Speculation: 2024/25 Trade Rumours, Speculation etc Thread

[scarbrow]

Wouldn't it be nice if FLA can't re-sign Ekblad so they Raantanan and move him to the Jets to fulfill the Maurice quote and help the Jets win the cup?

What's the acquisition cost of Ekblad realistically?
1st+Lambert+?

 

[DRW204]

It's that time of year friends. Athletic player survey, no one will ever take our trophy.

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Three quotes about us, the bad food is kind of suprising:

“There’s not much to do out there,” one player said. “It’s f—ing cold. I haven’t heard a guy go to Winnipeg and be like, 'This is going to be my forever home.’”

"Nothing to do, bad food, freezing,” another said.

Here’s one Jets player’s defense of his city, noting that the drive from the airport to downtown isn’t exactly the scenic route: “I remember when I first did it, it was underwhelming. There are parts of the city that are great, but you don't see that (as a visiting player). I always wish that they'd stay down at the Forks or somewhere like that. I don't think that hotel meets the criteria for the league, but it would be better than staying downtown."

i don't agree with bad food but i do think it is a bit overhyped. this poll is relative to cities/states like LA/Cali, NY/tri-state, MTL, TOR, VAN, NSH, Florida etc. the food here is solid, but compared to some of those cities i don't think it is anything out of the ordinary or noteworthy.

Looks Like Pionk is the best one of that bunch, still.

Hopefully he can stick. Him and Samberg have chemistry together.

samberg has really elevated that pairing. his play this year has been v good. wanted to see him a bit consistently & performing well in a top-4 role, and he's done just that + more.

 

[Moloch]

I've said it before and ill harp on it again - Monahan and Toffoli last year did nothing but mess with our chemistry. I think Arniel sees how dynamic our lineup is and hopefully keeps this apparent to Chevy. I wouldn't mind a 2C but at this point I'm leaning more towards "Don't fix what aint broken" because if we trade a first + a prospect for another 2C and the chemistry isn't there we are shooting ourselves in the foot.

2nd line in the past 6 games:
67.5 HDCF%
66% xGF%
60 SCF%

Only thing I want before the deadline is a d man.

 

[Huffer]

Ryan Lindgren sucks. Ask any Ranger fan. Terrible in his own end, terrible on the PK, generates minimal offense, makes $4.5M this season. Why would we want him? What do you see in him?

Career playoff GP means nothing to me. By that logic we should go after Pat Maroon with 163 GP and three cups then?

Agree with you in regards to using team stats on a player without context. If you're a player driving the bus it can be useful, but means very little when you're sitting at the back. If that wasn't the case, Charlie Huddy would be talked about in hushed tones for how amazing he was.

 

[bustamente]

I still even though the Jets are killing it atm would love to see a bonafide 2C for the playoffs but I don't think Chevy sees it that way feeling that he has all he needs in house. He might dip his toes in the deadline pool but nothing major is coming our way

 

[DRW204]

Yeah, that bunch doesn't scream $10M AAV. Big deal. That doesn't preclude Chevy trying to trade for a big-dollar top-2 D, or a good 2C, or preferring any number of moves before giving Ehlers $8M. Maybe he simply doesn't want to give him Scheifele and Helly dollars. All kinds of reasons Chevy might have for not signing Ehlers to a mega contract, and that doesn't even get around to the reasons Ehlers could have for wanting to go elsewhere.

I figure Ehlers is somewhere around 60% gone, 40% returning. Maybe 65-35.

Your post in the Ehlers thread.

My guess is GMs will be falling over themselves come FA time to sign defensement to $10M contracts. By the way, I never said Ehlers will be getting $10M. Have you been taking citing lessons from gojetsgo?

way you back-pedal you should be starting DB for the Bombers.

you're the one that theorized, and then chased me in another thread about NHL GMs/the Jets giving a FA RD 10M. i don't know if Ehlers signs or not but they sure aren't giving any of those FA RD 10m/year like you posted about.

now you want to pivot to trades after your ridiculous FA prediction.
i don't know which "top-dollar" (not sure which players you're thinking of here, or the benchmark caphit, ie: 8m? 9m?) are available. id be open to a trade for sure, the Jets are up there w/ the most cap-space in the league in the off-season, so they have plenty of flexibility.

lot of those top-dollar guys likely have NTC/NMC part of those contracts, are a key piece to their team (hence the high cap hit), or perhaps negative value relative to their contract which may be someone to avoid. so hard to discuss likelihood when you're being vague on names.

 

[gojetsgo]

still think the jets need 1 more add up front, they are clicking right now but have had the secondary scoring dry up already this season + were one injury away from having our top 2 centers be names/lowry, we really need some insurance for what we hope to be a long playoff run

 

[Buffdog]

It's that time of year friends. Athletic player survey, no one will ever take our trophy.

