Sabres

Winnipeg needs Pionk and Gustafsson and don't need either Sabre. The Jets just can't afford to give up a top 4 RHD without an upgrade RHD coming back.

I like Mitts as a 2c option, but the Jets don't have the RD depth to part with Pionk. I think adding a top4 rightie on the Blueline is actually a higher priority than adding a 2c in the Jets front office.

Who is just going to give up a top 4 rhd better for pionk and actually fair deal. We have to draft a top rhd and develop if we want one lil guy

I was thinking more along the lines of acquiring another top4 RHD (likely as a rental) with picks, prospects, a forward, or one of our many LHD. Pionk wouldn't be involved.

As for D&D, Jets are dangerously short on the right side of the blueline. Landmark and Salomonsson are our best RHD prospects, but they're years away. Bauer is looking like an outside shot at a bottom pairing guy later this decade. Any player drafted this year would also be a couple years away if the Jets make a deep run. I think the current plan is to swap Heinola's sticks for right-handed ones and hope the kid doesn't notice.

In the meantime, DeMelo and Pionk are doing an admirable job. Schmidt has been good this year but has to be bought out this summer (if only to pay for DeMelo's raise and part of Confetti's). I think that if the Jets have to choose between top4 RHD rental or 2c rental, they'll pick the Dman. I would personally rather get a 2c rental, but I think Chevy is happy with his forward group.

@Shibbal18
I don’t get the trade w Winnipeg ???
Seems to me like you’re giving up Mitts & Jokiharju for:
Pionk- who isn’t the style defenseman we should be looking for AND a defenseman prospect

Am i missing something here?
Bc it just doesn’t make sense to me at all