Are the Jets a cup contender

I'm not well versed on either of these teams honestly so if this is unrealistic/over/underpayment then please tell me and give me some constructive criticism. I definetly think that Anderson would be a rental (cap) and can easily be removed for afformentioned cap reasons. Savard would be a little hard to fit but I think he's a solid upgrade on Kulikov and Kulikov's contract expires this year.

CBJ can probably get a little more as Anderson has a fair amount of value still being under RFA and coming off a 40 pt season. As for the question in the title, its really hard to say. Hellebyuck is pulling a Hall (from 2 years ago) and literally forcing his team to the playoffs. I think they still lack that true offensive 2C and their RD depth is still pretty questionable. without addressing those needs first I think cup contender is a bit of a reach. They seem to be in NYR's good books, i could see them making an offer for Ryan Strome. Unlike thier last two 2C rentals Strome will still be an RFA at season's end and like his brother Dylan, seems to flourish when playing with elite wingers. However Wheeler seems to be doing pretty good at 2C right now, Maybe doing what CGY did with Lindholm and Monahan will work better for WPG

I think Anderson’s value has been blown out of proportion because of his one year with Panarin which blew up his numbers. Now, sans Panarin he is likely showing his true colors. Although I do think he’s a 30-35 point player in the nhl and he’s just having a bad time this year if you go back all the way to the playoffs last year he has like 2 goals in his last 50 some games.

Hellebuyck is super impressive this year. And the couple times I have watched Jets this year they have looked great in every facet of the game.

Thats probably fairly accurate, we are seeing the exact same effect from Panarin with Zibanejad and Strome now.