View attachment 972925

Three quotes about us, the bad food is kind of suprising:

“There’s not much to do out there,” one player said. “It’s f—ing cold. I haven’t heard a guy go to Winnipeg and be like, 'This is going to be my forever home.’”

"Nothing to do, bad food, freezing,” another said.

Here’s one Jets player’s defense of his city, noting that the drive from the airport to downtown isn’t exactly the scenic route: “I remember when I first did it, it was underwhelming. There are parts of the city that are great, but you don't see that (as a visiting player). I always wish that they'd stay down at the Forks or somewhere like that. I don't think that hotel meets the criteria for the league, but it would be better than staying downtown."

I could of sworn we used to be on like 67% of no trade lists!

Progress?

 

[kylbaz]

It's that time of year friends. Athletic player survey, no one will ever take our trophy.

View attachment 972925

Three quotes about us, the bad food is kind of suprising:

“There’s not much to do out there,” one player said. “It’s f—ing cold. I haven’t heard a guy go to Winnipeg and be like, 'This is going to be my forever home.’”

"Nothing to do, bad food, freezing,” another said.

Here’s one Jets player’s defense of his city, noting that the drive from the airport to downtown isn’t exactly the scenic route: “I remember when I first did it, it was underwhelming. There are parts of the city that are great, but you don't see that (as a visiting player). I always wish that they'd stay down at the Forks or somewhere like that. I don't think that hotel meets the criteria for the league, but it would be better than staying downtown."

But no Edmonton.

 

[Dirtbag151]

i don't agree with bad food but i do think it is a bit overhyped. this poll is relative to cities/states like LA/Cali, NY/tri-state, MTL, TOR, VAN, NSH, Florida etc. the food here is solid, but compared to some of those cities i don't think it is anything out of the ordinary or noteworthy.

samberg has really elevated that pairing. his play this year has been v good. wanted to see him a bit consistently & performing well in a top-4 role, and he's done just that + more.

I'm sure young millionaires are referring to different restaurants than you or I usually frequent lol
perhaps we do not have as many options as other cities ?

 

[10Ducky10]

I think Winnipeg has a great diversity of really good restaurants.
I was talking to 2 guys from New York at the Punjabi Sweet House on Mandalay and they told me it was the best East Indian food they have ever tasted.
My better half moved here from TO and she told me she was surprised by how many really good restaurants we have and also very surprised by the different choices.
Mind you, the millionaires might be comparing the much more expensive restaurants.

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

I think Winnipeg has a great diversity of really good restaurants.
I was talking to 2 guys from New York at the Punjabi Sweet House on Mandalay and they told me it was the best East Indian food they have ever tasted.
My better half moved here from TO and she told me she was surprised by how many really good restaurants we have and also very surprised by the different choices.
Mind you, the millionaires might be comparing the much more expensive restaurants.

Hy's and Shark Club are pretty welfare compared to the top end places in New York and Chicago haha...

Still shocked that the Inn at the Forks doesn't rate to NHL standards somehow

 

[jokesondee]

Winnipeg is actually well known across Canada as having the most restaurants per capita and a fantastic culinary scene. Just clueless rich babies spouting off on shit they have no idea about. But, but, but Winnipeg is covered in ice year round and has mosquitos the size of humming birds(in reality Winnipeg has the sunniest and warmest summers in Canada, not to mention mosquitos havent been an issue in like 20 years).

 

[Cypruss]

I could of sworn we used to be on like 67% of no trade lists!

Progress?

The question was, "what's the first team on it"

so maybe we are #3 on someones 8 team list.....so this ranking is pure #1 avoid team.... I am sure we are still on approximately 67% of all lists....

 

[Bender Duster]

It's that time of year friends. Athletic player survey, no one will ever take our trophy.

View attachment 972925

Three quotes about us, the bad food is kind of suprising:

“There’s not much to do out there,” one player said. “It’s f—ing cold. I haven’t heard a guy go to Winnipeg and be like, 'This is going to be my forever home.’”

"Nothing to do, bad food, freezing,” another said.

Here’s one Jets player’s defense of his city, noting that the drive from the airport to downtown isn’t exactly the scenic route: “I remember when I first did it, it was underwhelming. There are parts of the city that are great, but you don't see that (as a visiting player). I always wish that they'd stay down at the Forks or somewhere like that. I don't think that hotel meets the criteria for the league, but it would be better than staying downtown."

Most of the time these guys are in town for 24 hours or less, so if they are complaining about the food it means that the catering at the Fairmont or Delta isn't great compared to other NHL hotels in other cities.

 

[voyageur]

I've said it before and ill harp on it again - Monahan and Toffoli last year did nothing but mess with our chemistry. I think Arniel sees how dynamic our lineup is and hopefully keeps this apparent to Chevy. I wouldn't mind a 2C but at this point I'm leaning more towards "Don't fix what aint broken" because if we trade a first + a prospect for another 2C and the chemistry isn't there we are shooting ourselves in the foot.

