WA-NYR-TradeRumours The New York Rangers officially traded Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round pick. It was also confirmed that the Rangers will not retain any of Trouba’s salary and his $8 million cap hit. Rangers general manager Chris Drury released a statement following the completion of this trade. “I want to sincerely thank Jacob for his contributions to the Rangers and our community,” said Drury. “Jacob has been an example on and off the ice for our organization and played a major role in our success over the last several years. “Since coming to New York five years ago, and serving as Captain for the last three seasons, he has demonstrated grit, toughness, and tremendous leadership and we can’t thank Jacob enough for everything he has done for the Rangers.” On the other side of the trade, Anaheim is adding a veteran player to a young locker room, which Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek is happy about. “Jacob is a highly respected player in this league whose character and leadership qualities on and off the ice are second to none,” Pat Verbeek said. “We believe Jacob has many more years in this league and hope he is a big part of our future success. “It’s rare you are able to acquire a player with Jacob’s experience, stature and ability. On the ice he competes every shift, leads by example and is a presence on the blue line every night.” Through 24 games this season, the 30-year-old defenseman has recorded six assists and six points while averaging 20:00 minutes per game. Vaakanainen was selected in the first round by the Boston Bruins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins/] back during the 2017 NHL Draft. He has been with the Ducks since being traded by Boston in 2022. The 25-year-old defenseman has tallied one assist in five games with the Ducks this season while averaging 13:36 minutes.
