Confirmed Trade: [LAK/WPG] Pierre-Luc Dubois (signs 8 years, $8.5M AAV) for Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari, 2024 2nd round pick

[ole ole]

Have you looked at the career highs of the players coming back?

Vialrdi -41(once)
Kupari - 15
Iafallo - 43 ( 4 years ago, when he was 25 yo...those days are likely in rear view mirror)

Meanwhile, PLD has scored 60 or more points 3 times. He is not a perfect player, but he is a far better player, playing a more important position, than any of the other three players.

So true.
Vialrdi is the wildcard.
If he stays healthy and continues to grow than the Jets did pretty good . If not than they got Nothing there to write home about.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

And it actually feels good to see that from Montreal pov, fiew

Dodged a bullet , good stuff

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Great trade for the Jets!

 

[centipede2233]

The more I see chevy as the winnipeg jets GM, the more I see Neo from the matrix dodging bullets….

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Anyone say why Harkins and whatnot wasn't dealt ?

 

[heretik27]

The more I see chevy as the winnipeg jets as the GM, the more I see Neo from the matrix dodging bullets….

Guy has to work in one of the most difficult markets for his job. People trash him, but we could definitely be much worse off.

 

[lomiller1]

I know we talked about the possibility of getting him on our boards and a lot of posters were high on him. If his health issues are passed him, I think we get a very good top 6 player. I actually really like the sneaky pickups of Iaffalo and Kupari a lot more. Both of those guys will fit into Bones style of hockey very well.

I still think PLD is a great player and you guys are very likely to see his best years. LA got the best player so far and that is usually a good thing.

Kupari also faced sheltered competition. It remains to be seen whether he can do, but at best he's a minor improvement to the 4th line. Iaffalo OTOH is the type of player I think more teams should be going after. Solid middle 6 players tend to get squeezed to pay the top guys, but that just means they provide a lot more value for the $ than people realize.

 

[pld459666]

AND A 2ND?? WTF

 

[dirtydanglez]

montreal is cuck

 

[aniketus]

I don't think PLD hits 60 points next year. He needs elite wingers like Panarin and KC to do it.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Good trade for both sides IMO.

 

[heilongjetsfan]

2nd round pick were never rumored.

I believe it was rumored some pick without specifics.

Can you please provide link to your info?

P.S Also it was Harkins and another player from Winnipeg.

Dunno where I saw it originally but I heard
Dubois, Harkins for Vilardi, Iafallo, Korpisalo's rights and 57th. I've been refreshing for days and days

 

[57special]

Vilardi may end up being the best player in this deal in 2 years. Good haul for the Jets.

How do you figure? Seems like a random statement that has no basis in fact.

 

[bucks_oil]

Contracts and everything else aside.

As an Oiler fan, I ask: is LA improved on the ice with this trade, or not? I think not.

 

[57special]

I don't think PLD hits 60 points next year. He needs elite wingers like Panarin and KC to do it.

Like Fiala?

 

[Buffdog]

Chevy with a rare win.

What has he lost?

He grinds out good-to-great returns in tough spots

 

[Dion TheFluff]

I think Nylander will ask for $10 million.

reports say $9 mil but I guess we will wait and see

 

[biturbo19]

So an extremely slow young winger with a bad back, a very mediocre bottom-6C, and a winger who was looked at like a cap dump until he scored one particularly important playoff goal, and a 2nd round pick a year from now. For a genuine young Top-6C?


Yikes Winnipeg. Really couldn't even drum up enough Montreal news to make something better happen?

 

[bert]

Contracts and everything else aside.

As an Oiler fan, I ask: is LA improved on the ice with this trade, or not? I think not.

They're definitely better. Dubois is a very unique player who elevates come playoff time. I think thats wishful thinking on your end.

 

[Hockeyholic]

People are calling this a win for Winnipeg.

Quality>quantity imo.

I'm not seeing anything great that Winnipeg got in return.

 

[bert]

Like Fiala?

Or Kempe... Or a good puck moving D core..

 

[kylbaz]

So true.
Vialrdi is the wildcard.
If he stays healthy and continues to grow than the Jets did pretty good . If not than they got Nothing there to write home about.

I mean they're no ten goal scorer "Dubois like" Dvoraks but we'll see how it pans out.

 

[Eegs]

Wow, Jets did really well here considering they lacked some leverage.

 

[FlameChampion]

I think Blake/Robitalle probably looked at it like:

"We can only afford to pay 8.5million on players. Thus we cant keep all 3 of Vilardi, Iafallo and Kupari anyway. So we might as well just pay PLD since we think hes the better player."

Maybe it turns out to be true but I think this is some really poor asset management on their end (imo).

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

People are calling this a win for Winnipeg.

Quality>quantity imo.

I'm not seeing anything great that Winnipeg got in return.

We got all that for a guy who Montreal fans wanted to get for free or by offer sheeting, so that’s a win. Our hopes were not high, and this return is easily double what I thought would happen.