With a long summer ahead of us, I think it would be cool to see the evolution of peoples predictions/hopes for how the lineup shakes out, as signings and trades happen throughout the summer.
Post below your predictions/hopes for how the lineup could look for opening day next year, feel free to include any trades or signings you could see happening. Will be neat to see how close or far off it ends up being.
Current Depth Chart: Winnipeg Jets Depth Charts Roster and Line Projection - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Pending UFAS: 2022 NHL Free Agents - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
For me, I'm hoping the Jets are able to add size and NHL quality depth throughout their forwards, the bottom 6 was painful to watch this year. Having the kind of depth in my prediction/hopeful lineup with a coach like Trotz should make for a pretty good team.
My pre-draft / free agency prediction:
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Connor - Dubois - Wheeler
Nichushkin - Perfetti - Ehlers
Lafreniere - Stastny - Appleton
Barron - Lowry - Kassian
Extras: Gustavsson, Reichel
Morrissey - Schmidt
Samberg - Pionk
Heinola - Demelo
Extras: Stanley
Hellebuyck
Comrie
Trades:
Scheifele for Lafreniere + Futures?
Dillon for Kassian + Pick?
UFA Signings:
Nichushkin
Stastny
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Tons of size and scoring throughout the forwards on every line, and all NHL caliber players with only Barron as question mark.
Dillon trade might not look great on the surface but clears room for Heinola to come in, while getting the Jets more picks and replacing some of what Dillon brought in toughness with Kassian. The 4RW spot is looking pretty rough in the Jets system and UFA in general, and I think he would pair nicely with Lowry. I'd imagine the Oilers would be all over that deal on their end too depending on what round the pick is.
As for the Scheifele move I still think he's probably gone but if you plug him in at C on the 3rd line instead of Perfetti and put Cole on the wing the lineup still looks great. Basically put any top 6 forward part of a Scheifele trade return in for Lafreniere and the lineup looks good, I was just having trouble coming up with a prediction of who the return for Mark would be.
I think getting a guy like Nichushkin would absolutely transform the lineup either way and would love to see the Jets find a way to fit him in. Would help with integrating Chibrikov and Rashevsky the next couple years as well when they come over.
I didn't think too hard about the cap but subtracting 6mil for Scheif and 4mil for Dillon should be enough to make it work ball-parking in my head (5.5 for Nishushkin is what I'm thinking).
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Curious to see how the rest of you want to see the lineup shape up for next fall!
Post below your predictions/hopes for how the lineup could look for opening day next year, feel free to include any trades or signings you could see happening. Will be neat to see how close or far off it ends up being.
Current Depth Chart: Winnipeg Jets Depth Charts Roster and Line Projection - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Pending UFAS: 2022 NHL Free Agents - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
For me, I'm hoping the Jets are able to add size and NHL quality depth throughout their forwards, the bottom 6 was painful to watch this year. Having the kind of depth in my prediction/hopeful lineup with a coach like Trotz should make for a pretty good team.
My pre-draft / free agency prediction:
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Connor - Dubois - Wheeler
Nichushkin - Perfetti - Ehlers
Lafreniere - Stastny - Appleton
Barron - Lowry - Kassian
Extras: Gustavsson, Reichel
Morrissey - Schmidt
Samberg - Pionk
Heinola - Demelo
Extras: Stanley
Hellebuyck
Comrie
Trades:
Scheifele for Lafreniere + Futures?
Dillon for Kassian + Pick?
UFA Signings:
Nichushkin
Stastny
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Tons of size and scoring throughout the forwards on every line, and all NHL caliber players with only Barron as question mark.
Dillon trade might not look great on the surface but clears room for Heinola to come in, while getting the Jets more picks and replacing some of what Dillon brought in toughness with Kassian. The 4RW spot is looking pretty rough in the Jets system and UFA in general, and I think he would pair nicely with Lowry. I'd imagine the Oilers would be all over that deal on their end too depending on what round the pick is.
As for the Scheifele move I still think he's probably gone but if you plug him in at C on the 3rd line instead of Perfetti and put Cole on the wing the lineup still looks great. Basically put any top 6 forward part of a Scheifele trade return in for Lafreniere and the lineup looks good, I was just having trouble coming up with a prediction of who the return for Mark would be.
I think getting a guy like Nichushkin would absolutely transform the lineup either way and would love to see the Jets find a way to fit him in. Would help with integrating Chibrikov and Rashevsky the next couple years as well when they come over.
I didn't think too hard about the cap but subtracting 6mil for Scheif and 4mil for Dillon should be enough to make it work ball-parking in my head (5.5 for Nishushkin is what I'm thinking).
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Curious to see how the rest of you want to see the lineup shape up for next fall!