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! 

Just watch it be AMAZING just to make me and (not naming names) look silly for all our angst today! hahahaha

while we wait for news

 

 

I'm hearing Stafford to Boston 

news from

Stafford is bruins bound

we'll always have the playoffs

 

dammit I knew we were getting a draft pick

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by iHeart

Conditional 6th rounder to WPG

1 minute ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Conditional 6th rounder to WPG

Condition that he never comes back?

you do realize he will be back when he plays against winnipeg next season smarty pants

ha! I spoke too soon!

He's probably done as a player tho. He's UFA. He got a conditional 6th. Aka nothing 

2 minutes ago, iHeart said:

you do realize he will be back when he plays against winnipeg next season smarty pants

Who says Chevy doesn't dip into the free agent market and re-signs him this summer!

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by JCon

1 minute ago, The Unknown Poster said:

ha! I spoke too soon!

Nonsense. You and I have been the 2 level headed ones around here today  

 

Stafford? Worth a 6th round to Boston.

Stempy? Worth a 2nd and a 4th to Boston.

Clearly, should have traded him a year ago.

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

 

Stafford served us well.  Good luck in Boston.

Just now, The Unknown Poster said:

Stafford served us well.  Good luck in Boston.

tsn sez: Habs aren't done yet

17 minutes ago, IC Khari said:

No he's right. Now I want BOS to win the cup so that conditional becomes a 1st round pick

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

are the oh god I hate thems even in playoff position?

49 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Not trying to be factious, but what is the direction?

 

By posing that question I assume you don't believe our management has a direction or a direction you don't believe is viable? My assumption is they do have a direction but I'm on the fence how much significant change we need to get us into the playoffs and be competitive. I do believe we are not at the stage of blowing everything up just yet.  

What is this direction? I, like you, listen when Chevy actually talks to the media. From my gathering he is trying to assemble a roster with considerable size/strength blended with some speed. Areas of concern continue to be fielding a competitive top six forward and defensemen lineup. We seem to have rolled the dice with our goaltending approach and did not get the consistency we were looking for.  Some of these players will not be Winnipeg Jets come the 2017 2018 season.   

With the coaching staff, none too happy with some of our outputs (pp, pk, coverages, offensive/defensive zone plays etc). Are we trying to create a system that plays to our player strengths or are we trying to make our players fit into a scheme that doesn't fit to their skill sets? One might suggest the latter. 

We will reevaluate our coaching staff this off season and make the necessary changes that we believe will improve our club. No ones job, including chevy's, is 100% secure right now.

This is my educated guess to answer your question with the caveat of having no insider knowledge.

The UFA's arent part of the direction, regardless of which direction it is.  No one expected the Jets to be active today in acquiring good young talent with term that could make the Jets better.  We expected them to sell their UFA's so they get something for nothing.  And they only did it with one guy.  And maybe hes the only guy that anyone was interested in but then Chevy looks a but dishonest if he says every year teams call for Thorbs but not this year. 

Unless Thorbs is an intricate part of the direction.  And if he is, we're in really bad shape.

Dump Staff, get a pick...open up a slot for a younger guy with upside.   About as expected.

Any word on the conditions attached to the 6th round pick?

4 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Any word on the conditions attached to the 6th round pick?

Chevy's not allowed to pick anyone good...

1 hour ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Nonsense. You and I have been the 2 level headed ones around here today  

I just threw-up in my mouth.