Team: 2018-19 Winnipeg Jets

Initial Creation Date: May 29, 2018

Published: May 29, 2018

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Here is a plan where we could sign Tavares and keep as much of our core together for as long as possible.

2018-19 Offseason
1. Trade Perrault (should fetch a 2nd) and Kulikov (mid or late) for draft picks. Don't take any salary back.
2. Bridge Morrissey on a 2-3 year deal to keep AAV down.
3. Sign Trouba to a 5 or 6 year deal to keep AAV down.
4. Sign Lowry, Armia, Tanev, Morrow to shorter term deals.
5. Trade Copp for pick (use Lemieux to fill role - slightly cheaper now and for next few years)

2019-20 (will have approx 20 million in cap space)
1. Let Myers, Mason, and Chiarot walk in free agency (Poolman and Niku slide in to fill their spots)
2. Bridge Kyle Connor 2-3 year deal (2.5-3.5 mill per)
3. Use the remaining 15 million in cap space to sign Laine and Wheeler (should be able to get Wheeler on a 3 year deal and Laine on a 7-8 year deal for that $$$)
*Worst case scenario we sign Laine to 6 year deal at a lower number OR trade Ehlers if Vesa is legit

2020 or 21 Offseason
1. Buff's 7.6 million comes off the books.
2. Trade Little for picks and/or prospect
3. Use cap space to sign Connor, Morrissey and Vesa to new deals

For the next 6 years we'd have to be a Stanley Cup favourite. We'd have one of the (if not THE) most terrifying offensive depth in the NHL, a stud 1st D pair that can play in any situation) and solid goal tending. Wheeler and Little are the only players who would/may be decline but they'd won't be leaned up to be carry their lines. Wheeler could slide down the line-up and Little could move to the wing in necessary.

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