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Trouba can't get 8 years of term. Rule is CBA, section 50.8:
The following practices also shall not be permitted under this Agreement and may not be included in any SPC (Standard Player Contract), nor otherwise agreed to by any Club, any person or any entity:
An SPC with a term of greater than seven (7) years, provided, however, that a Club may sign a Player to an SPC with a term of up to eight (8) years if that Player was on such Club's Reserve List as of and since the most recent Trade Deadline. With respect to potential Unrestricted Free Agents only, the ability to re-sign a Player to an SPC of eight (8) years expires when the Player becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent. With respect to a Player who becomes a Group 2 Restricted Free Agent, a Club may sign such Player to an SPC with a term of up to eight (8) years provided such Player was on such Club's Reserve List and/or Restricted Free Agent List as of and since the most recent Trade Deadline.
Was on the Jets as of and since. So only the Jets could have signed him to an 8 year contract. It's called "sign and trade" for a reason. Once traded max term is 7 years.