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Igor Eronko @IgorEronko Alex Burmistrov plans to return to #NHL and is not going to extend his contract in the #KHL as Kazan's @GazetaBOsport reports #NHLJets Unknown will be happy.

Then he'd tell a long story about the days of leather helmets and a time when people used to wear onions on their belt. Good for Willy and the bombers - I'm guessing base salary is more aroun $300-350 with incentives 1/4 of the cap is now tied up in QB and OL, Bob Wylie is full time... if there's a problem now, its on MB's schemes.

If he signs an incentive-laden contract now, great... if not, wait until the off-season... if he leaves, we'll sign Ricky Ray.

19 DBs to compete for five spots... should find a SAM in there somewhere.

So far there is only some evidence that willy is better then any QB we've had here since 2008. We haven't won more then 7 games since 2008(I think). Soooo. I dunno. Over paying for an average Qb so that we don't possibly lose him but might have to cut if his salary is too high if he is only and average qb ( which is still better then we've had). Give him boost in base pay and then back fill with incentives. If meeting completion %, TDs,int, yard,wins, goals he gets a bonus and maxes out at 400-500k great. Little risk and great rewards. Less reward for willy, but if he believes he is an elite qb and will have a great couple of years then it's a win for him. You don't pay 120k for a crown Victoria hoping or believing it's going to transform into a jaguar becuase u upgrade the rims, tires and intake (ol, receivers, coaching) Don't forget the spoiler.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/04/29/simon-fraser-receiver-durant-pops-onto-nfls-radar Durant getting NFL look... Interesting that Boyko has 'slid off the radar'... Boyko and Mateas going 1, 2?

City of Champions no more... http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/city-of-champions-no-more-after-more-than-a-decade-of-gnashing-its-teeth-about-it-edmonton-ditches-outdated-slogan EAKINS!!!

And? All Winnipeg reporters had to do in Florida was focus on mini-camp... Point is, still gotta get to Florida. I'd think it's easier for a media outlet to send people down the road to the stadium than it is to send people all the way to Florida. $$$$ That's the point... if the newspaper has spent $$ sending these guys to Florida, send back actual content.

Could be right, I'm not going to lose my mind if he signs an extension... but I don't see it as a necessity. Not sure anything gets done before the season though - Walters will want incentive-based, Willy will want high base salary.

And? All Winnipeg reporters had to do in Florida was focus on mini-camp...

I think WIlly could be a franchise QB but why tie up cap space now - any extension will require a huge signing bonus... figure it out after the season. Atomic is right - what's the difference between $400k now or $500k if he is league MVP?

Except that's not really true. Yup, ten years ago, there was a wave of smaller defencemen... and that's when Enstrom played well. Now it seems to be over, maybe its been proven too many times in the playoffs, don't know. Teams have big D cores now. There will still be a few guys like Vatanen who are powerplay, offence specialists but not much. Even Morrissey, who is considered under-sized, will be 6'0, 200 when he hits the NHL.

Just to make it interesting, here is some info. The LHD depth on the Habs is Markov-Emelin-Gilbert as it stands now. I love Markov as a player so as it stands now I would rank him pretty handily above Toby but I'd certainly have Toby in that top for over Emelin, who is a physical specimen but not without his glaring flaws. And for those complaining about Toby's point totals, Emelin had 14 points in 68 games. Enstrom is easily a superior player than Tom Gilbert, so I won't even start with that. Chicago's LHD depth is better than the Habs as they have a Norris winner (albeit an undeserving one) in Keith on the first pair. Then you have Nik Hjalmarsson who is a very solid stay at home defenceman who again posted paltry offensive numbers (19 points in 82 games.) He's a player I would love on the Jets but not at the expense of Enstrom who is a much better offensive player at driving the play and likely negligible defensively. Timonen, on their third pair, is done as a hockey player. Then you have St. Louis, who before their playoff exit was a premier team in the league. Their LHD depth is Gunnarsson, Bouwmeester and Jackman. Believe it or not, Jackman was the leading scorer of the three with all of 15 points. Bouwmeester is carrying on in name only as Blues fans are ready to see the end of him. He's still a serviceable player but Enstrom could easily play on the first pair on the Blues. Even if you argue that Bouwmeester is better (at this point, he's not), Gunnarsson and Stuart clone Jackman are nowhere in Enstrom's league. To save time, I'll end with the Ducks, who have the "enviable" LHD depth of Lindholm, Despres and Stoner. Lindholm is a young player that any team would want, maybe at this point he's a superior player to Enstrom, maybe he's not. Even still, Despres is a young, physical player with upside but nowhere near the caliber of Enstrom and Stoner is frankly a joke. The bottom line is, good LHD are very hard to find. Enstrom would be a top 4 D at least on all of these teams. Enstrom had 23 points in 60 games. No, he did not tear it up but that's a pace of over 30 points, which combined with his defensive play is absolutely top 4 worthy. On essentially any team in the league. You can say all you want that good teams wouldn't want him, but it's frankly a grossly uninformed opinion. Nice analysis. But the bottom line is that the top LHD on those teams are all better than Enstrom... and we'll agree to disagree on some of your assessments of second pairing D. Again, in the new NHL, stick work is really limited making it harder for smaller D to handle the front of the net. Jet can keep relying on Enstrom but as soon as the playoffs come around, his size will be exposed again... just sayin'. Interesting how you kind of argue that Bouwmeester is 'slipping' yet he's only one year older than Enstrom. Pretty sure Cam Fowler is Anaheim's second LHD. Could be wrong. Enstrom will be here next year anyway... we'll find out.

