Winnipeg Jets Discussion - 2024/2025 Season

[theaardvark]

The JT news is way overblown, imo. Chevy said there was "interest" out of respect. He also said that he needs to prove he can skate first.

Does a soon to be 38 year old who needs to prove he can skate really sound like an option for a team that's first in the central? Or is the the comment of a man who had JT on his team for 3 Stanley Cups and doesn't want to slag him in public?

We need a FO guy, a Monahan, a Stasny.  We have like, 17 centres on this team, and have yet to find a guy who can consistantly win 51% of faceoff...

If JT can "skate" 7-8 minutes a night, be the 4th line C who comes out for big faceoffs, I can't see us not taking him on. 

[blue_gold_84]

We need a FO guy, a Monahan, a Stasny.  We have like, 17 centres on this team, and have yet to find a guy who can consistantly win 51% of faceoff...

If JT can "skate" 7-8 minutes a night, be the 4th line C who comes out for big faceoffs, I can't see us not taking him on. 

You're really overvaluing Toews. He hasn't played in nearly two years, so to assume he'll just magically become the team's best FO centre is ridiculously presumptuous.

And the team doesn't need a late 30s centre to bolster the 4th line. The bottom 6 is pretty solid already.

[Jesse]

I guess Chevy was just there for Chicago's 1st Stanley Cup, but my point is that he has a lot of respect for Toews' career and wouldn't publically say that he's done as a player and couldn't help us.

[Pigskin]

Should be a tough test tonight, and I imagine the Jets are wanting some revenge.

Get on them early, this is a back to back for them.

[blue_gold_84]

I guess Chevy was just there for Chicago's 1st Stanley Cup, but my point is that he has a lot of respect for Toews' career and wouldn't publically say that he's done as a player and couldn't help us.

Toews is a first ballot HOFer already, so the respect is certainly warranted. Cheveldayoff would have nothing to gain by saying Toews is done, in public or otherwise.

[Pigskin]

NE27 camp floating it out there again that he would like to play with his buddy in Montreal.

1- Can Montreal afford adding a couple of $8M contracts to there roster.
2- What is NE27 worth?
3- Is NE27s camp just using Montreal to drive up his signing price.
4- Should we move him now if he's not signing here in the summer.

[Pigskin]

Lambert back with the Jets.

[theaardvark]

You're really overvaluing Toews. He hasn't played in nearly two years, so to assume he'll just magically become the team's best FO centre is ridiculously presumptuous.

And the team doesn't need a late 30s centre to bolster the 4th line. The bottom 6 is pretty solid already.

Not talking about bolstering the bottom 6, but rather bolstering the FO's and maybe the 2nd unit PP, and having him placehold in the bottom six, as he probably can't handle 2C minutes.

Chevy has a responsibility for the roster, but can you imagine the attendance bump Toews would make?  We'd be back to sellouts pretty quick, even if its just his family and friends coming .

And how many Toews jerseys would they sell?

Pretty sure Gus gives up his number in a heartbeat...

NE27 camp floating it out there again that he would like to play with his buddy in Montreal.

1- Can Montreal afford adding a couple of $8M contracts to there roster.
2- What is NE27 worth?
3- Is NE27s camp just using Montreal to drive up his signing price.
4- Should we move him now if he's not signing here in the summer.

He's not goin anywhere unless a boatload comes back.  Not saying he is our playoff champion, he seems to disappear then, but he's a part you cannot trade, unless you get something really good back, including something you cna then trade to replace him with.

If he has no interest in re-signing here, he becomes an "Own Rental".  He's the kind of player teams would give up a first rounder for to complete the season.  So, basically, we're getting a first rounder by not trading him.

That said, only Chevy knows what Ehlers' status is, and his chances of signing him.  If chances of him staying are slim, and we get a chance to swap him to a team that can re-sign him in exchange for a 2nd line rental player that excels in the playoffs and a draft pick/prospect as a sweetener, pull the trigger.

I want Ehlers to be a long term fixture in Winnipeg.  I love his play, he's fun to watch.  But I used to like Burmistrov too, they're just that kind of unexpected wheee.   But if he's not re-signing and wants to test FA, and you can get a better playoff performer back for him, he's better as a trade than an own rental, IMHO.

[blue_gold_84]

[blue_or_die]

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[Pigskin]

KFC-Scheif-Vilardi
Ehlers-Barzal-Perfetti
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Are we talking Matthew Barzal with a $9.1M cap hit. 2025: 6 G, 12 A.

[Jesse]

Are we talking Matthew Barzal with a $9.1M cap hit. 2025: 6 G, 12 A.

Is there some extenuating circumstances around those numbers or just a down year?

[theaardvark]

Are we talking Matthew Barzal with a $9.1M cap hit. 2025: 6 G, 12 A.

9.1 mil cap hit, until 2031...

[Pigskin]

The Good: PP: 1/1, PK: 2/3. 2nd. line with 7 points. CP91 finally gets the monkey off his back after 14 games with a hat trick. NE27 hits 500 points.

The Bad: A few to many giveaways and few bad break downs in the D-zone.

The Ugly: A number of players are not feeling well.

[Jockitch]

Happy for #91 cuz those results are much better than goalposts
Ehlers and DeMelo definitely deserved stars with Fetts but
certainly want to send kudos for Kupari

Hoping Ehlers won't get moved like Raantanen did tonight