TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba said there isn’t “any animosity” with management after offseason reports that the team was trying to trade him.
Trouba, 30, has two years left on a seven-year contract that carries a cap hit of $8 million. His contract shifted from a full no-movement clause to a partial 15-team no-trade clause on July 1. Multiple reports indicated that the Rangers asked Trouba for his no-trade list while he still had a full no-movement clause, an indication that they were trying to trade him.
“I don’t think there was any animosity throughout the whole thing. Per my contract, I owe the list to them on June 30th. I knew that was coming. I think that’s pretty standard part of contracts when a no-trade list has to be submitted. There’s a date that has to be done by. It’s just standard contract business,” said Trouba, speaking at the start of Rangers training camp Thursday.
Rangers general manager Chris Drury said this week that communication with Trouba has been good.