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

[River Meadow]

I would have not done that from LA perspective for a power puff pretender like Pierre-Luc.

Great deal for Jets, those guys are super gritty.

 

[Guffman]

PLD is fake as f*** btw. He said, “with a smile”, how excited he was to be joining the Winnipeg Jets. Check out one of his initial interview starting at 2:00:

 

[River Meadow]

PLD is fake as f*** btw. He said, “with a smile”, how excited he was to be joining the Winnipeg Jets. Check out one of his initial interview starting at 2:00:

Yeppers.

 

[Osprey]

Lol…I love people here who haven’t even watched the kings players…keep up the good work …Valardi, 24, is awesome...

It's a little funny that you laughed at posters for not being familiar with the Kings players involved... and then misspelled Vilardi's name. Keep up the good work.

 

[LilBallofHate]

PLD is fake as f*** btw. He said, “with a smile”, how excited he was to be joining the Winnipeg Jets. Check out one of his initial interview starting at 2:00:

Wtf you want him to say? He had no choice where he got traded. Put on a smile and move on.

 

[Unbiased Fan]

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Buddy on my team played 4 years in Q and he went end to end and did a spin orama Michigan

 

[Maurice of Orange]

This deal makes Winnipeg tougher to play against up front, also believe Wheeler is a goner for sure.

Line 1 LW Connor C Scheifele RW Ehlers
Line 2 LW Iafallo C Vilardi RW Niederreiter
Line 3 LW Perfetti C Lowry RW Appleton
Line 4 LW Barron C Kupari RW Gustafsson

Extra: C Stenlund and LW Harkins

Trade or Buyout: Wheeler

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

I didn’t know Vilardi have signed. Iafallo was pegged to play on our 4th line as he was redundant. At 4 million a year it was a heavy price. I know PLD cost a lot but at least he will be on the 2nd line and we have a true center to play with Fiala.

Now an argument could be made whether the money should’ve been directed to a true number one goalie, and filling out the rest of the holes on the roster but the season still early and let’s see what Blake does

The big question is, does LA really want PLD to be their #1 C for the next 8 years? I wouldn't want to. He's not worth the steep price they paid for him.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

He

A lot to give up for a guy less than a week from free agency

was a year away from UFA

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

This deal makes Winnipeg tougher to play against up front, also believe Wheeler is a goner for sure.

Line 1 LW Connor C Scheifele RW Ehlers
Line 2 LW Iafallo C Vilardi RW Niederreiter
Line 3 LW Perfetti C Lowry RW Appleton
Line 4 LW Barron C Kupari RW Gustafsson

Extra: C Stenlund and LW Harkins

Trade or Buyout: Wheeler

They're a deeper team up front too. Imagine what kind of return Chevy gets for Schiefele. No question he gets traded too, if they're really changing the core.

 

[Galaxydoggystyle]

So glad he signed for 8 years. We get at least 2 to 3 years max before he asks for a trade.

 

[kilowatt]

This deal makes Winnipeg tougher to play against up front, also believe Wheeler is a goner for sure.

Line 1 LW Connor C Scheifele RW Ehlers
Line 2 LW Iafallo C Vilardi RW Niederreiter
Line 3 LW Perfetti C Lowry RW Appleton
Line 4 LW Barron C Kupari RW Gustafsson

Extra: C Stenlund and LW Harkins

Trade or Buyout: Wheeler

Vilardi is not a center, he doesn’t have the speed or endurance. Maybe that’ll change in Winnipeg though. I’d love nothing more than for him to become a 1C and win the Hart. f***in love that dude

Also, we ought to normalize players asking for trades. Why is that a bad thing? Like it’s some character defect?

 

[Reaper45]

This deal makes Winnipeg tougher to play against up front, also believe Wheeler is a goner for sure.

Line 1 LW Connor C Scheifele RW Ehlers
Line 2 LW Iafallo C Vilardi RW Niederreiter
Line 3 LW Perfetti C Lowry RW Appleton
Line 4 LW Barron C Kupari RW Gustafsson

Extra: C Stenlund and LW Harkins

Trade or Buyout: Wheeler

Vilardi isn’t really a center.

