While I understand the sentiment here, I can’t help but feel that the Jets actually *do* have a plan. They’re swinging for it this year. Scheifele and Hellebuyck were very much available via trade but the offers were apparently not there. These guys are worth more to the Jets than to other teams apparently.
This team *as of 9:30am on August 31* is significantly better than it was on opening day last year.
You’ve basically replaced Dubois, Wheeler and a bunch of AHLers with Vilardi, Namestnikov, Niederreiter, Iafallo and Kupari.
Yes, Vilardi is a step down from Dubois, but Iafallo is better than Wheeler at this point and the rest are massive improvements over the guys we had last year.
The Jets are a much deeper team up front and we have cap space and assets to add at the deadline if we want a 2C or RHD.
Combine this with the fact the central is going to be *dogshit* this year, and we could legitimately win the division. If Scheifele and Hellebuyck walk, I don’t hate taking a step back for a few years but I don’t really want to trade them for $0.60 on the dollar just to return mid-tier assets.
PM_UR_JMO_FANFICS
This is a fans rankings right? Who gives a fuck
ElectricalWeather630
Jet fans will never be satisfied!
ISuplexSharks
They should have been lower. At least 30th. No vision, no talent, no future, and no cups. Nothing but a pathetic death grip on the dust that’s left. The future looks like a decade of poor team roster moves and even worse drafting.
Duck_Caught_Upstream
I can see why the Jets are so low
With your franchise 1C and Vezina goalie both entering the final year of there deals before UFA it’s hard to see what direction the organization is headed and fans are nervous they are going to lose both for nothing because it’s a small Canadian market.
Are they going to spend big to keep these guys and try and build a winner with this core? Or are they going to trade them to kick start a rebuild?
If the fanbase could get some resolution on these guys to signal a clear direction morale would 100% improve.
I honestly hope the Jets can keep both. Not necessarily because I think the Jets are legit contenders but because it’s really hard to start a rebuild right now because of the flat cap meaning any trade involving Scheifele or Hellebuyck means the Jets are probably going to come out on the losing end of.
As this off-season has shown us it’s really difficult to trade high priced players strictly for future assets because no other contenders in the league have cap space which makes kick starting a rebuild really difficult.
At the same time it’s impossible to trade a 1C and goalie with only one more year of team control and get that value back to build now.
The result, as frustrating as it is due to the lack of success the last 5 seasons, means staying the course with these guys and trying to squeeze the most out of this group of players as possible.
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While I understand the sentiment here, I can’t help but feel that the Jets actually *do* have a plan. They’re swinging for it this year. Scheifele and Hellebuyck were very much available via trade but the offers were apparently not there. These guys are worth more to the Jets than to other teams apparently.
This team *as of 9:30am on August 31* is significantly better than it was on opening day last year.
You’ve basically replaced Dubois, Wheeler and a bunch of AHLers with Vilardi, Namestnikov, Niederreiter, Iafallo and Kupari.
Yes, Vilardi is a step down from Dubois, but Iafallo is better than Wheeler at this point and the rest are massive improvements over the guys we had last year.
The Jets are a much deeper team up front and we have cap space and assets to add at the deadline if we want a 2C or RHD.
Combine this with the fact the central is going to be *dogshit* this year, and we could legitimately win the division. If Scheifele and Hellebuyck walk, I don’t hate taking a step back for a few years but I don’t really want to trade them for $0.60 on the dollar just to return mid-tier assets.
This is a fans rankings right? Who gives a fuck
Jet fans will never be satisfied!
They should have been lower. At least 30th. No vision, no talent, no future, and no cups. Nothing but a pathetic death grip on the dust that’s left. The future looks like a decade of poor team roster moves and even worse drafting.
I can see why the Jets are so low
With your franchise 1C and Vezina goalie both entering the final year of there deals before UFA it’s hard to see what direction the organization is headed and fans are nervous they are going to lose both for nothing because it’s a small Canadian market.
Are they going to spend big to keep these guys and try and build a winner with this core?
Or are they going to trade them to kick start a rebuild?
If the fanbase could get some resolution on these guys to signal a clear direction morale would 100% improve.
I honestly hope the Jets can keep both. Not necessarily because I think the Jets are legit contenders but because it’s really hard to start a rebuild right now because of the flat cap meaning any trade involving Scheifele or Hellebuyck means the Jets are probably going to come out on the losing end of.
As this off-season has shown us it’s really difficult to trade high priced players strictly for future assets because no other contenders in the league have cap space which makes kick starting a rebuild really difficult.
At the same time it’s impossible to trade a 1C and goalie with only one more year of team control and get that value back to build now.
The result, as frustrating as it is due to the lack of success the last 5 seasons, means staying the course with these guys and trying to squeeze the most out of this group of players as possible.