Trouba (lower body) will be back in the lineup Saturday versus the Coyotes, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
Trouba, who will return from an 11-game absence, will probably play alongside K'Andre Miller in Saturday's contest. The 30-year-old Trouba has compiled three goals, 22 points, 114 shots on net, 170 blocked shots and 164 hits in 60 games this season.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Questionable Saturday
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Trouba (lower body) remains a question mark heading into Saturday's matchup with Arizona. Coach Peter Laviolette told reporters, "We're still working through some things with him," Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Trouba has been out of action for the Rangers' last 11 contests due to his lower-body injury. Prior to getting hurt, the defenseman was stuck in a 23-game goal drought during which he registered six assists, 51 shots and 65 hits. With Erik Gustafsson (upper body) unavailable, Zac Jones will likely remain in the lineup if Trouba can't play.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Unlikely to return Thursday
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Trouba (lower body) isn't likely to play against Colorado on Thursday, according to Jim Cerny of Forever Blueshirts.
Trouba hasn't been in the lineup since March 4. He has three goals, 22 points, 52 PIM, 164 hits and 170 blocks in 60 outings in 2023-24. Trouba is expected to serve in a top-four capacity once he recovers, but the 30-year-old will likely have a minimal role on the power play.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Remains unavailable
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Trouba (lower body) is still considered week-to-week, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.
Trouba, who hasn't played since March 3 versus Florida, could be available to return in early April. He has accounted for three goals, 22 points, 114 shots on net, 170 blocked shots and 164 hits in 60 games this season.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Out at least two weeks
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Trouba (lower body) is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports Friday.
Trouba has three goals, 22 points, 52 PIM, 165 hits and 170 blocks in 60 outings in 2023-24. Chad Ruhwedel might play regularly while Trouba is unavailable due to his lower-body injury.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Not practicing Thursday
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Trouba (lower body) will not skate Thursday.
Trouba has played in every game besides two thus far in 2023-24. The 30-year-old will have some time to rest as the Rangers don't play until Saturday against the Blues. He has recorded three goals and 19 assists on the year while also providing a ton of physicality with 165 hits and 170 blocks.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Dishes helper in Wednesday's win
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Trouba had an assist, three shots, two blocked shots, one hit and a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
Trouba showed off his two-way ability Wednesday, even though the physical blueliner's hit total was lighter than usual. His helper came on the second of New York's empty-netters, as Trouba moved the puck to Artemi Panarin, who lifted the puck into the vacated net from the Rangers' blue line to round out the scoring. Asked to play more of a stay-at-home role in New York, Trouba has come nowhere near his 2018-19 career high of 50 points with the Jets since joining the Rangers, and he's at 21 points through 58 games in 2023-24.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Eligible to return Wednesday
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Trouba has served his two-game suspension and will be available against Tampa Bay on Wednesday.
Trouba returns to action mired in an 11-game goal drought dating back to Jan. 4 versus the Blackhawks. During that stretch, the 29-year-old blueliner managed 27 shots, 25 hits and 24 blocks while averaging 21:19 of ice time. Zac Jones figures to be dropped from the lineup with Trouba back in action.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Handed two-game suspension
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Trouba received a two-game suspension Saturday for elbowing Vegas' Pavel Dorofeyev during Friday's game.
The late second-period incident resulted in Dorofeyev exiting the contest with an injury. Trouba will be eligible to return Feb. 7 against Tampa Bay. He has three goals, 19 points, 39 PIM, 112 hits and 142 blocks in 48 outings in 2023-24. With Trouba unavailable, Connor Mackey might draw into the lineup versus Ottawa after being recalled from AHL Hartford on Saturday.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Will have disciplinary hearing
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Trouba will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Saturday for elbowing the Golden Knights' Pavel Dorofeyev (upper body) on Friday.
No penalty was called when the incident occurred during the second period, but Dorofeyev was unable to return. The NHL Department of Player Safety is expected to release its decision on any disciplinary action for Trouba prior to Saturday's game in Ottawa.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Shows grit in narrow win
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Trouba registered an assist, three hits and six blocked shots in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Capitals.
