Separate thread here as Free Agency is pretty much a week away.

 

An interesting tidbit in recent Free Press article:

 

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/Burmistrovs-future-big-storyline-for-Jets-at-draft-309360161.html

 

 

 

We’re all dealing with trying to sign RFAs or UFAs and not having a solid number in front of you makes things a little bit difficult, difficult from a signing standpoint and difficult from a player agreeing standpoint. Everyone wants to know what might be available out there for him. We’re entering another unique part of the CBA where you have an interview period which starts on Thursday (where teams can ‘court’ prospective free agents in advance ot the market opening on July 1st). That’s a different phenomenon that we’re all learning the ins and outs from that standpoint. I guess once all things come into play and now you know you’re number, you can really start making your final plans for how you can move forward."

 

So while I know that talks with Frolik have apparently begun to "heat" up, if we don't get a deal done by Thursday he will be able to start getting a feel for what kind of money and term other teams would be willing to give him.

 

Must be the busiest time of the year for GMs with the Draft this weekend and Free Agency soon after.

 

With GMs able to talk to agents on Thursday, and pretty much all agents and GMs being at the draft, I expect a huge flurry of singings July 1st when they can officially submit contracts.

Copp is really good at faceoffs now.

Wow, I see Copp only got about 5 minutes of ice time against the Isles....not enough if you ask me.

I didn't see the game but if the fourth line is already back to playing that little we're in trouble.

Richards can work for cheap. He just got 50% of the rest of his contract for doing nothing.

Ice time was low cuz jets spent about 20 minutes killing penalties. Not gonna play the 4th line lots when losing by 2 or 3 either.

Copp 4:30

Thorbs 5:04

Petan 8:55

 

not enough ice time no matter how you slice it.

Context is important in looking at ice time....

 

20 minutes killing penalties, down 2 3 0 at one point... how often are you gonna play your 4th line when you are down by 2 or 3 goals trying to catch up... guess what, it almost worked too, Jets for as awful as they played, they were 1 shot away from tying a game they had no business being in. 

 

Every coach does that, it wasn't a blowout, Jets still had a chance, those 4th line guys don't kill penalties or play on the power play... 

 

I like Petan, I like Copp but these aren't the guys you want to put on the Ice when you are down by 3 goals trying to tie the game... You want your top 2 lines out there lots... it almost worked too. 

 

Ice time, look at the context first and it all makes sense in the end.

 

JETS  were on the PK basically for an entire period... 

I didn't see the game but if the fourth line is already back to playing that little we're in trouble.

There were a ton of penalties, that's why they didn't play much