Speculation: This Could Be Scheifele's Last Season In WPG

[HarrisonFord]

But...why? Didn't Winnipeg spend years trying to get a 2nd top 6 center to go with him?

They miss the thrill of the chase

 

[LionsHeart]

Can he shoot into an empty net on the shootout?

 

[gojetsgo]

Can he shoot into an empty net on the shootout?

not at the beginning of the year

 

[DontLaughAtThat]

Kakko, Lundkvist, Chytil, 1st

Lafreniere/Fox/Igor untouchable

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

If San Jose gets involved, I see 1st 2022, 1st 2023, Cond. 2nd 2024, William Eklund and a third team to acquire Hertl for probably futures going Winnipeg's way.

If Florida gets involved, I would say Spencer Knight, Sam Bennett, 1st 2022 and 1st 2024.

Overpayment, but the thing is his contract is not only cheap, but has term. Boston, Carolina, NYR, Washington, or Pittsburgh are other places I see. But for some reason I see San Jose.

My god you clearly overvalue Scheifele.

2 likely lottery picks in really strong drafts, a recent top 10 pick, and then all the assets from a different center that is only a bit worse than Scheifele? Not to mention the conditional 2nd. That's McDavid territory

 

[Easternbull]

Don't think florida need another center they are set down the middle with Barkov, Lundell and Bennet.

But a team like Boston and even the Rangers have a need for mr Zoolander.

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

Looks like Jets ERA of the Maurice, Wheeler, Scheifele love triangle has come crashing down this season. So much potential in some of those rosters but in the end it was a complete flop.

With Strome still unsigned, Rangers could be a good fit if Scheifele can live with not being the #1 guy in the team.

 

[BatVader]

Kakko, Lundkvist, Chytil, 1st

Lafreniere/Fox/Igor untouchable

Schneider, not Lundkvist, not negotiatable
I prefer Barron over Chytil, but I could see it going either way.
Jets need RHW, not more LHW

 

[GreenLine]

Looks like Jets ERA of the Maurice, Wheeler, Scheifele love triangle has come crashing down this season. So much potential in some of those rosters but in the end it was a complete flop.

With Strome still unsigned, Rangers could be a good fit if Scheifele can live with not being the #1 guy in the team.

He'd clearly be the #1 center and it's not like he hasn't played with strong teammates before, so I don't understand your qualifier "being the #1 guy on the team"

 

[Ainsy01]

Strongly disagree, moving Ras makes a hole 20x larger than what we fill by getting Scheifele, If Winnipeg is moving Scheifele they are retooling. They will want top prospect. Not a "good, but not great" RD. They already have 3 of those

if hes good but not great why isnt he available lol and how does he create a hole 20 times larger than a top 6 C

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

if hes good but not great why isnt he available lol and how does he create a hole 20 times larger than a top 6 C

Is this really that hard to understand? Calgary's RD depth goes to Tanev - Gudbranson - Stone, and their center depth goes to Lindholm - Scheifele - Backlund - Monahan.

You expect Gudbranson to play 20+ minutes a night?

Also the "good but not great" was in reference to DeMelo, Pionk, and Schmidt

 

[IcedJuicebox]

Could see quite a few teams as solid trade partners. Knowing Winnipeg, preference will be to send him East, and almost definitely not to another team in the Central. Jets would likely be looking for centers and dmen, with a slight preference for right hand shots for both. Some potential teams and young players Jets would be interested in (and no, not all are RHS centers and defensemen)

NYR - Schneider, Lafrenière, Lundkvist
DET - Edvinsson, Berggren
FLA - Lundell, Samoskevich, Denisenko
NJD - Mercer, Holtz, L.Hughes
LAK - Turcotte, Clarke

I could also see Jets adding one of Samberg/Heinola/Stanley in the right circumstance as they are all more than capable of playing NHL minutes but there is a logjam at LHD.

From Detroit, I think scheif would be worth that, if they were closer to competing, but is doesn't make sense for us.

