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A Bridge Deal May Be Best For Jacob Trouba In Winnipeg

07/25/2016 at 3:34pm EDT

from Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun,

... That's why a bridge of a season or two still seems to make the most sense right now.

If Trouba can continue to log big minutes and increase his offensive production, the Jets will be happy to pay him big bucks over a longer term.

One of the potential problems is that as long as Dustin Byfuglien, Tyler Myers and to a certain degree Toby Enstrom remain in the fold and healthy, there haven't been many power-play minutes available for Trouba, which has an obvious impact on his point totals.

But the Jets appear to hold much of the leverage when it comes to this round of negotiations, so Trouba's options seem pretty straightforward.

Sign a bridge deal and bet on himself to progress and cash in next time or lower his salary demands on a longer-term contract, assuming that's what he wants.

If neither of those possibilities appeal to Trouba, that's where things could get dicey.

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