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Jacob Trouba finally got his wish – a one-way ticket out of Winnipeg.
The 25-year-old defenceman is headed to the Big Apple as part of a deal that went down Monday night, ending what was, at times, a rocky, six-year tenure with the Jets. In return, the New York Rangers sent defenceman Neal Pionk and the 20th-overall pick in this weekend's NHL draft.
Trouba had no desire to sign a long-term extension to remain with the team that selected him in the first round, ninth-overall, in 2012. And so general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff decided it was finally time to move on, rather than risk losing Trouba for nothing as early as next summer.