You think our D is that much better with Ville in? What do you base that on?
No i just was adding him to our shaky defense i think we may have right now. Honestly i have no idea if Heinola would help because he hasn't played at the NHL level enough.
I don't think the Jets are necessarily looking at that right now. Neal Pionk and Dylan Samberg are going to get a chance to prove themselves this year as top 4 d-men. If they do well expect extensions for both. If this team does poorly, expect Pionk to get moved at the deadline, Ehlers too, and then look at prospective d-man in a trade, I'd say. If the team does well, with Yager having a good camp so far, maybe they stick him in the middle, and move Lambert to the wing to replace Ehlers speed next season. Let Ehlers walk.
Ehlers: 1st and B prospect
I’ve thought all along the Jets would have traded Ehlers around the draft and free agency period if the plan was trade him. I think Chevy now presses to get a deal done. If no luck they ride with him and try to a deal done along the way or after the season. If we are sellers at the TDL I think we move him but use as an own rental if we are in a playoff position.
ehlers; maybe around a 1st+B prospect, perhaps another lower end future pick. supply of fwds at the TDL is usually high though. so tough to say.
) that ehlers is still on this team to start the year. time and time again, Chevy goes into the year with the UFA-1s still on the roster. last year it was dillon and demelo. this year ehlers, pionk, iafallo, names. but for some reason lots on HF think it's custom for the Jets to moving UFA-1s out of the line-up in the off-season when that's been far from reality given their history.........but he may be.........and what do you base bubble dman on, his injury history?
Except Connor actually showed up in the playoffs, so that does make him golden over ehlers.
Wow , you really think this? Connor was the reason finishing 4th in the NHL was so bad? When Ehlers shows up for us in the playoffs that will be nice, 4 goals in 37 playoff games is not first line players numbers.
Who do we blame for playoff woes when he is gone?
I agree but it wasn't only because of Connor that we lost in the playoffs as the poster was saying.
Why is our defense shaky?
Was that great defense or god like goaltending?
I have no problem blaming ANYONE whose playoff production drops by 50% from their regular season production
Last playoffs may have been the first time he's ever back checked. He isn't exactly the golden child of 2 way play or at 5v5 during regular season. Both players have their warts.
I disagree. Hellebuyck was very good last year yes, but IMO our D helped him A LOT more than in previous years. I think a lot of that had to do with the renewed focus on team defense and the forwards helping the D much more than in previous years.
