- Position
- D
- Age
- 32
- Pieces here
- 6
Status Signed July 1, 2026 (4yr; full NTC through 2027-28)
On the record
Full ledger →OpenJul 2, 2026
Doing both the Trouba signing and the Nurse trade is an overcommitment whose bill lands around 2029, right as the title window opens.
MissedJun 30, 2026
With the cap jumping to $104M, UFA defensemen get bid up and cap-dump absorption trades dry up. Priced Trouba around three years, $17M total.
Written about him
The offseason
Mike Grier Bought The House
A blue-line overhaul was mandatory. Paying the top of the market on double the term was not. Comparable defensemen went for $4M that week and the best one available went for two years, while San Jose committed four.
Player Evaluation
Jacob Trouba and the reputation premium
What $33 million actually bought, what it didn't, and whether he can still kill a penalty.
