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Trouba should get more than Gudbranson. No doubt. But remember, Benning is an idiot and overpaid.
The reality of the situation is that WPG won't get fair value for Trouba, that's a given. That's not to say they will get garbage and some mid round picks either. Given the situation and circumstances WPG will have to settle for a deal that they normally would not have made. I believe most Jets fans do realize this but there are some delisional fans believing they will get market value for him, never happens in these situations.
Trouba should get more than Gudbranson. No doubt.
Benning is an idiot
and overpaid.
Love these comments.....Jones ring a bell? Just the first one off the top
The money issue was the reason people were using for him not signing.
If it was useage and playing on the right side, money might not be an issue, and he may be willing to sign a Rielly like deal around 5x6.
Seth Jones?
When did he refuse to sign a contract and therefore was not going to attend training camp?
Not a comparable and Jones is better even if it was.
Is Trouba willing to sign a Seth Jones contract by the way?
Detroit:
Andreas Athanasiou
Dennis Cholowski
Darren Helm
2017 1st, 2nd
2018 2nd, 3rd
Literal overpayment but Detroit needs defenders.
Yes but mostly because EG has 1 year before UFA.
RJ. Jones trade
Detroit:
Andreas Athanasiou
Dennis Cholowski
Darren Helm
2017 1st, 2nd
2018 2nd, 3rd
Literal overpayment but Detroit needs defenders.
He's RFA when his contract ends in a year
Lots of pieces but nothing to help the Jets in the near term. I'd rather do the Gardiner+ trade that Leafs fans have been proposing as much as it would kill me to do it after the Leafs' fans schadenfreude over this Trouba thing
Here is my Offer, what do jets fans think?
Canucks trade Top Prospect Olli Juolevi, Janick Hansen, and a 2017 2nd
Jets trade Top 4 d-man Jacob Trouba, and gritty LW Brendan Lemieux. and a 2017 3rd Rounder.
Summary: The canucks managment is in a retool type mode, Trouba fits that mold perfectly, Young, talented, and ahead of the game than olli (who imo will be a top 2 guy in the NHL). Lemieux is a gritty guy who can replace a alex burrows in the upcoming seasons.
Losing Hansen really hurts, maybe the most consistent third liner in the NHL, but we need spots to open up for our youth, ala Virtanen
Hate the idea of moving Juolevi...for an older guy who is already moving on to a bigtime $$$ contract and isn't expansion exempt. Edler++ would make more sense for the Canucks...but i don't know what the ++ would have to be to make it work, and even then, it'd still leave them with a RHD surplus even if the Jets would go for it (and you could somehow convince Edler to move...doubtful).
Even if there's a deal to be made there with Canucks...they'd still have to do something about Tanev/Trouba/Gudbranson all RHD. Not only is that too much invested there and a situation too close to what Trouba wants out of...it would also make for a complete expansion draft nightmare situation. Which basically puts them in the same position as Winnipeg, trying to trade a RHD - and probably for an expansion exempt LHD for the future, or an expansion exempt young forward.
Doubtful they move the younger and newly acquired Gudbranson, so it ends up being Tanev on the market. And as good as he is, just like Trouba, it's a tough deal to make...especially at this time of year. It would also leave the Canucks defence extremely young and inexperienced.
It's just a huge amount of shakeup to be trying to make at this point in time, and may not even make the Canucks better for the now, if it's Tanev that ends up going out to make room. Or for the future, if it's Juolevi+ that goes out. It would be so many moving parts in the middle of training camp.
Which is really what makes a Trouba deal tough for anyone to really work out. There just aren't that many teams with the right type of assets in the first place. And even harder to get it done on a short deadline with those sort of high end pieces right on the eve of the season starting.
Edmonton: Trouba, Copp
Winnipeg: Puljujarvi, Reinhart
jets fans are gonna say trouba only gets moved for a young equal value LD (Rielly,Risto,Lindholm etc) but that isnt gonna happen. Laine, Puljujarvi, and Schiefele could make up the best line in hockey in a couple years. Reinhart could still develop into a 2nd pairing dman.
Edmontons adds Trouba to a suddenly solid top 4 with Klefbom,Sekera and Larsson