time for a new thread for a new season that begins today. Canada Day. Free Agent Frenzy. 

Will the Jets trade Trouba?  Will they resign Scheif to an 8 year deal?  

Will Boston, as heavily rumoured, offer sheet Trouba?  What about the rumours of the Jets in a three way deal with Edmonton and Avs?

Stay tuned! 

Certain cities will be interested. Cities whose fans don't care about a players legal history.

Edited August 4, 20169 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

8 hours ago, Ducky said:

Vancouver will probably give up more than that.

I can see Kane getting a decent but lesser return then what we got for him.  He's worth more then just a 3rd rounder.

Kane makes 2 much money, you gotta ask yourself, with expansion coming up, is he one of the players you'd want to protect? A lot of teams would probably say no... maybe 1 or 2 might protect him over some other player right now... but most certainly wouldn't. He's a problem child. He has issues, they are real legit issues, these issues seem to follow him wherever he goes. I highly doubt that he gets much back at all if he's traded. He's really not worth that much at all, he's a headache, for a guy who is overpaid and has a couple years left on his deal and is a massive problem off the ice, yeah, i don't see it. 

He seems to have issues with women.  And as a young rich superstar, that has to be concerning for any management.  Its the type of thing that can keep happening over and over again.  At his salary, under-performing, it wouldnt surprise if no teams wanted him.  it also wouldnt surprise me if a few teams were willing to try.  Sometimes, teams think they can fix a problem.

You're dreaming if you think Kaner will only get you a 3rd rounder....he'll never get what Chevy got for him but he will get more than a 3rd rounder...

 

 

 

Trouba and others will be insured to play at the World Cup of Hockey.

http://www.tsn.ca/rfas-to-be-insured-at-world-cup-of-hockey-1.537567

 

https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-season-outlook-30-in-30/c-281284904?tid=281244176

 

15 minutes ago, Ducky said:

https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-season-outlook-30-in-30/c-281284904?tid=281244176

 

2nd youngest team I think they still will be.

10 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

2nd youngest team I think they still will be.

Better keep Pavs, Stu and Thorbs in the lineup then

The Winnipeg Jets announced that Todd Woodcroft will join the club as an assistant coach

 

Very interesting. So he wanted to trade certain guys and ownership didn't?

Apparently the rumour is he wanted Tyson Barrie out real bad, Sakic said no, so Roy said "**** it, I'm out..."

I  heard he wanted Duchene out also. He said the current core won't get the job done ever and more leadership needed to be brought in. 

With all the talent Colorado has the team should have done much better the last few years, a power play at this time was the wrong move by Roy.

I'm tempted to believe, based on past evidence, that Roy has a massive Chris Jones-esque ego and just didn't like people telling him how it's gonna be.

Pretty much this 

 

 

This really does set the Avs back this season to lose their head coach in August.  Training camp opens in a month.  That new coach will have little to no time to assess his players and to prepare for an NHL season. 

Plus all the good coaches have already been hired really.  

they're figuring a guy like Bob Hartley coming back might be a thing.....

Why is this is a surprise? Roy has always been about himself & a nutbar. He waited until he knew his leaving would set the team back. Sakic thanking him for his service is just a polite way for Joe to say, "Hit the road, Patrick".

1 hour ago, Rich said:

 

This really does set the Avs back this season to lose their head coach in August.  Training camp opens in a month.  That new coach will have little to no time to assess his players and to prepare for an NHL season. 

New coaches usually mean better results so its not a loss.

23 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

New coaches usually mean better results so its not a loss.

If this were true why wouldn't every team fire and hire a coach every year?

5 hours ago, Rich said:

 

I think what he doesn't get or doesn't accept is having a say in things and making the final decisions on certain things don't go hand in hand all the time.

There aren't many HC positions available in the NHL & I don't think Roy really appreciated what he had. He may have deep sixed his coaching career by doing what he did. The guy has a reputation of being a self centred, selfish, quick to anger guy who is difficult to work with. He is a Hall of Famer as a player but he's not playing anymore. He'd bring that coaching reputation with him wherever he goes.

Edited August 12, 20169 yr by iso_55

Hawerchuk thinks Scheif is one of the faster guys in the league right now. Talks about how the scouts were saying he wasn't a good enough skater. He thinks that sometimes you have to look beyond what they are at the moment and look at their attitude and nobody has a better attitude than Mark...good interview......speaks about p laying with Selanne in training camp and then learning that he has to go back to Finland for army duty.

 

 

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/winnipeg-1290/hawerchuk-fans-expectations-high-for-heritage-classic-1.540012