from Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe,

The Jets have been in build mode for a long time. They require players who can contribute now, namely a left-shot defenseman to slot ahead of Toby Enstrom and ex-Bruin Mark Stuart and complement righties Dustin Byfuglien and Tyler Myers.

So while the Bruins would love to add Trouba’s right-shot touch to replace Hamilton (and Johnny Boychuk, for that matter), they don’t have Winnipeg’s preferred piece. Yes, Torey Krug is a left-shot defenseman, young, and under control for four seasons at $5.25 million annually. He would help any team’s power play, including Winnipeg’s.

But Trouba is an all-around, minutes-gobbling, do-it-all horse. Krug has improved his five-on-five game, but he will never be known as a go-to penalty killer (just 38 shorthanded seconds per appearance last season). Of Trouba’s 22:03 of average ice time last season, 2:43 took place on the penalty kill, while he logged 1:17 on the power play.

Trouba has the foundation of becoming the next iteration of Drew Doughty. The Bruins could only land Trouba if they sent Krug on his flight to Winnipeg with a fellow passenger. The Jets would ask for David Pastrnak. Whether that price would be palatable for the Bruins is difficult to determine.

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