Winnipeg Jets Discussion - 2024/2025 Season

[blue_gold_84]

Hmmm... I guess they gave him an extra $50k/yr just to make me wrong.

Eh, I'm sure you're used to it by now.

Anyway, glad he's finally re-signed. Reasonable term and money. Now he has to earn it.

[blue_gold_84]

https://illegalcurve.com/winnipeg-jets-make-first-cuts-of-2024-25-training-camp/

Training camp began last week with 53 players on the roster. After less than a week of skating and two pre-season games that number will now be reduced as Winnipeg has announced the following moves:

To Manitoba:
F – Chaz Lucius
F – Henri Nikkanen
F – Danny Zhilkin

Back to junior teams:
F – Kevin He
F- Jacob Julien
F – Connor Levis
F – Markus Loponen
F – Kieron Walton

The following four players have been released from their professional try-outs:
D – Dylan Anhorn
D – Dawson Barteaux
D – Ashton Sautner
F – Ben King

All four have AHL deals with the Moose and will be at their training camp.

The Jets now have 23 forwards, 13 defencemen, and five goalies remaining at training camp.

[Pigskin]

Lucius has been disappointing so far. 35 games of hockey in the past 2 years. Injury after injury. Needs to stay healthy and have a very good year with the Moose.

[Jockitch]

Gotta like the style of win last night.
Jets dressed the more experienced lineup and worked better as a team. Our #1 line dominated, Ehlers and Lambert certainly were decent together with Names. Defensively solid and I thought Lundmark had a very serviceable game paired with a good vet in Miller.
Still cheering for Kupari to prove himself and make this team

[Pigskin]

Stanley out for 4 weeks, with knee surgery.

Little to retire as a Jet.

[Jesse]

Stanley out for 4 weeks, with knee surgery.

Little to retire as a Jet.

Stanley out too?

Oi vey.

[J5V]

Stanley out too?

Oi vey.

Man! He was playing well too.

[blue_gold_84]

https://illegalcurve.com/winnipeg-jets-make-third-cut-of-2024-25-training-camp-reduce-roster-by-7/

The Jets got down to 36 players last Sunday and today they have made a further reduction as follows:

G: Thomas Milic
D: Dmitry Kuzmin, Tyrel Bauer, Simon Lundmark
F: Dominic Toninato, AJF, Mason Shaw,

Four of which are on waivers for purposes of assignment to the Moose:

D – Simon Lundmark
F – Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
F – Mason Shaw
F – Dominic Toninato

And the other three are being assigned to Manitoba:

G – Thomas Milic
D – Tyrel Bauer
D – Dmitry Kuzmin

This leaves 29 players at Jets camp.

[blue_gold_84]

Winnipeg Jets unveil Ukrainian Heritage logo: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-jets-ukrainian-heritage-1.7341115

[Jockitch]

Is Chevy watching the Waiver wire for a hidden gem ?    Such as a puck moving D-man
 
Who is going to be traded or waived and then picked up before he clears waivers ?

What's the fate of Iafallo and his $4.M tag, Kupari, Barron, is Lambert pushing into the opening roster (hope so)
Is Comrie capable of being the backup or is his use as a goalie mentor on the Moose ? 

[Jesse]

Is Chevy watching the Waiver wire for a hidden gem ?    Such as a puck moving D-man
 
Who is going to be traded or waived and then picked up before he clears waivers ?

What's the fate of Iafallo and his $4.M tag, Kupari, Barron, is Lambert pushing into the opening roster (hope so)
Is Comrie capable of being the backup or is his use as a goalie mentor on the Moose ? 

Chevy's usually pretty good at picking up contributors off of the waiver wire. Not sure we have space for it this year as a guy like Lambert could be sent down for the sole purpose that he doesn't have to go through waivers.

I guess the caveat there is that we're suddenly low on defensive bodies.

[Pigskin]

Is Chevy watching the Waiver wire for a hidden gem ?    Such as a puck moving D-man
 
Who is going to be traded or waived and then picked up before he clears waivers ?

What's the fate of Iafallo and his $4.M tag, Kupari, Barron, is Lambert pushing into the opening roster (hope so)
Is Comrie capable of being the backup or is his use as a goalie mentor on the Moose ? 

Comrie is a down grade from LB. Iafallo is a swiss army knife type of player, but at $4M??? Kupari, needs to turn the corner quickly. I like Barron on our 4th line. I think Lambert has played well and needs the be on the roster. 

Second line C is a big ? for me. VN7 is a 3rd or 4th line C at best.

D is also a big question mark.

[theaardvark]

1C - 55
3C - 17
1w - 81
2W - 27

1G - 37

Other than that, no idea

[Jockitch]

Very much agree on the need to some how upgrade our 2C position.
Personally believe that Kupari and Lambert have the wheels for it. Perfetti has the smarts but I'm guessing NO. ..... will Arniel take the chance on one of these and get rid of the Namestnikov idea 


 ....... and for me a puck moving D-man who also uses his body with force

[blue_gold_84]

Iafallo at $4M is pretty reasonable considering how much versatility he brings.

I'm surprised about Lambert. It sounded like he was ready to take the next step.

2C remains a pretty big question mark in the meantime, IMO.