Speculation: 2024/25 Trade Rumours, Speculation etc Thread

[DRW204]

It doesn't matter to you that he is poor defensively and gets paid 5.1m for two more seasons after this one?
We just bought out an overpaid 3rd pairing D man and you want to go get another one?
Stay away from Risto Chevy!!!!!!

I wouldn't mind seeing Provorov picked up for the playoffs if the cost wasn't too steep.

Yeah I don't get it either. We're paying a previously similar cap hit player in Schmidt to not play here for a couple years, but let's go get 5m+ Risto to play third pair? So we're back to where we are last year for cap expenditure.

And if it's to cushion a Pionk departure I really hope they go an alternate route than Risto.

 

[kylbaz]

I think you go for Nelson or ROR. Going to cost a first and more but it's pretty much a second rounder. I'm sure we are on most no-trade lists but I'm sure most would move it for half a year on the #1 team in the league. ROR still has a couple years though, so who knows. Nashville isn't going to get any better so ROR either wants a shot to finish his career going for a cup or enjoying life in Nashville. He has his cup so maybe he's happy sailing off into the sunset. Who knows.

 

[bumblebeeman]

Any rumours about Toews lately? I would kind of like giving him a shot, considering that Jets are doing so well again lately, even without Lowry. It just seems like it would be cool trying him on the 3rd line with Ehlers and Perfetti, and if that doesn't work out drop him to the 4th, and if that doesn't work scratch him. It just seems quite low risk and high reward, and would just be fun to see. I'd take him over someone like Cozens where there are questions of how much of an upgrade he would be, and also he has a giant long term contract to deal with too if things don't pan out.

 

[surixon]

Any rumours about Toews lately? I would kind of like giving him a shot, considering that Jets are doing so well again lately, even without Lowry. It just seems like it would be cool trying him on the 3rd line with Ehlers and Perfetti, and if that doesn't work out drop him to the 4th, and if that doesn't work scratch him. It just seems quite low risk and high reward, and would just be fun to see. I'd take him over someone like Cozens where there are questions of how much of an upgrade he would be, and also he has a giant long term contract to deal with too if things don't pan out.

Lebrun thinks it's more likely next year that he is ready to play then this year.

 

[Flair Hay]

I think you go for Nelson or ROR. Going to cost a first and more but it's pretty much a second rounder. I'm sure we are on most no-trade lists but I'm sure most would move it for half a year on the #1 team in the league. ROR still has a couple years though, so who knows. Nashville isn't going to get any better so ROR either wants a shot to finish his career going for a cup or enjoying life in Nashville. He has his cup so maybe he's happy sailing off into the sunset. Who knows.

Its hard to see any other guys on the market actually being an upgrade on Namestnikov that matters.

ROR at least has term, but if he doesn't want to be here the Jets will likely move on.

Nelson looks like a solid fit but does have some trade protection so he may use it to go to the Isles 2nd or 3rd choice. If they even sell at the deadline.

Maybe we try something different and look harder at a top pair D this year.

 

[DRW204]

Boeser is slow so he's Perfetti 2.0 so you might as well keep Perfetti and hope he continues to improve.

I should not comment because watching players on TV does not tell the whole story. In Chevy we trust.

Boeser scored 40 goals in a season. Perfetti has 40 career goals. It won't take Perfetti to acquire Boeser either so you're not giving him up.

 

[voyageur]

Its hard to see any other guys on the market actually being an upgrade on Namestnikov that matters.

ROR at least has term, but if he doesn't want to be here the Jets will likely move on.

Nelson looks like a solid fit but does have some trade protection so he may use it to go to the Isles 2nd or 3rd choice. If they even sell at the deadline.

Maybe we try something different and look harder at a top pair D this year.

I think there's a chance that either Byram or Dobson could be made available, as RFAs this year, heading into the final restricted years of their contracts. Those could be guys to cash in on the Cap increase. I'd still love to have Byram against Colorado, if that was a matchup.

It will be interesting though to see if Chevy/Arniel would attempt to break up Morrissey/De Melo. That's the longest tenured d pairing in Manitoba.

I'm going to throw Cody Glass's name out again as a depth addition. He's got decent advanced stats. He's 54% on the draw. The one that stands out to me is 4.2 GA/60 on the PK, that's better than any Jets forward in that position except Connor and quite a bit better than Kupari. I think the PKers have been sorted out now to Lowry/Iafallo, Namestnikov/Connor, and Barron when he comes back fits in there, with someone. He's a good skater, which fits the mold.

Plus he's from Winnipeg, be nice to cheer for one of our own.

 

[jokesondee]

I cant believe im saying this but im starting to lean towards the "Not really broke so dont fix it" scenario when it comes to our 2C. Having said that i'd be all for adding Brock Nelson or another truly impactful center, but at the moment i think our glaring need is a big strong top 6 d-man.

 

[Bob E]

I think we can put the ‘are they going to trade Ehlers’ comments to rest.

 

[gojetsgo]

I think we can put the ‘are they going to trade Ehlers’ comments to rest.

maybe this will put to rest the ehlers getting traded speculation

 

[surixon]

I think there's a chance that either Byram or Dobson could be made available, as RFAs this year, heading into the final restricted years of their contracts. Those could be guys to cash in on the Cap increase. I'd still love to have Byram against Colorado, if that was a matchup.

It will be interesting though to see if Chevy/Arniel would attempt to break up Morrissey/De Melo. That's the longest tenured d pairing in Manitoba.

