Newsstand: Michigan hockey alum could be headed to Red Wings

Michigan Wolverines hockey alum Jacob Trouba is a hot name in NHL trade circles heading into the start of free agency on Monday. The New York Rangers are reportedly working on a trade that would send him back to his home state with the Detroit Red Wings.

Here’s what Larry Brooks of the New York Post said:

Indeed, a well-placed source has told The Post that GM Chris Drury is working on a deal to send the captain to the Red Wings, a trade that the Michigan native would presumably accept after having played as a freshman for the Wolverines in 2012-13.

We are told the Rangers may retain $2.5 million per year on the two remaining seasons of Trouba’s $8M annual cap charge. That represents 31.25 percent retention that would also be applied to the $12M in salary Trouba has coming over the next two seasons.

If that does become the amount of retention if this deal goes through, that would clear an additional $5.5M in space … but the Blueshirts would have to then find a reasonable replacement for the most physical and menacing player on the team who held down a spot on their first penalty-kill unit.

Last season, Trouba played in 69 games with the Rangers, scoring 3 goals and 19 assists on the year. He was the 9th overall pick of the Winnipeg Jets during the 2012 NHL Draft. He is a Rochester, Michigan native.

Michigan quote of the day

“I had a great time. I got to sit down with the coaches a lot. I got to spend time with the players and see how Michigan works and how I could fit there. It’s everything I thought it was going to be and more. The coaches really get down on a personal level and talk development. Obviously, academics are really big at Michigan. Overall, it was a great experience.”

– Michigan football commitment On300 EDGE Julius Holly after a recent visit to Ann Arbor

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