Cole Perfetti is one of, if not the best young player that the Winnipeg Jets have in their organization. Perfetti looked like a legit top 6 player through the first half of the NHL season, however, has slumped in the 2nd half. In turn, he has been in and out of the lineup, and his role has been diminished. Does Cole deserve to be benched?
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I'll be honest…
I love the kid…but I think he needs more growth in the AHL.
Frankly, I disagree with a protracted benching of Fetts. He's a proven set-up man, and is very defensively responsible. Solid +/-
HE'S A TOP SIX PLAYER SETUP WISE JUST CRAZY DYNAMICS ON THIS JETS TEAM WOULD RATHER ICE GUSSTAFFSON WITH 4 POINTS VS PERFETTI'S 31 POINTS. LAUER IS THE WEAK LINK ON THIS JET ORG JUST LOOK AT THE DISMAL SPECIAL TEAMS?
He is clearly talented. Great passer. High hockey IQ. But play during the 1st half is different from the stretch/ playoff hockey. I hope he gets hungry/ gritty and he brings that energy when he gets called. Jets will need him if they go on a run.
He went on a long run not scoring points,and he started year in PLD spot. They didn't trust him put Monahan 2nd line. Still thought he's not 2nd line material and got Toffoli/moved iafallo up when Villardi got injured instead.
I was against trading Perfetti since only 22 but we have Mcgroarty,Lambert,Chibrikov knocking on door.
Maybe this offseason if unable resign Demelo/Dillon trade him for a Dman.
Everything was fine until he hurt his wrist earlier on in the year. Since then it's been a rough and bumpy road for him. I think he just needs a little break so he gets all wound up and once they let him back on the ice he will be better than ever.
Clearly the jets are not good enough for this years playoffs. When a team shuts down shefele, the jets have no offense. That’s exactly what other teams are gonna do.
What Perfetti can do is build muscle and bulk in the off season. If you look at the picture with Mark #55 who is standing erect and Cole who is bent over, Cole still looks small even tiny.
With the playoffs about to start this disadvantage will be more evident.
He has such good vision and playmaking skills but just needs to bulk up. Seems like he slowed down after getting banged up by the NHL brutes and hasn't been the same
perfetti is great, i totally agree with you
Wonder if playing a full season has got him tired along with some nagging injuries. Don't think he's played a full season in 2 years.
He belongs on the Moose!!!
Trade him he is not the player the Jets hoped he would be.
I completely disagree with the host. Perfetti has been awful, lack of grit and effort. Needs to spend some time lifting weights, 10 lbs of muscle is needed. He will be good in the future but I'm sick of his poor play. Appleton has sucked too.
Finally somebody with a logical big picture take on Perfetti. All ive read and seen for that last month is boomer takes about size and how he is a bust because McDavid and Crosby lit up the league at 18 so thats the new normal.
Delusional senile fans who still think its 1990 (gotta include Bones in that crowd) are the only people happy about Cole in the pressbox
I’d rather have iafallo out on the ice over perfetti at this moment. AIs defensive work ethic is underrated, and will be needed for the playoffs.
I feel his play dropped off after he got the cross check to the face in Minnesota. I also believe it'll help once he bulks up a bit.
He's too small and loses battles. In playoffs you have to win those battles on the boards.
The game looks a bit too big and fast for him lately. Still think he's an upgrade over Gus tho.
Not entirely sure what Gus brings. If you look at 4th line centres around the league, they have a fair amount of hits, blocks and decent points
No idea what it feels like to play a sophomore season but it looks real difficult if you reference Perfetti. Same size as Roslovic who had lungs for days but nowhere near the hockey IQ. Cole gotta go thru a Rocky Apollo training camp this summer.
Cole perfetti is a total savage, makes Makar like plays on the regular, setting up people with insane vision and misdirection. There is no way he shouldn't be playing. I know it's hard to justify putting him in the top 6 with the trade acquisitions but seriously, I'm convinced perfetti is going to be a Jets legend someday. Even without a top 6 spot, there is no way Appleton bumps perfetti out of the lineup if I'm the coach. No offense to Appleton, he just doesn't have perfettis vision or finishing touch.
Guy's Nick Petan 2.0 has the skill but not translating to NHL success.
He was playing incredible back in December and January but ever since a possible wrist injury he hasn't been the same as the big slump The Jets had. He was a legitimate top 6 player. But now he is bottom 6. It's just really unfortunate. He was a 2nd line in skill. It's just sad since a fourth line with someone as good as Iafallo then Perfetti and Barron maybe. That would be great after the slump. But if old Cole Pefetti comes back and Vilardi is injured. It will most likely be Perfetti going back to 2nd.
I would have him in and Appleton out right now. But would trade him for a young top 4 potential RD. Next yr there wont be a spot for him if we keep Toffoli or Monohan, and Lambert and Mcgroarty coming up
Requires a stint on the Moose to get his confidence back/ re-invent himself.
AHL player at best right now
I have my doubts that his wrist injury has fully healed. Personally, I'd send him to the Moose for two or three games to regain his confidence.
Give him a summer of training and recovery. Top 9 forward next year
Sophomore slump. Needs to work on his speed if he wants to be a top 6 guy tho. On the other hand, if his linemates and Cole himself could finish, he’d still be in the lineup.
Perfetti is going to be a star in this league. He will bounce back! hard to play good when jets move him around the lineup every game
Trade Cole Perfetti to Nashville for Cody Glass. Pretty evenly balanced trade right there. I like Perfetti a lot, but if we're gonna trade him, I'd prefer we trade him for another great young player in Cody Glass. Big fan of his & I would love for him to be in our team. Cody Glass & K'andre Miller are my 2 dream young pieces I want for our team.