TrueNorth
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I hope Dubois earns that contract this season. I found he played better when with Wheeler last season so I hope they play him with Wheels this season and let Ehlers finally get first line minutes. I agree that the Copp 1 year deal was to keep the band together for this season and he will sign an extension by Christmas using some of the cap space from Stastny's expiring deal. The biggest question for me who do the Jets move to allow for Heinola and eventually Samberg to get into the lineup? Can't see them moving Morrissey so it likely ends up being one of Dillon or Stanley. Unfortunately, big hitting defensive defensemen are what the Jets need to offset the more offensively minded Schmidt, Pionk, and Morrissey. By 2023, I envision defense pairings of:
Heinola-Pionk
Morrissey-Schmidt
Stanley-DeMelo
Samberg
That would have the Jets trading Dillon and burying Samberg. Nice to have too many top 4 eligible dmen.