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Stammer is an interesting trade idea. Will he waive his NT to Winnipeg, nope, would acquiring Dubois help TB next year, yup.
If you ignore the NT aspect, would even a Dubois for Stammer trade help the Jets... in 21-22, maybe, but definitely not for $3.5M more in cap hit... that’s a #4 dman or 2/3 of a really solid top 4 D.
Dubois had a horrible year, but COVID sucks, and a lot of people struggled with isolation, developing chemistry, etc outside the NHL. It’s not like Laine played lights out!
Dubois is also quite young. He’s still developing and could make decent development gains. With a normal off season, a full training camp, he could be the player many people saw against TO in the bubble.
In 21-22, Stammer is much lower risk to be the better player, but he’ll make 60% more. By 23-24, Dubois could develop into a 1C with a great 200ft game, while Stammer will be on the back couple holes of his career.
A very interesting idea, but if I’m running the Jets, I would decline a straight up trade for Dubois. Jets would be giving up too much Medium and Long term upside and $3.5M in 21-22.