Trouba waived his no-trade clause for the deal after a standoff with the Rangers and a looming threat of being placed on waivers.

The Anaheim Ducks have acquired New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba in a trade for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a future fourth-round pick, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press.

This decision allowed the Rangers to clear Trouba’s $8 million cap hit, which paved the way for Igor Shesterkin’s record-setting $92 million contract extension as a first step in the roster retooling kickstarted by Drury on Friday.

Trouba, who has a year left on his contract at an $8 million cap hit, did not want to leave the Rangers this summer when general manager Chris Drury was looking to alter the veteran core of the team. Trouba’s wife, Kelly, is in the final year of her medical residency at a New York hospital and Trouba did not want to uproot her.

Trouba served as Rangers captain the last three seasons, was named the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award winner in 2023-24

The New York Rangers finally found a taker for former team captain Jacob Trouba and completed a trade with the Anaheim Ducks sending the defenseman to the West Coast. Longtime NHL analyst Larry Brooks of the New York Post is firmly in favor of the move,

Jacob Trouba will be held out of the Rangers’ matchup with the Penguins Friday night for purposes of “roster management,” The Post has learned.

Captain Jacob Trouba may no longer be with the New York Rangers by the end of Friday, multiple outlets reported.

The Rangers took the ice Friday night Penguins without their captain, Jacob Trouba, who was traded to the Ducks before puck drop in exchange for defenseman Urho Vaakainen and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025.