This was a dogged effort from Trouba, who is starting in the offensive zone just 36.7 percent of the time, a career-low mark through his 11 years of service time between the Jets and Rangers. He's added three goals and 14 assists to go along with 101 hits and 132 blocked shots through 42 games, but the Rangers no longer require his services on the power play as yet another downgrade to his fantasy prospects.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Playing Thursday
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Trouba (personal) will play in St. Louis on Thursday, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
Trouba missed practice Tuesday and there was some doubt that he'd be available versus the Blues, but that has been put to rest. Trouba has three goals, 13 assists, 95 hits and 123 blocked shots in 39 games this season.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Absent from practice
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Trouba was not in attendance for Tuesday's practice session due to personal reasons, Colin Stephenson of Newsday reports.
Trouba's absence shouldn't be an immediate red flag for fantasy players, as the Rangers won't return to action until Thursday's matchup with St. Louis. Still, the Michigan native appears to have rediscovered his offensive game of late, notching a goal and two assists in his last five contests. If Trouba were to miss any time, Zac Jones would likely find himself back in the lineup.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Good to play Friday
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Trouba (upper body) is set to return for Friday's contest against Florida, according to Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.
Trouba has two goals, 13 points, 33 PIM, 74 hits and 103 blocks in 33 appearances this season. He exited Thursday's 5-1 win over Washington after absorbing a hit from Tom Wilson, but it seems Trouba won't miss a full game due to the injury.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Hurt in Wednesday's game
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Trouba (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Capitals.
Trouba was injured on a hit from Tom Wilson early in the second period. The 29-year-old Trouba has four points over 12 contests in December, though his defensive play is vital to the Rangers' system. An update on his status should be available prior to Friday's game versus the Panthers.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Receives fine Saturday
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Trouba received a $5,000 fine for high-sticking Boston's Trent Frederic in Saturday's game.
Trouba is no stranger to walking a fine line with his play, but he crossed it with his actions Saturday. The 29-year-old defenseman was not penalized during the game, but he added an assist, two shots on goal, three blocked shots and a plus-4 rating in a 7-4 win.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Totals two helpers in Metroplex
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Trouba ended up with two assists in Monday's 6-3 loss against the Stars.
The veteran rearguard was the only Rangers player who posted a positive plus/minus rating, and he ended up with a team-high four shots on goal while contributing three blocked shots and a hit in his team-high 23:57 of ice time. After managing just one goal and three points in nine October games, Trouba has posted four points (all assists) in seven November contests.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Gets physical against old team
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Trouba had an assist in Monday's 3-2 overtime win against the Jets.
The veteran rearguard appeared to be excited to play in his old stomping grounds, as he played his first six NHL seasons in Winnipeg from 2013-19. Trouba ended up with a plus-1 rating with four blocked shots and a hit in his 23:54 of ice time. He and the Rangers are back at it Thursday against the Hurricanes.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Hands out helper
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Trouba logged an assist, two PIM, three hits and four blocked shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Kraken.
Trouba took a hard shot that leaked through Philipp Grubauer, allowing Kaapo Kakko a tap-in at the goal line in the second period. This was Trouba's first point since Opening Night. The 29-year-old blueliner has a goal, an assist, 10 shots on net, 16 PIM, nine hits and 21 blocked shots through five appearances. He's a lock to stay in the Rangers' top four as one of the elite physical players in the NHL.
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Rangers' Jacob Trouba: Rewarded late for sacrificing body
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Trouba scored an empty-net goal on his only shot to go with eight blocked shots and one hit in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.
The Rangers' captain led by example in the team's first official game with coach Peter Laviolette behind the bench. Trouba constantly put his body on the line to help stifle Buffalo's dangerous offense. His efforts were rewarded with a lucky bounce late in the third period, as Trouba's clearing attempt from his own zone found Buffalo's empty net to round out the scoring with 1:29 remaining.
