Preseason is over.  Time to get to the real season and do it in style like only Jagr can.

 

I'm actually shocked people are upset we gave up a first round pick. Who cares? Why?! The way I look at it, even if you figure we got "ripped off", for lack of a better term, we could afford to. We don't have room for all the assets we have, so we had to either lose some or condense them in a package for something like this at some point. We just stacked our top 9 even more for a Cup push and got two young superstars a possession positive defensively responsible playmaking center that should work very well between them.

Erik Foley gone? So what? Where would he fit in our lineup? We already don't have room for Vesalainen without making some moves and we're about to lose Petan for nothing next year ... so who cares about Erik Foley? We didn't lose Samberg, Vesalainen, Stanley or Niku ... we are a Cup contending team that made themselves better today and all it cost us of note is a (probably) late first round pick.

What I'm really wondering about ... if Stastny turns out to be a fit here between the two young Euros ... do we look to bring him back on some term next year if we can maybe move Little out? I would assume that at 32 years old, Stastny would probably come a little bit cheaper and Little doesn't necessarily seem to be a great fit for the roster around him anymore. 

3 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Sounds done

 

BOY I HOPE WE FACE SAN JOSE IN THE PLAYOFFS he's lucky that we don't have to face them anymore this season

Edited February 26, 20187 yr by iHeart

43 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Are you referring to Mike Johnson?

Yup that guy is a goof... was trying to figure out who he was.   

TSN was pretty dull this year,  they did not seem to be prepared for a quiet day and it showed.

Good move. We have a scary deep forward core. Having Stastny  replace Copp on our third line is huge. 

I don't know how anyone could not like this move.  Stastny is such a huge upgrade and the price was very reasonable.  We are already loaded with young prospects... we can afford to start moving some assets.

4 hours ago, Rich said:

Nope.  Just worry about players with nagging injuries.   He came back for a partial game and was back on IR.   Not a good sign.

Wouldn’t surprise me if we wasn’t back until next season. 

Also, Jets have been very aggressive in finding a centre at the deadline.  That in itself is telling.  Might not just be for depth.  

It was before practice but still...

Saw this tweet and now these lyrics are stuck in my head.

 

So I guess Max Domi is staying on the Yotes for now?

1 hour ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Perhaps not the best idea to tell players they may be moved RIGHT BEFORE your most important games of the season?! 

If we lose to Winnipeg, I'm trading you to Winnipeg.  

3 hours ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Muamba

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Sounds like Stastny trade not going over well in St. Louis.  It is kind of a morale breaker.  Like trading away Wheeler, Little or Buff for picks when we're still in the hunt for a playoff spot, in some ways.

 

1 hour ago, Atomic said:

I don't know how anyone could not like this move.  Stastny is such a huge upgrade and the price was very reasonable.  We are already loaded with young prospects... we can afford to start moving some assets.

Copp may not be a huge fan of the move.

9 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

Copp may not be a huge fan of the move.

More so Lowry. Copp was 3rd line center because Lowry was injured.

hold it, not done yet

Trevor Murphy and Pierre-Cedric Labrie have been traded to the Coyotes while Gaudet and Ramage are on the Preds

24 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

More so Lowry. Copp was 3rd line center because Lowry was injured.

Jets definitely have to decide who they want to keep in the off-season, Stas or Little.   Too many young guns that need to make the jump to keep both, especially at the salaries they both want or will want in Stas's case (unless he suddenly wants to take a big hit to play in Winnipeg).  Roslo should also start playing center next year too, I would say, as he seems to be a center, not a winger.

Edited February 27, 20187 yr by kelownabomberfan

I don't see the Jets retaining Stastny...  32 years old and coming off a 7 million per year contract...   I'd imagine he would expect a  6 million deal for 3 more years....  we already have Little locked up for 5 more seasons.   

7 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

So Stastny with Laine and Ehlers?  What do we call them?  I got nothing.

StEhLaine? (you asked)

Edited February 27, 20187 yr by iHeart

7 hours ago, Floyd said:

Only downer is that I've always wanted to see a St Louis-Winnipeg playoff series...

Wonder if Carl Gunnarsson could be on the market - hard to make a deal out of nowhere on deadline day though

We almost got that in 2015

24 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I don't see the Jets retaining Stastny...  32 years old and coming off a 7 million per year contract...   I'd imagine he would expect a  6 million deal for 3 more years....  we already have Little locked up for 5 more seasons.   

Any interest out there for Little? 

15 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Any interest out there for Little? 

Why or how would the Jets move Little? His 6-year, $31.75M extension doesn't even kick in until next season.

3 hours ago, Mike said:

I'm actually shocked people are upset we gave up a first round pick. Who cares? Why?!  

I haven't heard anyone say this - like everyone is pretty pumped across the board...  do you have a source?  I'd like to read their reasoning

15 minutes ago, Floyd said:

I haven't heard anyone say this - like everyone is pretty pumped across the board...  do you have a source?  I'd like to read their reasoning

Probably elsewhere on the interwebs.

I'm not upset in the slightest, but a 1st round pick plus Foley is an overpay for Stastny.  And at this time of year everyone overpays, so I mean it's an overpay on an overpay.

But it's also a fair overpay on an overpay.  St Louis is 2 points out of a playoff spot with a month and a half to go.  They shouldn't be trading him at all.

23 minutes ago, mbrg said:

Probably elsewhere on the interwebs.

I'm not upset in the slightest, but a 1st round pick plus Foley is an overpay for Stastny.  And at this time of year everyone overpays, so I mean it's an overpay on an overpay.

But it's also a fair overpay on an overpay.  St Louis is 2 points out of a playoff spot with a month and a half to go.  They shouldn't be trading him at all.

This doesn't make any sense...

12 minutes ago, Atomic said:

This doesn't make any sense...

23 minutes ago, Atomic said:

This doesn't make any sense...

Well I know what I mean...

awwwwwww