Edited Jul. 20, 2021 at 9:00 p.m.
Straight up, I think the Jets decline.
Both are solid D prospects, but almost complete opposites from a skill perspective.
Heinola is small, great skater, exceptionally smart defensively. His ceiling is top 4.
Schneider is big and strong, good skater (for his size), pretty heady, but doesn’t have the same passing or ability to read the play that Heinola shows. He’s got second pair upside, though likely as the mobile, defensively minded partner to somebody like Heinola.
It’s a reasonably fair trade, but I don’t think the upside for Schneider is as high, and floors are probably similar, good bottom pair. Heinola is also much closer to the NHL than Schneider at this point. I expect Heinola next season, Schneider is probably 22-23 or 23-24.
Interesting trade though.