Lorenzo1000
Registered User
I agree that it would be a tough exchange as a whole but I don't think we're the worst trading partner out there for you.
As far as I can tell, you all would be looking for a Top-6 center, and some help in goal?
If that's the case - to make the numbers work on Detroit's end, it might make more sense to so something around:
WPG
Yegeny Svechnikov
Jimmy Howard
Xavier Ouellet
DET
Trouba
Pavelec
And there might have to be a throw in on Detroit's side to get the money to work a little better here and there since we would be taking on an additional $3-4M back depending on the arbitration.
WPG would obviously get a Top-6 center prospect - a goaltender who is capable of starting and has statistically outperformed Pavelec and carries three more years to grow and develop something in house without having to stop gap over the next couple of seasons and disrupt stability. And Ouellet is our most overripe defensive prospect who is ready to take on a role in the NHL, a decent upside to him, and shoots Left and helps fill the lose of Trouba at a fraction of the cost.
EDIT
Oh - didn't realize there wasn't an arbitration for him. This is just a contract extension talk?
Nope. Jets have piles of centers and goal tending prospects.