Chevy should be no where near the inevitable rebuild, which lets face it, should have started last year. More important is getting Chipman away from the day to day operations of the team and hiring a President of Operations.
I realize that these trades below are just a fantasy, but the gist of the direction we should go.
Out- Helly, PLDouchebag, Scheifele, Pionk, Heinola, Conner, Wheeler, Stanley, Gus, 18OA, 27OA
In- Kuzy, Krebs, UPL, Newhook, Barron, Hoffman, Zadina, Nemec, 11OA, 13OA, 37OA, 40OA 43OA.
Jets draft Leonard, Orville Redenbacher, Oskar Fiskar-Molgaard, Hunter Bruzkewhatever and one of Hrabal, Augustine or Bjarnsson.
Jets draft another goalie in the later rounds and one in every draft from here on in. They focus on adding some size as we have had a run on injuries of our smaller guys.
Helly is the first domino to fall after indicating he won’t re-up in Winnipeg. Lake Ontario and Erie has some great fishing, not like in Winnipeg, but good nonetheless
Helly extends. This allows Levi to simmer in the A and develop slowly like goalies should. While his short sample size looked good, how many goalies come from playing 35 or so games in college right into a starting role in the NHL? It just doesn’t happen. Getting Helly instantly makes the Sabres a playoff team and he can mentor Levi and help him through his inevitable rough patches. After a few years of working on his physical and mental game he comes in as a backup role and slowly takes over the starting role. Doing this properly gives the Sabres 10+ years of outstanding tending.
With the FLA pick dropping from potential lotto pick to 31/32, Montreal gives up Barron as Dach is untouchable. This lets Montreal keep both 1sts in this deep draft.
This one hurts, but Connor made it abundantly clear he has zero interest in a rebuild. Jets take a huge risk in Nemec panning out, but you need to give to get and Nemec fits the timeline of a rebuild. Unsure if the Devils would need to add a cap casually but Jets could/would add to balance out the trade
I’m not sure of the values here, some constructive criticism would be appreciated
Getting KFC gives the devils some options with Bratt given the history of negotiations.
NJD has lots of wingers and really don't want the cap of Connor...though he's on a nice contract. Nemec is just too good give up.....Six years of control verses three years
Winnipeg certainly has better ice finishing. I dunno if the Sabres want to overpay for Hellebuyck as a UFA, the have their RFA contract coming up, and really is Hellebuyuck that special? Look at the good UFAs goalies available this year.
Can't see Canucks moving down for that. They also have a logjam of young LHD (Rathbone, Hirose, D Petey) and don't need to move anyone to be under the cap with Poolman LTIRetired. If Jets were interested in Garland, a mid pick and Dillon makes sense to pair with Hronek to see if Hirose or D Petey are ready next year.
McDavid, Connor
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