his lack of skill and execution with dirty play. F that dude. And F you too.

[@GemCardCollecting]

“Classy” lmao one of the dirtiest players in the league. Glad he’s gone out of NYR as a devils fan.

[@skyrimnoob75]

@@GemCardCollecting All he can do is hit people that aren't looking. No puck skill whatsoever.

[@garrettjamesgj3132]

Classy AND Intelligent???? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@godssss42]

@@skyrimnoob75yep you should always wait til they are looking

[@NeandertalkPodcast]

Really wish the RedWings would have put more effort in for this guy.

[@chris2ferUtoob]

It can be a rough business.

[@Robert-b4e1v]

Good to see Trouba go. He complained in Winnipeg. Wanted to move close to his movie star girlfriend. They traded him to NY. Look this guy is an okay player,,,he is by no means great. It's a good place to send him. He is such a complainer WA WA Wa Wa goodbye you slug!

[@cohoanglervancouverwa6755]

I’ve been a Ranger fan since the early 70’s. Brad Park was the strength of the blue line. This move was bittersweet. Jacob is a good defender, but has lost a step in the past couple years. Good move but not sure how the Rangers blue line will be going forward.

[@humanbeing2420]

I think it will be better without him. I know he was a clubhouse leader but his play has deteriorated to the point where they really had to move him.

[@86cutty442]

i loved the guy but just as it was with goody, he needed to be moved due to cap reasons, if he didnt play so bad and hav such a bad contract id like to hav kept him but hopefully he finds some success in anaheim or elsewhere

[@montuckyman4982]

How is Zibanijad not getting shipped out along with him?! He should be the next one to go, not Kreider!

[@coogz13]

zibanejad has a full no move clause, is overpaid, and is terrible - so who would want him? much harder to move a guy like that. tbc, i've wanted him gone for years

[@thatdavidhuynh]

Trade tree: did the jets win?

[@MBMusicGeek]

Oh ya, Brad Lambert is our top prospect, Pionk is a top four dman for us.

[@prezidentjeff]

In a landslide

[@bbqbeer1883]

He did this to himself. He could of been back home in Michigan playing for Detroit while his wife finishes up her job doing what she does in New York. Im pretty sure his parents would of loved to help out in the situation, so, again he did this to himself. Now he is out in the west coat far away from New York. I do feel bad about it but he should of taken advantage of the trade staying closer to his wife. Many teams wanted him on their roster, when clearly the Rangers did not want him.

[@djrondo1224]

Trouba is kind of a diva…. Bailed on Winnipeg Because of the city and has a clause he would only play in certain cities. If he loved NY and playing for the Rangers so much why did he not sign for less and finish out career there.

[@coogz13]

he's an absolute rat

[@joshm9363]

Imagine agreeing to forgo literally millions of dollars to play in NY just for the organization to ship you out half way across the country the next summer. The loyalty we look for in players has nothing in common with the loyalty we expect from teams. Good on him for taking a good contract when offered!

[@totalgamer1819]

The ducks have more flow now. Between Troubs & Zeg they are going to soak the seats!

[@pojo1020]

Just happy not on Wings

[@saynotodrugs5765]

Trouba train trek's out west. Now help the ducks make the playoffs!

[@andicampbell8621]

I guess Weeksey isn`t going straight on to the tennis court after this interview?

[@Stiiizz]

Coming from a devils fan I think rangers fans are just too hard on him best of luck

[@montuckyman4982]

He was a decent player but these last few years he was overpaid for his skill level declining. Simple as that. Need money off the books. Now moving Kreider is just silly! He always shows up, especially in playoffs.

[@jeffgerst3619]

He was a troublemaker from what I’ve read. How can going from a potential cup contending team to a hotel Feeder Team Be a good thing for him? Pretty dumb question honestly. He’s supposed to say yeah I really wanted to play for my home team? No that immediately turns off his new team.

[@Andrew-m1v7h]

All the rangers and jets fans talking sh*t on anaheim when anaheim has as many cups and more finals appearances than the jets and rangers combined over the past 70 years 😂😂😂 😢

[@jeromecarlson510]

Good luck

[@Nick-NY]

I like Trouba, but I think he was a small fish in a big pond.

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

Kinda scapegoat to blame all your teams woes on a great defenseman, but that's the NHL, they own them and use them as chess pieces. Good luck Jacob. 🏒

[@stickler6014]

I like Trouba. Sucks it didn't work out. He had to go. Just wasn't very good.

[@2mnxffrddfghjbbvcdfh6644bcddcv]

His wife is a neurologist, she wont move. Thats why he ordered Winnipeg to trade him.

[@michaeltootikian4402]

Rangers made a bad move getting rid of JT

[@boomer1049]

Welcome to the Duck soup!😂

[@BlackfaceTrudoh]

Shame he was such a liability on the ice.

[@bitfreedom]

Stay brave Trouba ❤

[@MbisonBalrog]

Trouba, Gudas, and Fowler gonna be good for Anaheim

[@arthurmcdanielsen7489]

Leave it to the Rangers to piss away awesome players. Been a fan since 92/93. I've seen so many of them go. Heart breaking.

[@humanbeing2420]

You think the Rangers have pissed away an awesome player here? Have you watched him playing at any point over the past year?

[@nunya44288]

Rags shed their dead weight, and this clown's talking about "pissing away awesome players". You may have been a fan for 30 years, but you have no idea what you're watching.