I'm going to throw Cody Glass's name out again as a depth addition. He's got decent advanced stats. He's 54% on the draw. The one that stands out to me is 4.2 GA/60 on the PK, that's better than any Jets forward in that position except Connor and quite a bit better than Kupari. I think the PKers have been sorted out now to Lowry/Iafallo, Namestnikov/Connor, and Barron when he comes back fits in there, with someone. He's a good skater, which fits the mold.

Plus he's from Winnipeg, be nice to cheer for one of our own.

I've always liked Glass. He's been good every time I've seen him play this year. I also think there is still an outside shot he can develop into a top 6 player.

I'd be game to bring him in. He'd also add some scoring to the bottom 6.

 

[surixon]

I think we can put the ‘are they going to trade Ehlers’ comments to rest.

Yeah, no contending team is trading a key piece heading to the playoffs. Even if you don't want to lose the player for nothing, you aren't going to do it and piss off your room.

 

[Bob E]

Yeah, no contending team is trading a key piece heading to the playoffs. Even if you don't want to lose the player for nothing, you aren't going to do it and piss off your room.

Nope. Agreed. I think it’s safe to say they will add at the TDL to the roster and not subtract.

 

[scarbrow]

Nope. Agreed. I think it’s safe to say they will add at the TDL to the roster and not subtract.

Been saying this for a while. Only way he'd be traded is if it was got upgrade vis a vi Raantanan

 

[Mooche]

Nope. Agreed. I think it’s safe to say they will add at the TDL to the roster and not subtract.

Absolutely.

The time to explore those Ehlers trade discussions, if they were having them, would have been last off-season. That ship has long since sailed, and at this point, he needs to be part of the solution for this Cup run.

 

[Flair Hay]

I think we can put the ‘are they going to trade Ehlers’ comments to rest.

It seemed like more of a fantasy than grounded in reality anyway

Absolutely.

The time to explore those Ehlers trade discussions, if they were having them, would have been last off-season. That ship has long since sailed, and at this point, he needs to be part of the solution for this Cup run.

Well said

 

[Jets 31]

I think we can put the ‘are they going to trade Ehlers’ comments to rest.

By the look of the glass behind Chevy did he do a quick interview waiting at the Doctors or Dentist ? Chevy's reaction though tells me what i thought and still think, Ehlers is going to get re-signed .

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I cant believe im saying this but im starting to lean towards the "Not really broke so dont fix it" scenario when it comes to our 2C. Having said that i'd be all for adding Brock Nelson or another truly impactful center, but at the moment i think our glaring need is a big strong top 6 d-man.

If we can only have 1, I go for the Dman.
I've been pushing the idea of a top 4 RHD for years. A 2 way guy with size who could push Pionk out or DeMelo down. But both are playing so well this year it is not the need it used to be. I'd still like to get a better partner for JMo but the pair of him and DeMelo is working. So I would settle for a solid upgrade on the 3rd pair, either L or R.

A RHD who was good enough defensively and also big and physical would fill the need for size that keeps Stan in the lineup. It would free the options of Heinola and Fleury. Or, the other way, get a good, big, mobile LHD who pushes Stan into the PB.

I think that is the best way 1 player could improve the Jets without disrupting what we have.

 

[Adam da bomb]

If we can only have 1, I go for the Dman.
I've been pushing the idea of a top 4 RHD for years. A 2 way guy with size who could push Pionk out or DeMelo down. But both are playing so well this year it is not the need it used to be. I'd still like to get a better partner for JMo but the pair of him and DeMelo is working. So I would settle for a solid upgrade on the 3rd pair, either L or R.

A RHD who was good enough defensively and also big and physical would fill the need for size that keeps Stan in the lineup. It would free the options of Heinola and Fleury. Or, the other way, get a good, big, mobile LHD who pushes Stan into the PB.

I think that is the best way 1 player could improve the Jets without disrupting what we have.

I don’t think heinola should be in line up in playoffs. Frankly I don’t think any of our bottom guys have been good enough.

 

[Moloch]

Can't forget about the Lowry 2C experiment that put up great numbers, albeit in a small sample size. I think when Lowry is healthy and returns to the lineup if they put him back on 2C it will signal that we're more likely to work with what we have and look at the blueline for an upgrade. But who knows. Although Nik looked better when he played with Adam, breaking up the shutdown line might not be the best idea.

 

[Xavier Laflamme]

Boeser scored 40 goals in a season. Perfetti has 40 career goals. It won't take Perfetti to acquire Boeser either so you're not giving him up.

Boeser also has some ties to Jets management and apparently a good relationship, they wanted to draft him before getting KFC and definitely would have with their next pick but the Nucks picked him up, it could be a possibility, but then we really need to try Gabe as 2C, run Ehlers top line and then have Fetts/Gabe/Boeser.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I don’t think heinola should be in line up in playoffs.

He has been good when he has played, even having to adapt to playing RS. But Arniel wants Stanley's size so Heinola sits. If they had a RHD with the size and physicality that he wants there is no reason not to play Heinola.

 

[gojetsgo]

I really don't see us not adding a forward, they wanted to see if lowry/ehlers could work together to see if they add a center or the best possible winger available, they also sent lambert/ford down yesterday to gain as much cap space as possible, we already have around 7.2 million to spend today, so it really does seem like they want as much cap space as possible to make more then just one move...

 

[hockeyarena]

Barzal out indefinitely. Interesting. I still say Chevy inquires on Brock Nelson.