Jets Blow It Up

Created by: CapsJets

Team: 2023-24 Winnipeg Jets

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 20, 2023

Published: Jun. 26, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Jets are looking to blow it up (or at least they should). Couple big trades made involving major pieces on their roster, I wrote in the description of the trade my thoughts, let me know if you think they are fair/realistic. Also a couple of minor free agent signings/re-signings. After trading Hellebuyck, they needed a starting goalie, so I gave Alex Lyon some money from Florida. With them having Bobrovsky & Knight, they have no room for Lyon, so the Jets give him good money to come here and be a starter.

Overall theme of this is making room for younger players to play more prominent roles:
-Perfetti on line 1 center
-Turcotte on line 2 center
-Gustafsson on line 4 center
-Heinola in the top 4
-Samberg a regular in the lineup
Berdin as the backup

And also restocking on draft captial.

Let me know your thoughts!

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Barron, Morgan	2	$1,500,000
Samberg, Dylan	2	$1,500,000
Stanley, Logan	1	$1,000,000
Stenlund, Kevin	2	$1,000,000
Dubois, Pierre-Luc	4	$8,885,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Jonsson-Fjällby, Axel	2	$1,125,000
Kuhlman, Karson	2	$850,000
Maenalanen, Saku	2	$925,000
Berdin, Mikhail	2	$925,000
Namestnikov, Vladislav	2	$2,850,000
Lyon, Alex	3	$3,500,000

Trades

WPG

Turcotte, Alex
2023 4th round pick (LAK)
2024 1st round pick (LAK)

Additional Details:

Kings add a gritty player who is tough to play against. They also feel ok giving up a 1st next year because Dubios comes with a deal in place. Also, giving up on Turcotte feels wrong as he is so young, but it seems like other young Kings prospects have passed him on the depth chart, and if it can get them a player like Dubios, I think it's worth it.

LAK

Dubois, Pierre-Luc

Additional Details:

Jets have no leverage in this move, but still get a very solid return. Turcotte could flourish with a change of scenery in Winnipeg, Also, some other American prospects (Lucius, McGroarty) could be a nice future for Winnipeg.

WPG

Carlo, Brandon
Lauko, Jakub [RFA Rights]
2025 1st round pick (BOS)

Additional Details:

Winnipeg retains salary to make Scheifele a 3 million dollar player. Bruins have a stacked team as shown with their regular season last year, but I think they fell short because their centerman aren't good enough anymore. I think Bergeron & Krejci are good, but are at the age where they can't be expected to play at that high of level for 82 games plus a deep playoff run. I think Scheifele comes in and takes a lot of pressure off of those guys, and Boston is a hockey market that I could see him liking, and signing long term.

BOS

Scheifele, Mark ($3,000,000 retained)

Additional Details:

Again, Winnipeg without much leverage here, but they get some young pieces. In my opinion, the major piece here is Carlo. Would immediately step in to a top 2 role alongside Morrissey, and would be a great fit for the Jets.

WPG

Savoie, Matthew
2023 1st round pick (BUF)
2025 4th round pick (BUF)

Additional Details:

Buffalo is looking to compete, and they trade off some valuable assets for an established goalie that will help them do just that. Hellebuyck is a top 5 goalie in most people's eyes, and would immediately make the Sabres a playoff team I think. Buffalo also has a deep prospect pool with lots of young, high end players on their roster, so losing these assets hurts, but is not detrimental for them.

BUF

Hellebuyck, Connor

Additional Details:

Jets capitalize on the value of Hellebuyck and get some great value in return to kick start this rebuild. Savoie is a high end prospect who played a lot of junior in Winnipeg, and could be a cornerstone piece for them moving forward. Reminds me a bit of Barzal.

WPG

2024 7th round pick (FLA)

Additional Details:

Panthers reunite Wheeler and Maurice with this move. As a team that needs cap space, I'm not sure they do this, but just for the sake of this Jets rebuild I'll say they will lol

FLA

Wheeler, Blake ($4,000,000 retained)
2024 5th round pick (WPG)

Additional Details:

Jets retain on Wheeler, and basically swap picks with Panthers to get this done. Either a buy-out, or doing something like this is I think the only option for the Jets with this contract.

WPG

2024 3rd round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

Ducks have plenty of mid round picks in the next few drafts, and Elliot Friedman on his podcast mentioned that he thinks the Ducks are looking to add some toughness to their lineup as he feels they get pushed around too much. Dillon helps with that, doesn't cost much, and is a UFA at seasons end, so not much long term risk involved with this.

ANA

Dillon, Brenden ($1,500,000 retained)

Additional Details:

Jets retain a bit of salary here because as they enter this rebuild, they will have lots of cap space, even after retaining on Wheeler. Jets also have a lot of LHD ready to make more of an impact on the team, and I think Dillon is someone who could realistically have a market for him. I think either him or Schmitt needs to be moved, but there would be no market for Schmitt with his contract, so they opt to get some value back for Dillion.

WPG

2023 6th round pick (TBL)
2024 5th round pick (TBL)

Additional Details:

Lightning are in need of a shut down guy, and they see some potential in former 1st round pick, Logan Stanley. Comes with a cheap extension, as well as not giving up much value, the Lightning seem like a team that could help Stanley's development, and he could help them on their bottom pair.

TBL

Stanley, Logan

Additional Details:

Has requested a trade out of Winnipeg, and again, with lots of LHD, Jets look to honour that request. Not much value, but they stock up on some late round picks to help them potentially navigate the the board and take some chances on prospects.

Retained Salary Transactions

Mark Scheifele: $3,000,000 (48.98%)
Blake Wheeler: $4,000,000 (500%)
Brenden Dillon: $1,500,000 (38.46%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$73,836,191	$0	$2,825,000	$9,663,809

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Connor, Kyle $7,142,857$7,142,857 LW UFA - 3	Perfetti, Cole $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) LW, C RFA - 1	Namestnikov, Vladislav $2,850,000$2,850,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 2
Niederreiter, Nino $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Turcotte, Alex $894,167$894,167 ($1,550,000$2M) C RFA - 1	Ehlers, Nikolaj $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Barron, Morgan $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Lowry, Adam $3,250,000$3,250,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3	Appleton, Mason $2,166,667$2,166,667 RW UFA - 2
Jonsson-Fjällby, Axel $1,125,000$1,125,000 LW UFA - 2	Gustafsson, David $775,000$775,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Maenalanen, Saku $925,000$925,000 RW, LW UFA
	Stenlund, Kevin $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Kuhlman, Karson $850,000$850,000 RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Morrissey, Joshua $6,250,000$6,250,000 LD NMC UFA - 5	Carlo, Brandon $4,100,000$4,100,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 4	Lyon, Alex $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 2
Heinola, Ville $863,333$863,333 ($425,000$425K) LD RFA - 1	DeMelo, Dylan $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Berdin, Mikhail $925,000$925,000 G UFA
Samberg, Dylan $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD RFA - 2	Pionk, Neal $5,875,000$5,875,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 2
Schmidt, Nate $5,950,000$5,950,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2