Jetfaninflorida
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A bit high but certainly still reasonable. Well done by both parties. Pionk taught me a lot about how wrong stats can be about a guy. Glad he is with us for his best years.
Confirmed with Link: Neal Pionk - four-year extension, AAV of $5.875 million
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DuckyGirard
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I'll have to admit, it sounds too good to be true. But if it works out like it may I might have to make some personal budget changes.Hey... after this signing... I'm off to Southwood to to meet Chevy and start drinking early...
Cheers all... !!!
I can't really afford nhl.tv right now. Was planning on waiting until march to sign up again, but if this works out I need to have the package back by october. It seems like Hellybuck will be full vezna with so much back end support.
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I'm definitly excited to see what his exposure is with a D-Core with more depth. I bet his numbers improve and this is a steal of a deal. He may be given better minutes with the additions we have made. Rather than having to play as defensive.
To be fair, we have a pretty good track record with unproven goalies, just like Brossoit and Hutchinson were back in the day.
libertarian
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Yea, I'm not to worried about the backup situation. If Comrie and/or Birden can't do the jobs there is always goalies available on the wavier wire or for a cheap trade.
Now if Helle gets hurt then all bets are off, but this is true for most team if their #1 goalie is injured.
Tasteless Beaver
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I'd argue that this is the most balanced our defensive roster has ever been. Our cup run core had great size but was a bit polarized. Buff, Trouba and Morrissey were all on their games, however Chiarot wasn't fantastic, Kulikov was average and Enstrom was pretty much done. Our bottom 3 are much improved now.
Buff, Trouba, 2018 Morrissey > Pionk, Schmidt, 2021 Morrrissey
Chiarot, Kulikov, Myers < DeMelo, Dillon, Stanley
If we suppress the other team's offence and shot counts, we will be better.
Buff, Trouba, 2018 Morrissey > Pionk, Schmidt, 2021 Morrrissey
Chiarot, Kulikov, Myers < DeMelo, Dillon, Stanley
If we suppress the other team's offence and shot counts, we will be better.
DannyGallivan
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What a steal. This may expose the myth that players don't want to play in Winnipeg. Players want to win. That's the main thing. They recognize that our window is wide open now.
Plus, with the growing covid numbers in other provinces and the mess in the United States, perhaps an isolated berg in the middle of nowhere has a unique appeal in these strange times.
Plus, with the growing covid numbers in other provinces and the mess in the United States, perhaps an isolated berg in the middle of nowhere has a unique appeal in these strange times.
Duke749
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Suck it Edmonton! Suck Toronto! Suck it Chicago!
SoCalJetsFan
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Well done Chevy
, its almost as if he was good at this team management stuff.
Very excited to watch the Dillon - Peee-ONK pairing. They could be very difficult to play against.
, its almost as if he was good at this team management stuff.Very excited to watch the Dillon - Peee-ONK pairing. They could be very difficult to play against.
Just curious what you'd say if I could offer you a nice shiny trouba who never left instead of pionk on this deal? I have a feeling the nyr got obliterated on this one
To make it more fun...also answer based on if you got to keep the first rounder we sent
To make it more fun...also answer based on if you got to keep the first rounder we sent
libertarian
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LOL! Ahh come on, tell us how you really feel!
I would take Trouba with that contract over Pionk. Trouba's chemestry with Morrissey was just too good to give up.
That being said, I love Pionk and this deal. He plays bigger than his size and is a great all around defenceman.
Great to have this done. Solution seems to be sign Copp to the max we can for one year to hit pretty much exactly the cap. Gives us max LTIR space, he gets a reasonable deal a bit more than he may get in arbitration. And he gets to get paid next off-season by us or someone of his choosing.
It's really a good thing for the Jets cap that he isn't a few inches taller.
Nailed it!
Good deal though...very nice AAV and term..
I boldly predict Pionk's AAV will fall somewhere between Barrie and Nurse...
Good deal though...very nice AAV and term..
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I'd also add a full length season(not all games are in the middle of winter) where players can actually go out when on the road, may do a whole lot in making winnipeg more desirable.
You also gotta think when so many 2nd tier teams are in the rebuild CBJ/Wilds/Sabres etc Winnipeg doesn't look near as bad. Winnipeg is a solid team in the weaker conference.
ElLoboBlanco
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Hard to say. The Trouba/Morrisey duo was a pretty excellent top pair.
It's possible they could have continued at that rate had they not been split up.
Without Troubas inflated contract I could have likely been happy keeping both in the 12M range for a proven (at the time) top pair.
Romang67
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Something to keep in mind the next time you complain about being an inch short of reaching the top shelf. Pionk was probably 2-3 inches away from getting a $70M contract.
Romang67
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Seriously, good on our amateur scouting and Chevy for believing in Pionk even after his Rangers stay.
Now give him his first top 4 D-man partner in the NHL and see what he looks like!
Staal, Sbisa, Forbort... poor guy.
… and let’s not forget, as always…..f*** Vegas