[@Ck69420]

@@humanbeing2420 i mean he was a 50 point mid twenty year old who deteriorated into this. so I guess you could say he's right

[@WegotTheBOMB]

Seriously go look at the contracts for next year. 7 pending RFAs including Kaako and 3 UFAs that include Lindgren and Smith. Almost 7m in cap space so might make serious moves at the deadline. This is the Edmonton effect and teams are going to seriously start protecting those RFAs now. Thanks Doug Armstrong.

[@coogz13]

sorry - trouba is an awesome player??? at least watch a game before sharing your useless opinion

[@adriankalitka3762]

He helped in making it public 😂😂😂

[@NashvilleSoundExchange]

how so? genuinely curious

[@adriankalitka3762]

@NashvilleSoundExchange He heard rumors behind the scenes about them wanting to trade him. He then took it immediately to the press and I think social media

[@shmurdabobby3034]

@@adriankalitka3762 why you making stuff up the rangers broke news last year and again this year that they were wanting to move him

[@coogz13]

@@shmurdabobby3034 hes not making anything up - you're misunderstanding what's being discussed. the *** situation with his wife *** was was leaked by troubas agent as leverage to kill trade talks - openly saying he would not report to the new team because of the situation. this tanked deals in place with detroit (which is what they were alluding to in this interview).

[@pojo1020]

Definitely

[@CashMacGregor]

what will be going through his mind the first time his house stars shaking?

[@bpicstuff]

Really pulling for him. Like this guy even more after the way he dealt w/all the drama.

[@badm0t0rf1ng3r]

Trouba and Gudas on Anaheim is gonna be sick, even if they team is gonna still suck.

[@williammccollom6847]

He isn't very good , at least not in the last 3 seasons. Especially not for a guy making $8 million and was the captain. 6 points in 23 games and a -3

[@j.thomas7128]

*Cluck the Rangers organization.* They didn't support their players when ridiculous calls were made. They were afraid of another $250,000 fine from fascist Bett365man. Half of the called head contact and elbow calls against the club should not have been penalties. NHL is more and more becoming less of a sport and more WWE styled entertainment.

[@bigrudy68nyr58]

I hope Drury see him self at mirror he play shit w Gomez also for big money😂😂😂

[@cpol4391]

One of the toughest guys in hockey

[@lorysproxton8506]

Not nearly as great as defenseman as the comments pretend.

[@coogz13]

i feel like i'm in casual-ville in here. clearly 90% of the commenters don't watch this guy play. he's been atrocious, borderline unplayable for three seasons in a row. absolute beta-male who should NEVER have been given a letter

[@Another_User_Name_]

Now Trouba can take his dirty play out West for all to see. An overrated, over-paid defenseman who crosses the line on too many occasions and takes bad penalties. Why would the Ducks want this guy?

[@Boris_Chang]

Now the Isles and the Devils can de-escalate the hockey arms race a tad and focus on playing hockey rather than on matching up tough guys to deal with Trouba.

[@coogz13]

if you're creating tough guy lineup adjustments around jacob fcking trouba, you're doing it unbelievably wrong

[@arcticmonkey3]

This guy seems like trouble. Wanted out of Winnipeg. Didn’t want to move on from NYC. Plays the game off ice quite well

[@coogz13]

he's an absolute rat

[@sonrichard76]

If he's so good, why trade, if classy, why didn't Detroit want him, over paid over hyped. Winnipeg is still the winner on this trade getting Pionk. See you in the Peg.

[@djentleman7]

He's not good that's why it's crazy they dumped his 8.5mil cap hit for free basically

[@robertbrown8900]

JT: You should have allowed the NYR to trade you to Buffalo - you would have been much closer to your wife and son. Getting sent to the other side of the country to a rebuilding team kinda serves him right, for not being flexible.

[@Tyler-ml6ip]

What a tool

[@a.N.....]

Hahahaha

[@Mr.Philbert_Coffee_Esq]

poor baby

[@howinyee5962]

This guy was terrible. Stunned rangers made this guy the captain and paid him 8.5. He has good peripherals for cat leagues tho lol

[@stug5041]

Drury doing his players dirty - good luck signing UFAs without full no moves now.

[@kennysdead500]

He betrayed Buchnevich, the only player who didn't deserve to be traded lmao Drury sucks for hating actual rebuilds

[@coogz13]

@@kennysdead500 lmfao betrayed buch.. give me a fcking break. you guys are pathetic

[@Cardinalsfan47]

I’ll miss em

[@dalethums8418]

GREAT MOVE BY DUCKS..PICKED UP SALARY...GAVE UP A 4TH AND A MEDIOCRE DEFENSEMAN 😊

[@larrychin6830]

TROOOOOBAAA 🏒 gonna miss that, best of luck 👍

[@OrangeAmp4life]

That's crazy.. As a Kings fan your the enemy. For his career I hope he is successful for the himself and the Ducks. See you out there Jacob. . 👑 🤜 🦆

[@elliotsikorsky4220]

1st

[@MiddleEarthTroll]

This is why he hasn't won anything, and never will, he should be putting winning above family

[@stug5041]

Hard disagree. Spoken like a fan. Can’t blame anyone for putting family first.

[@humanbeing2420]

Nothing is more important than family.

[@MiddleEarthTroll]

@@humanbeing2420 stay home then

[@nunya44288]

You've never won anything in your life. Stop talking.

[@pyqio]

@@MiddleEarthTroll bud, you're talking as if you ever won anything in your life. He was the captain of one of the original six, so I bet he knows a thing or two about hockey.

[@AlexandrawOfficial_Lexi]

He looks heartbroken It is a business sadly players need to realise this

[@coogz13]

was never captain material - good riddance