Report: Jets, Trouba $3M apart in arbitration filings
The Winnipeg Jets and defenseman Jacob Trouba are reportedly $3 million apart in their contract talks, with an arbitration hearing just two days away.
The Jets have offered $4 million while Trouba is asking for $7 million heading into arbitration, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
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The 24-year-old is a restricted free agent, coming out of the final season of a two-year, $6-million contract. Trouba signed the deal after a contract dispute to begin the 2016-17 season, which saw him hold out before signing on Nov. 7, 13 games into the regular season.
Trouba tallied three goals and 24 points in 55 games last season while averaging 21:54 of ice time, the second-most among all Jets players.