Ullmark is too unproven for my likes . Only way I’d give up premium assets is for a Vas / Sheshterkin / Saros / Sorokin / Helle level goalie . I see Ullmark as a Markstrom level guy where they are average more often than elite
The 8th year helped the jackets keep down the aav . Blackwood’s QA is too high to be able to get any return in a trade
It’s wasn’t a direct discount , the 8th year spreads it out over one more year , lowering the average . If it was a normal trade for his rights , they couldn’t do the 8th year . Sign and trade was better for them so they got the 8th year that only NJ could offer.
Yeah, Ullmark will likely not be nearly that good next year.
I think that was part of trying to push to get Bratt extended . Somewhat threaten to trade him if he doesn’t want to extend . Float that out there without directly saying it’s Bratt that would be moved by chances are likely it would have to be him as no one else would get a first
Fitz said Bratt not signing would have instigated a trade that likely would have involved a first round pick and was what he was speaking about.
I hope not. I really jonesing for a 1st round pick. It feels natural not having one!
He skates very well and can keep up with our game and he's a good first man in on the forecheck. That's a skill (and it is a skill) we have too little of. He and Macleod can do that. Although ideally maybe you don't want your center to be that guy, it's more of a wingers role. I say "maybe" because that's a fine point I'm not really sure of.
I hope not. I really jonesing for a 1st round pick. It feels natural not having one!
So no one. I have heard from him saying he wants to win though. So unless the yotes are going to give him 9 and automatically become cup favorites highly unlikely he will have his cake and eat it too
