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To date Chevy has never let a significant payer walk to free agency. He has either signed them or traded them before they could walk. Since nothing has happened yet with Ehlers I think it is more and more likely he eventually gets signed. Either that or there is a potential trade out there that still needs a piece or 2 to fall into place.
I remember both Ladd and Buff entering the last year of their deals without a new contract. That year if I recall correctly Chevy and Ladd couldn’t settle on a price so he was moved at the deadline whereas Chevy was able to get a deal done with Buff on February 8th. That was a very fortunate turn of events for us.
Other guys that didn’t have deals done in early July that list is longer. I think it goes as far back as Toby (right at the end of July in 2012), Bogo (July 29th), Kane (September 15th), Wheeler September 4th, Scheifele and Helle deals got done October 9th last year.
“IF” Nik wants to stay and the Jets can come to terms I assume we hear of a new deal this Tuesday (July 30th) or if not probably September. If no deal is there to be had then I prey Chevy trades him like Copp and Ladd got moved at the Deadline (I realize both those trades happened in non playoff years). I would not use Nik as an own rental and I would hope to hell we got a Copp or Ladd level return at the TD.
We need to keep finding the balance between today and tomorrow and that is Chevy’s job.
As for Cole I am pretty open to either bridge or term.