Ehlers, why didn't we trade him...

[Crocket]

Just really hoping he's healthy, Nik hasn't been healthy for a post season in a long time. We need him at 100.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

If you look at the other free agent wingers available in the summer, and then factor in the cap increasing by 24 million over the next 3 years, Nik will receive an AAV over $9 million easily. Supply and demand.

Hopefully the Jets are able to sign him because we have no one in house who will replace his production and we have never signed a legit top-6 forward in the 14 year history of the club as a free agent from another team - Perreault was a middle-six forward and Jokinen was a declining player who was mostly awful with the Jets. No reason to believe that would change this off-season.

 

[GNP]

We really can’t afford to lose Ehlers, as without him, we really have no second line. He’s averaging over a point per game this year, and really is an 80 point player, with # 1 powerplay time. All we’d be left with is Names, and Perfetti, and that’s not near good enough. Ehlers drives that line.

I think the Jets should “pay” Nik, and if that means going $ 9 to $ 9.5 mil per year, you do it. The cap is rising and he’s worth that.

He’s a great team player, never complains, and one of the fastest skaters in the NHL.

This is a hugely important signing, that the Jets should throw money at, to make this signing happen. If we don’t, we’ll see a serious decline in this club.

 

[Howard Chuck]

Not only does Nik make our second an actual second line but I insist that he is the improvement in our PP this year. We have fantastic talent on the PP, but while everyone passes the puck around for two minutes looking for the pretty play, Nik will shoot from anywhere, either causing chaos with a rebound or skating all over the place pulling defenders out of position.

 

[Adam da bomb]

We really can’t afford to lose Ehlers, as without him, we really have no second line. He’s averaging over a point per game this year, and really is an 80 point player, with # 1 powerplay time. All we’d be left with is Names, and Perfetti, and that’s not near good enough. Ehlers drives that line.

I think the Jets should “pay” Nik, and if that means going $ 9 to $ 9.5 mil per year, you do it. The cap is rising and he’s worth that.

He’s a great team player, never complains, and one of the fastest skaters in the NHL.

This is a hugely important signing, that the Jets should throw money at, to make this signing happen. If we don’t, we’ll see a serious decline in this club.

But he has #1pp time this year so let’s see if he hits 80 then. Also, he gets credit for driving the pp, yet when it went ice cold he didn't get the blame.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Ok, so I am the only one. LOL

You aren't the only one concerned with letting him walk. But trading him at the TD while we are trying to win the Cup was never likely. The time to trade him was last off-season. Now he is an own rental.

 

[MardyBum]

because were trying to win the stanley cup... I don't know why people expected him to be traded when it was very very very clear he wasn't going to be

Yeah it was the offseason or nothing.

 

[Adam da bomb]

Don't we already have an Ehlers thread?

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I agree - it's about all of them and what they bring when the chips are down.
Lot's of really good discussion lately on deadline deals, what we need, tweaks here and there to shore up the lines or blueline.

But IMO, it's more about the current team and what they can do when the game gets faster, more physical, and with a lot less space.
If we can apply our game / systems when the game is faster, more physical and where the opposition will be giving you nothing, we should be fine.
That's the challenge - more so (IMO) than whether or not our 2C will hold up or if Stan can hang in against the best

What we saw last night - though the penalties made it hard to judge anything. But were the penalties a result of that faster, more physical opponent?

 

[Gm0ney]

What we saw last night - though the penalties made it hard to judge anything. But were the penalties a result of that faster, more physical opponent?

Scheifele handled it well. And by "well" I mean "poorly".

 

[Flair Hay]

But he has #1pp time this year so let’s see if he hits 80 then. Also, he gets credit for driving the pp, yet when it went ice cold he didn't get the blame.

He is going at a 80 point pace through 3/4 of the season. He could be at a 90 point pace if he was played as a top line guy, but we all understand that part I think.

If he was always healthy and played top line like Connor he would be valued around the same. Because of injury history, playoff struggles and usage, we may be able to get a $10M calibre player locked up for $7.5M or so

How he does in the playoffs will have an impact on his AAV for sure. His playoff pts/game being almost half (0.78 vs 0.46) his regular season for sure is not a good look. But if he stays healthy and actually produces this year... we will see