2nd line in the past 6 games:
67.5 HDCF%
66% xGF%
60 SCF%

Only thing I want before the deadline is a d man.

You have to wonder if Namestnikov and Kupari aren't playing for their jobs, as any slump by those two probably makes them replaceable at the deadline.

The way I see it, Lowry is a legit option for 2C, with Ehlers, if you want to make adjustments. Kupari has shown he can play on the shutdown line, with his skating. Namestnikov and Perfetti probably stay together on whatever line they are on.

There's options (Ehlers/Iafallo) if Vilardi goes cold.

I'd say depth is maybe an issue. Still expect a decent PKer in the fold at the deadline. Jets have been great at not taking penalties though to make the PK less of an issue.

Defense I don't think Fleury/Heinola as reserves is enough to compete, with an injury.

What do folks think of Mackenzie's assertion the draft this year is weak. Would that affect Chevy's view of how to use his 1st, or does he try to save it for the draft as capital to improve, if he knows he's going to lose some guys?

 

[Hank Chinaski]

I think Winnipeg has a great diversity of really good restaurants.
I was talking to 2 guys from New York at the Punjabi Sweet House on Mandalay and they told me it was the best East Indian food they have ever tasted.
My better half moved here from TO and she told me she was surprised by how many really good restaurants we have and also very surprised by the different choices.
Mind you, the millionaires might be comparing the much more expensive restaurants.

This.

Winnipeg kills it for variety and quality with mom and pop operations, but that’s not where visiting NHL players are frequenting.

No Michelin star restaurants, only a few high end steakhouses. You’re going to get sick of visiting Earl’s Main St. every time you’re in Winnipeg. So yeah, not surprised at all by that comment.

 

[jokesondee]

This.

Winnipeg kills it for variety and quality with mom and pop operations, but that’s not where visiting NHL players are frequenting.

No Michelin star restaurants, only a few high end steakhouses. You’re going to get sick of visiting Earl’s Main St. every time you’re in Winnipeg. So yeah, not surprised at all by that comment.

Not many cities would have these. Most of these players dont venture out of the hotel and have no idea what they are talking about.

 

[Cypruss]

I like the team right now. Sure, a few minor depth/injury depth bodies can always be helpful that doesn't cost a current player or top prospect.

As far as big pieces, I really don't want to see any.

Unless the Name is specifically: Crosby, O'Reilly or Parayko

Then no....lets run with what we have and the chemistry and apparent "love" this group of men have for each other.

 

[surixon]

I think Winnipeg has a great diversity of really good restaurants.
I was talking to 2 guys from New York at the Punjabi Sweet House on Mandalay and they told me it was the best East Indian food they have ever tasted.
My better half moved here from TO and she told me she was surprised by how many really good restaurants we have and also very surprised by the different choices.
Mind you, the millionaires might be comparing the much more expensive restaurants.

Agreed. Also I remember almost every Jet raving about the food scene in those game day programs that the team used to put out. I think it's largely due to the fact that the players stay right around the arena that impacts there perception.

I've been to a lot of cities and I wouldn't trade our food scene with the vast majority of them.

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

Agreed. Also I remember almost every Jet raving about the food scene in those game day programs that the team used to put out. I think it's largely due to the fact that the players stay right around the arena that impacts there perception.

I've been to a lot of cities and I wouldn't trade our food scene with the vast majority of them.

Except vancouver, montreal, toronto, chicago, new york, etc haha

Its most likely the lack of high end clubs or shopping... no hockey player makes a life decision based on restaurants

 

[DRW204]

I'm sure young millionaires are referring to different restaurants than you or I usually frequent lol
perhaps we do not have as many options as other cities ?

certainly. but even then, idk how many of those cities or states you have visited, but i have found nice & diverse spots to eat pretty easily in some of those cities.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Not many cities would have these. Most of these players dont venture out of the hotel and have no idea what they are talking about.

You’re probably right, all I’m saying is that the Winnipeg restaurant scene isn’t really catering to young multi millionaires.

I do remember John Tavares giving a shout out to Clementine in some NHL.com feature (“Favourite place to eat on the road?”). Said it was his favourite breakfast place of all NHL cities.

 

[cbcwpg]

re: no trade lists. Don't care why players put Winnipeg on their no trade lists. It is what it is. But, IMO, for the most part... the players that are here want to be here and enjoy their time playing here.

And after the Jets win the Cup this season, I'm looking forward to hearing from all those players that will be thinking " Maybe I should have gone to Winnipeg" .

 

[Gm0ney]

Winnipeg's not for everyone, but a lot of guys do end up liking it here.

And I've always maintained, not wanting to play in Winnipeg is a real red flag in terms of a person's character.

It's also been a blessing in disguise for the most part.