Trading a top 6 winger would be fine, but trading a top pair d for a center wouldn't be smart.

We're better off building like we are and signing a free agent down the line if we need to.

There is always the option that Yzerman just fleeces the jets though, which wouldn't surprise me.

 

[BillyZito]

Would be an excellent 2C solution for the Avs behind Mackinnon for 2 years.

Newhook + Byram + cap dump?

and Byram's value in the tank right now with injuries

 

[TradeAllStromes]

Why would jets do that. He definitely a ranger if getting traded, we got perfect place for him. AND no strome to bring everything down once aquired.
Laff/Kakko starting piece, Strome (cap/trade flip), 1st.

 

[Snowman]

Why would jets do that. He definitely a ranger if getting traded, we got perfect place for him. AND no strome to bring everything down once aquired.
Laff/Kakko starting piece, Strome (cap/trade flip), 1st.

Change Strome to Schneider and you're starting to fill needs for Winnipeg if they trade Scheifele. Laff/Kakko are all right, but aren't marquee pieces in landing a 1C.

 

[Rangeri]

They should keep him

 

[ManByng]

I hope Calgary is in on this too, Monahan would have to go back (or elsewhere) but they still have all their top prospects, only one I would have off the table is Wolf

I think Carolina is very happy with their current center depth, Scheifele is a step up from Trocheck but cost assets, resigning Tro is free. Plus they have KK who is coming around

Doesn’t Carolina have the option of not re-signing Kotkaniemi and letting him walk as a RFA? That 6 million + could then be used for the Scheiflie (sp?) contract with 2 years left at $6.1 mil/per and who’d be a clear upgrade on Kotkaniemi?

 

[UConn126]

Man, I'd give up a pretty decent package for him.

How's a 1st + '23 2nd, + Studnicka?

 

[Snowman]

Man, I'd give up a pretty decent package for him.

How's a 1st + '23 2nd, + Studnicka?

I wouldn't wait for the Jets to return your call. The only valuable piece is the 1st.

 

[BillyZito]

They should keep him

What if he doesn't want to be kept in WPG?

 

[Groo]

If San Jose gets involved, I see 1st 2022, 1st 2023, Cond. 2nd 2024, William Eklund and a third team to acquire Hertl for probably futures going Winnipeg's way.

If Florida gets involved, I would say Spencer Knight, Sam Bennett, 1st 2022 and 1st 2024.

Overpayment, but the thing is his contract is not only cheap, but has term. Boston, Carolina, NYR, Washington, or Pittsburgh are other places I see. But for some reason I see San Jose.

Way too expensive for SJ
Are you suggesting we trade two future 1sts + Eklund and whatever we can get for Hertl? Rather just keep Hertl. Not nearly enough of an upgrade for what you're proposing

 

[DoingItCoolKiwi]

He'd clearly be the #1 center and it's not like he hasn't played with strong teammates before, so I don't understand your qualifier "being the #1 guy on the team"

Zibanejad and Panarin are the leaders and go to guys in Rangers. Scheif would not march in to that lockerroom and be a leader and 1C like he is in Peg.

 

[ManByng]

Trading for Scheifle and his $6 mil + for 2 more years will likely be way cheaper for the Rangers than signing Hertl who will likely want $8 mil/per, though they’d likely have to part with good young talent to get him and not just Studnika and a first rounder!
Rangers ain’t getting him for free!! Think Chytil and a player with term to help offset the Rangers cost like d-man Ryan Lindgren at $3 mil/per for 2 more years.

 

[BatVader]

I think I would do this as a Rangers fan

I could see an argument for Chytil over Barron, though I prefer Barron, but either way I think it works.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Man, I'd give up a pretty decent package for him.

How's a 1st + '23 2nd, + Studnicka?

That's not really a decent package...

As someone else said, only the 1st really holds value, the others are throw ins.

I'd expect unless the GM was Chiarelli or one of the many Bruins GMs that traded away players for scraps, that's not enough.