 

[funky]

The big question is, does LA really want PLD to be their #1 C for the next 8 years? I wouldn't want to. He's not worth the steep price they paid for him.

I don’t believe LA believes in number one number two number three lines. I believe that they’re building another offense of line

As of this year Kopitar, PLD and Danault lineup down the middle

Next year it might be PLD, Byfield, Danault

In five years, it might be Byfield, PLD, Turcotte.

No matter what they got a big, fast pivot, signed for the next eight years. The first two years of the contract might be a little high, but as the cap goes up, it will look like a bargain contract. Of course something could happen and we flatline the cap like it has been the last three years and then yes it is an overpayment or it could be $100 million in four years as predicted and then it’s a bargain.

Only the future will tell.

I just hope that he has another step in him and evolves into that 75 to 85 point two way center. He is a big guy that’s been around a long time, just hitting prime years and has all the physical tools needed to take that next step. It would be nice to see it happen.

 

[Voight]

Man. That's a lot to give up and a hefty contract for a guy that seems to be a bit of a diva.

If he can't bare leaving in SoCal as a multi millionaire at his age, then maybe he should get his head checked

Not to be rude but he went from living in two of the more undesirable cities in the NHL (I've heard good thing s about Columbus but its a better fit for married guys w/ kids) now hes in Los Angeles.

 

[SENStastic]

Wheres Dvorack? Sounds like fake news to me, I'm not buying it until I see Dvorack's name involved.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Kotka, where he was born, has much warmer winters than a lot of the U.S. Midwest does, actually. Its climate is a slightly cooler version of Vancouver's and nothing like Winnipeg's. Notwithstanding that, they'll all love Winnipeg like most people do when they actually live there.

I hope Kupari becomes a 20 goal scorer,Vilardi becomes a 40 goal scorer and Yafallo becomes 25 goal scorer for the Jets and that they convert that 2nd rounder into good/great player

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

They're a deeper team up front too. Imagine what kind of return Chevy gets for Schiefele. No question he gets traded too, if they're really changing the core.

I'd bank on Scheifele re-signing, actually. The team has never implied they wanted to move him, but the guy needs to buy in.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Vilardi isn’t really a center.

Winnipeg might hope Vilardi, Perfetti or Barron becomes a full time center.

 

[ffh]

This deal makes Winnipeg tougher to play against up front, also believe Wheeler is a goner for sure.

Line 1 LW Connor C Scheifele RW Ehlers
Line 2 LW Iafallo C Vilardi RW Niederreiter
Line 3 LW Perfetti C Lowry RW Appleton
Line 4 LW Barron C Kupari RW Gustafsson

Extra: C Stenlund and LW Harkins

Trade or Buyout: Wheeler

Perfetti is top 6 all day long on the jets. You might want to change that. He's going to be the top scorer on this team within the next few years. Iaffalo will be 3rd liner.

 

[iCanada]

Absolute meltdown on the Kings board. I’m one of them. Hate this deal.

I don't blame you. Sorry about your GM. :/

 

[WarriorofTime]

That is NOT Montreal

 

[ChanceVegas]

LAK are swinging for the fences. I like the move! It looks like a lot to give up, but sometimes that's what it takes to get the piece you need.

Man the Pacific is stacked at the top. Vegas, Edmonton, LA are all going to be beastly. Seattle and Calgary should be in the mix too. Will be some great hockey on the left coast.

 

[SensontheRush]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say this is a pretty shitty trade for WPG.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

I didn’t know Vilardi have signed. Iafallo was pegged to play on our 4th line as he was redundant. At 4 million a year it was a heavy price. I know PLD cost a lot but at least he will be on the 2nd line and we have a true center to play with Fiala.

Now an argument could be made whether the money should’ve been directed to a true number one goalie, and filling out the rest of the holes on the roster but the season still early and let’s see what Blake does

You think it cost LA a lot really? I think the Jets could have gotten a lot more,a lot more! Personally I thought this was going to be 12-13 player deal with PLD,Hellebuyck and Stanley going to LA! I guess the Kings didn't have what they wanted or LA was not parting with the likes of Byfield,Bjornfot,Kaliyev...