He’s only been here for two seasons, but Jacob Trouba is already one of the more divisive players on the blue line. The biggest issue doesn’t even seem to be his on-ice play, and is more about his contract. Separating Trouba from the contract is tough, but he’s been good on the ice. Is it fair that the evaluation –and thus my subjective report card grade– of Jacob Trouba is impacted by the contract?
Trouba played just 38 games this season, putting up 2-10-12 with limited powerplay time. That’s an 82-game pace of 4-21-26, which is on pace with last year’s offensive numbers.