Confirmed with Link: Rutger McGroarty to Pittsburgh for Brayden Yager

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

Chevy did well under the circumstances. Yager is similar tier prospect, right handed and a C.

Rutger likely the better prospect overall.

f*** Rutger is on the menu for me now.

 

[HellebuyckOurSaviour]

Well hes gonna love it when Pittsburgh has to come here and play us, and then the boo's will be very loud anytime he touches the puck.

 

[Kent C Tugood]

Ignoring value, upside, and everything else, Yager is an objectively superior hockey name. When he scores, it'll be a Yager-bomb.

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Edit: I felt way prouder about this joke before I pulled up a highlight reel from his most recent season and the announcer said this like 10 seconds into the video.

Don't you worry; I logged back in to make this exact same joke.

 

[jetsmooseice]

Chevy has once again pulled off the amazing feat of creating a scrumptious chicken salad out of a pile of chicken shit.

I saw a lot of Yager in his WHL days and I was always very impressed, he certainly looked like a kid with great potential.

 

[GNP]

Hopefully he stays there but seems to not have the size or skating that this org has traditionally liked in the middle.

I don't like to read this, as I was hoping we'd get come good size and speed back. Hope this Yager guy pans out.

 

[surixon]

Chevy has once again pulled off the amazing feat of creating a scrumptious chicken salad out of a pile of chicken shit.

I saw a lot of Yager in his WHL days and I was always very impressed, he certainly looked like a kid with great potential.

Is he eligible for the AHL next year or does he have to go back to the dub?

 

[Kent C Tugood]

Also while we're here:

 

[KingBogo]

A kid from Saskatoon, playing in the WHL. I like this a lot. He also had a real nice draft +1 season in Moose Jaw last year.

Is he eligible for the AHL next year or does he have to go back to the dub?

I'm guessing the plan would be to go back to junior.

 

[surixon]

I don't like to read this, as I was hoping we'd get come good size and speed back. Hope this Yager guy pans out.

Well from what I remember he plays a very tenacious game. I wouldn't say skating is a weakness either, he just isn't a burner from what I recall.

 

[Buffdog]

Yager picked 4 spots ahead of Barlow... I wonder if the Jets liked him and were hoping for him at 18

Due to his age, I believe he's either with the Jets or back to junior where he put up 95 points in 57 games (1.66 PPG) in his D+1 season

Ehlers made the Jets in his D+2 year after putting up just under 2 PPG in the Q, but that was a Jets team in a different stage of contention

 

[gojetsgo]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1826663011769110837

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Atta boy, Chevy. Yager is at the very least the same tier prospect as Rutger. Given the circumstances, I take this trade all day and twice on Thursdays

I doubt Yager rises to the level of expectations I had for Rutger, but Rutger may never do that either, though my expectations for him are still very high.

Yager is a high skill, high scoring, playmaking centre. Fits a need.

 

[KingBogo]

Well from what I remember he plays a very tenacious game. I wouldn't say skating is a weakness either, he just isn't a burner from what I recall.

According to elite prospects he got a big shot and drives hard to the net. He certainly put up the points in Moose Jaw last season.

 

[Hacketts]

good deal for the jets.

 

[Buffdog]

I doubt Yager rises to the level of expectations I had for Rutger, but Rutger may never do that either, though my expectations for him are still very high.

Yager is a high skill, high scoring, playmaking centre. Fits a need.

Perhaps a combo of Yager and Lambert down the middle in the future. It's at least something

 

[jetsmooseice]

Is he eligible for the AHL next year or does he have to go back to the dub?

He's 19 as of January 3 so by my understanding he is ineligible for the AHL this season, it's likely back to MJ. But in 2025/26 he'd be jumping at least to the Moose.

 

[surixon]

According to elite prospects he got a big shot and drives hard to the net. He certainly put up the points in Moose Jaw last season.

Yeah, he seems more goalscorer then playmaker but he can also make plays. Adds some different dimensions to our pool.

Young players from what I see:

Perfetti - Two way primary playmaker with secondary goal scoring
Yager - feisty goal scorer with secondary playmaking
Lambert - Fast play driving playmaker
Barlow - Big one shot triggerman
Chibrikov - Feisty goalscorer

 

[Romang67]

Might be good for him to be the de facto guy for Moose Jaw this upcoming season. Firkus and Savoie both going to the AHL/NHL this upcoming season. Of their top 5 scorers in the playoffs, 4 of them turned pro.

 

[StIvany4Norris]

Pens fan coming in peace:

You will like Yager a lot, potentially even more as a person than player, and you'll like him a lot as a player

Needs another year in juniors but rounded out his game this year without losing production, has a huge shot but should put on size

If he hits all the way you win this one, Pens traded readiness + higher floor for higher ceiling (especially better shot) in my view

 

[jetsmooseice]

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[surixon]

Might be good for him to be the de facto guy for Moose Jaw this upcoming season. Firkus and Savoie both going to the AHL/NHL this upcoming season. Of their top 5 scorers in the playoffs, 4 of them turned pro.

I think he has a good shot at team canada as we. Did he play for them last year?

 

[Aries56]

His pre-draft rankings varied quite a bit. HockeyNews had him 10th overall in one ranking, some had him closer to 20.

One site gave him comparables of Elias Lindholm and Mathew Barzal.

 

[DRW204]

I think it's a pretty even trade. It's kind of what I was expecting tbh. Similarly drafted prospects a year apart that's pretty equal in my view.

 

[jetsmooseice]

I think it's a pretty even trade. It's kind of what I was expecting tbh. Similarly drafted prospects a year apart that's pretty equal in my view.

Normally not a big deal but considering the position of relative weakness that the Jets were negotiating from, it's a big score for the Jets.

 

[bustamente]

In my eyes it’s pretty simple you don’t want to be here GTFO