The Blue Baron
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Lock up Barron for a reasonable contract and what a great deal for Jakub Touba 
Confirmed with Link: Pionk extension 6 years 7 AAV
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kanadalainen
A pint of dark matter, please.
....and what a great deal for Jakub Touba
The permutations are boggling:
jacob trouba
Yacub touba
Jagov Twuba
Wageup Beluga
Bludgeon Koola
Juicy Hoo-ah
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Barron was part of the Copp trade (also a great trade by Chevy). Trouba was traded for Pionk and a 1st (Heinola).Lock up Barron for a reasonable contract and what a great deal for Jakub Touba
Copp and a 6th for Barron, Lambert, Salmonsson, and Milic
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maybe it has to do with the fact that pionk had to play with stanley/fleury while samberg got miller/schenn
Hank Chinaski
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Define “biting us in the butt”.
If you mean Pionk’s play declining in the back half of that contract and it being unmovable, yeah I’d say that’s pretty likely.
We’re in win now mode. As long as he has Security Blanket Sammy as his partner, I’m not too worried in the short term.
bustamente
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For the near future this needed to happen, Jets cupboards on the back end are pretty bare so keeping Pionk was a must. Now to secure Samberg long term and our top 4 is set for a few years.
King Woodballs
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Not only does Chevy cook. He is a Michelin star chef…Barron was part of the Copp trade (also a great trade by Chevy). Trouba was traded for Pionk and a 1st (Heinola).
Copp and a 6th for Barron, Lambert, Salmonsson, and Milic
Good signing, Chevy
Donkey was missed more than people realized on here
Donkey was missed more than people realized on here
Channelcat
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This is what I thought he'd get, I just didnt think it would be here. So what does mean now? I suspect Ehlers is going to market, but is Vilardi gone too?
Channelcat
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The Copp trade could end up being one of the most lopsided deals ever.Barron was part of the Copp trade (also a great trade by Chevy). Trouba was traded for Pionk and a 1st (Heinola).
Copp and a 6th for Barron, Lambert, Salmonsson, and Milic
B33R LEAGUE
The GifMan
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Im happy with the price tag. If it means I get to do 6 more years of this...
Its worth the 42 Million Dollars
Congrats Pionk, you deserve it. No regrets on that Trouba Trade.
What a beauty deal by Chevy!
Its worth the 42 Million Dollars
Congrats Pionk, you deserve it. No regrets on that Trouba Trade.
What a beauty deal by Chevy!
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Loll ehlers 7.5 mill.
Vilardi bridge him at 5ish
And Samberg 5.5
Just need to resign barron and kupari
Vilardi bridge him at 5ish
And Samberg 5.5
Just need to resign barron and kupari
Of ehlers wants over 8 let him go to market... at his age maybe 3 more good years left in him
The Jets could afford to sign them all (maybe have to pick one of Appleton or Tanev) but I think Ehlers is gonna walk.
Channelcat
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cap is suppose to go from 95.5 to 104
Ya lol cap supposed to go up by like 20 mill in next 3 seasons.. loll pay Lowry he's like 33 and gets 30 pts a season... he'll make 3 mill max.. Connor can get 5 mill. Raise from current and give prefetti 4 mill Raise
Omg how u gonna pay these guys... bafoons we paying less for our 4 best players than toronto is for 2.. and ehlers never over 60 pts getting 9 million hahahahahahaha
From what I’m seeing here, I don’t think Ehlers will be resigned. He is my favourite player, and I love to see him resigned, but I understand the Jets hesitancy on Ehlers.
He misses on average 15 - 20 games per season, and that’s when his body was young, and strong. How’s he going to hold up with an older aging body ?
When you put yourself in the owners shoes, would you want to pay him in the $ 8 - 9 mil range? and that’s what he’ll attract.
I will understand if the Jets don’t resign him, or offer him around $ 7 mil, and if he doesn’t accept, they let him go to market.
I will truly miss Nik’s exciting play. I don’t think Ehlers signs here, unfortunately for Jets fans.
Thechozen1
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I'm not convinced the market offers Ehlers that. He's very good no doubt but a LW isn't exactly a key position and while Ehlers is my favorite forward on the team, he's not without his own flaws. He can be difficult for some players and in some systems. Always has been. I think the Jets at times have underutilized him, but I also understand why.
As to the injury aspect, you're overstating it:
2015-16 - missed 10 games
2016-17 - played all 82
2017-18 - played all 82
2018-19 - missed 20 games
2019-20 - missed 11 games
2020-21 - missed 9 games (47/56 games)
2021-22 -missed 20 games
2022-23 - missed 35 games
2023-24 - played all 82 games
2024-25 - missed 13 games
I believe the big gap in there (2021-22 and 2022-23) were related to a sports hernia injury and subsequent surgery that some doubted he'd come back from. So he missed, on average in most seasons about 10 games. Lots of players have had seasons missing 10 games a year.
Is he likely to miss games because of his aggressive style? Yup, but you factor that in.
I think the Jets are willing to pay Ehlers around $8 million, as long as he's below Scheifele and Hellebuyck. Will Ehlers take it? Remains to be seen.
As for Pionk I'll own up to not wanting him re-signed. Lots of cogent arguments to counter that though - lack of RHD overall, difficult to replace from UFA, no prospects quite ready to step up at this time.
Term is longer than I'd like, but you have to give somewhere. Do I think this is a worse deal than the Chychrun deal? Nope. Why don't I like it? I think Samberg is the perfect partner for him and allowed him, in a contract year, to thrive. If he plays with Samberg in the years moving forward I think this will be ok as a contract.
I do like the way they structured the contract. I believe the last year is $4 million. It might be an overpay in his age 37 year but I expect he'll be playing third line or bought out. Overpay then? Yes, but likely the same can be said for Scheifele in the last year of his deal.
TNSE/Chevy see a clear window and they're willing to pay for it. Good for them and us. Chevy is a master manager of having contracts expire at just the right time.
On to Vilardi, Samberg and Ehlers. GJG.
