Winnipeg Jets Discussion - 2026/27 season

[JockitchwithRich]

Boumedienne is at Ohio State U., which he chose to do, stalling his signing an ELC.  The Jets did have him at their Development Camp recently.

In my eyes the top 4 on D. is JMo, Pionk, Samberg, Ferraro.
Salomonsson, when healthy and DeMelo are next
Fleury will likely remain as the 7th d-man.
Stanley is certainly not likely to be signed $2M.+ to sit
up in our Press Box.

[blue_gold_84]

Jets re-sign RFA F Perfetti to five-year contract

$6M AAV

Good. Quite good.

[JockitchwithRich]

Feeling this is very decent for him, Perfetti.

For Chevy and the Jets, it means recommitment from Cole and hopefully a real
great result on the ice. If not, then the AAV in trade talks is usually
manageable, unless he is a total non factor going forward

Noted on PuckPedia that his contract shows no trade protection symbols

[JockitchwithRich]

TC is approximately 2 months away and I wonder what is the option if young Bjorck doesn't cut it and isn't ready to be playing up

Are we back to "stone hands" Lowry as our 2nd line center
Please tell me we won't see Namestnikov there
With great speed and determination, will it be Barron
Walton and He won't be ready and Yager may still be a long shot

[Jesse]

TC is approximately 2 months away and I wonder what is the option if young Bjorck doesn't cut it and isn't ready to be playing up

Are we back to "stone hands" Lowry as our 2nd line center
Please tell me we won't see Namestnikov there
With great speed and determination, will it be Barron
Walton and He won't be ready and Yager may still be a long shot

You know all the players on the roster. It's very likely that the Bjork line isn't going to be handling top minutes to begin with anyway, regardless of if he's ready or not, so you probably will see the Lowry line a lot to begin the season. Then you hope so see the transition of minutes over the course of the year.

[blue_gold_84]

Noted on PuckPedia that his contract shows no trade protection symbols

Looks like he has M-NTCs in year 3 and 4: https://puckpedia.com/player/cole-perfetti

[JockitchwithRich]

Yes I see that PuckPedia updated and does indeed reflect more of
Perfetti's contract changes.
Also they dropped Bjorck off the main roster to now show
23 contracts for the 23 spots. Couple days ago it was 24/23.

[Pigskin]

Is CP91 a 6M player right now? No. However this could age well for the Jets if he can stay healthy and find some scoring.

[blue_gold_84]

[blue_gold_84]

[dd]

Jets re-sign RFA F Perfetti to five-year contract

$6M AAV

Good. Quite good.

Wow, colour me shocked, in what world is Cole Perfetti and his 12-15 goals worth $6M a year?? That's just plain crazy.

[blue_gold_84]

Wow, colour me shocked, in what world is Cole Perfetti and his 12-15 goals worth $6M a year?? That's just plain crazy.

One season does not a career make. And contract negotiations certainly wouldn't happen based on a single season, either.

After his most productive season in 2024-25, he had a down year last season dealing with an injury and it took some time for him to get going. That was exacerbated by team's struggles to find offense outside of the top line, particularly with the second line that never got going.

Danielle Bain's article from yesterday covers a lot of ground: https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/perfetti-embracing-expectations-that-come-with-new-contract/

I'm not sure what you expected he'd re-sign for but I don't think your expectation aligns with the reality of today's NHL. On paper this is a pretty good deal for him and the team.

[blue_gold_84]

Jets prospect D Freij leaving SHL early to begin North American career

Should be a mainstay with the Moose this upcoming season.

[Pigskin]

Jets prospect D Freij leaving SHL early to begin North American career

Should be a mainstay with the Moose this upcoming season.

Viggo will have a roommate now.