Chevy's Greatest Hits

[Jets4Life]

There is quite the collection of Chevy working his magic, in spite of being at a disadvantage of being in a small market that few UFA's want to play in.

First there was the Kane trade, which Winnipeg won outright.

Then letting Ladd walk, and freeing up cap space. Ladd receded and was bought out later.

Acquisition of Paul Stastny in 2018.

The PLD trade, where we fleeced LA

Signing Hellebuyck and Scheifele so they end their career with the Jets.

And finally....


Trading away McGroarty for Yager.

Yager continues to shine, and will certainly compete in the WJC, while McGroarty has done a big pile of nothing with Wilkes-Barre Scranton AHL club.

So three cheers for Chevy! The best GM in the league.

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[Royale With Cheese]

Agreed, but Ladd rejected Chevy’s offer in that example. Chevy dodged a bullet there.

 

[AtomicJets]

Chevy is incredibly patient. He waits til the last minute to get the best possible deal whether it is a trade or a signing. He's also content to let players develop before throwing them into the fire - longer than most franchises would. Some fans don't like that... but the results are there.

 

[KingBogo]

Agreed, but Ladd rejected Chevy’s offer in that example. Chevy dodged a bullet there.

Agreed the Ladd situation worked out well, but it also adds weight to the fact that Chevy doesn't go past his number and overpay.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Agreed the Ladd situation worked out well, but it also adds weight to the fact that Chevy doesn't go past his number and overpay.

Not to be that guy, but…

Chevy offered $6 million a year x 6 years and Ladd rejected it to take $5.5 x 7 years in NYI.

Had Ladd signed that would have been a bad overpay by Chevy. NYI regretted that contract very soon after it was signed.

 

[ps241]

We don’t attract many UFA’s and there is nothing I hate more than July 1st and also trade deadline deals………………..

However, there are always exceptions to the rule and on July 1st 2014 Matthew Perreault signed a 3 year $9 million dollar contract with the Jets that I loved at the time and love more looking back on it. Marty P played for 7 seasons in Winnipeg and I never felt cheated by him as a fan.

Dude left it all on the ice.

 

[KingBogo]

Not to be that guy, but…

Chevy offered $6 million a year x 6 years and Ladd rejected it to take $5.5 x 7 years in NYI.

Had Ladd signed that would have been a bad overpay by Chevy. NYI regretted that contract very soon after it was signed.

Still that was Chevy's number, which wasn't unreasonable given Ladd was the captain and one of our top forwards. There is no way for a GM to see into the future and know if a player will have an early fall off. It seems to me Chevy had some concern about this and didn't give on term like many GMs would have.

We don’t attract many UFA’s and there is nothing I hate more than July 1st and also trade deadline deals………………..

However, there are always exceptions to the rule and on July 1st 2014 Matthew Perreault signed a 3 year $9 million dollar contract with the Jets that I loved at the time and love more looking back on it. Marty P played for 7 seasons in Winnipeg and I never felt cheated by him as a fan.

Dude left it all on the ice.

Agreed this was a really nice UFA signing by Chevy.

 

[WolfHouse]

Add not signing adam henrique to that list

 

[Channelcat]

Dylan Demelo for a 3rd round pick!

 

[DRW204]

Buying out wheeler
Trading pld

 

[DRW204]

Not to be that guy, but…

Chevy offered $6 million a year x 6 years and Ladd rejected it to take $5.5 x 7 years in NYI.

Had Ladd signed that would have been a bad overpay by Chevy. NYI regretted that contract very soon after it was signed.

funny you mention this bc just had this discussion in a different thread.

high profile UFA signings often end up like junk. being "Winnipeg" can be argued as an indirect advantage bc said-UFAs will scoff at signing here, such as Ladd, perhaps add Frolik and supposedly Alzner to that list. & i guess Henrique now. If the premise that UFAs and July 1 is the day of overpayment or bad contracts, more times than not, it's better to be lower on the destination list for those players.

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

Kane trade

Add not signing adam henrique to that list

1 goal and 0 assists in 14 games. Chevy tried to sign him but alas he went with the oil.