Lawless freaking out. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/Bomber-must-get-off-wallet-and-sign-Willy-301602061.html?cx_navSource=d-tiles-2 Sign Willy because Lulay and Ray will be free agents at the end of this season? Why not sign Ray or Lulay then? No one saw Willy in the second half of the season because of injuries? Makes no sense. If he has an awesome season, throw all of the remaining capspace at him for a signing bonus... no other team will have that opportunity.

I don't really want Martin St Louis playing defence for us either... Sign Boyle and Timmonen if you want... In the 'new' NHL, where you can't play dirty and can't hack, size is everything. Find one playoff team (or even close) and tell me there is space for Enstrom in their top 4.

Bomber equivalent - Kohlert and Thomas down for the season... that's a bit of a cold shower.

All these coaches and GMs that think Enstrom is awesome... check their lineup - Minn, St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, Anaheim... Then tell me that they would trade a top 4 defenceman for Enstrom. Not a chance. 5'10, 180 is at best a 6th D and power play specialist...

Except none of those people were Jets fans.

Quiet players never get the love. Remember Teppo Numminen? Took a long time for people to see how valuable he was.The Jets continue to be in transition mode. The left side could have Enstrom, Stu, Chiarot, Morrissey battling this year. Maybe Morrissey only makes it as far as the AHL. Who knows right now. so dead on. the people whining and bitching about enstrom would have done the same about Nummenin.. too small, too steady, not flashy and no spark. the thing is you don't need to be to be an excellent defender.. defensemen like these 2 are like guards in football.. Never talked of fondly and only really brought up when mistakes are made.. Toby would land on just about every NHL team in the league and be a ln everyday defensemen. What? You're the only person i've ever heard say that Teppo was small. Teppo is 6'2 according to Wiki and that was about right i figure, Teppo Numminen was worshipped in Winnipeg... comparing him to Enstrom is a joke. Numminen was 'small' because he was 6'2, 200lb. Enstrom would have been destroyed in 1995.

Im not sure I'd want to burden Myers with Buff. And again, in a perfect world, we sign everyone to long term contracts. We cant do that. So who's going to go? You want to give Buff a raise on his $6 million a year for another 6 years or so...who are you letting go? Enstrom, ha

Buff-Myers Chiarot-Trouba Enstrom-Stuart There. Done... Myers has quickly 'come of age' in Winnipeg, I wasn't on the band wagon but now that he's in game shape, he clicks with everyone. Chiarot, Buff, Enstrom... needs a hitter with him though. Trouba needs a stay-at-home D - Chiarot is an upgrade over Stuart... Chiarot and Trouba would be a wrecking crew. I'm over-exaggerating Enstrom's flaws but, honestly, he doesn't fit with this team anymore. And once Morrissey emerges, he should replace him quickly.

Ottawa mini-camp coverage puts ours to shame. http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/04/27/redblacks-kick-off-minicamp-in-ottawa?token=f268cca721cc23047d7aeed5001019c3

If Ottawa goes for Durant or Boyko, Mateas would be huge. Lavoie kind of reminds me of Brendan Dunn... pass.

Brock Ralph was the expired Pine-scented air freshener that you keep meaning to replace but never do.

Goony goo goo.