Quoting: BennyBoy91
Well u have 0 levrage, u wont have a better offer from any other teams, because he wants to play in MTL and its known that he wants to hit the FA, unless its MTL. U can have a package like this or u loose him for nothing in two years, and u will probably not make the the playoffs. If u keep him and loose him for nothing its terrible asset management. His value is only going down rn because of this.
The jets have a playoff team, whether you like it or not. The thing that sunk them last year was locker room issues. That’s why there’s a new coaching staff. We’ve seen worse locker rooms be fixed before. Therefore, 2 years competing with A 1A/1B centre combo is more valuable than whatever offer this or others like it are. Nothing of that value is coming back for the jets.
Also, that package is absolutely nothing for a guy like Dubois. To be honest. Teams are probably willing to top that for 2 years of Dubois, just like the jets would be willing to keep him for 2 runs instead of getting this.
It wouldn’t be letting him go for nothing, it would be getting him for 2 playoff runs then his contract being over. Then the jets can make a pitch just like any team. Also keep in mind that there is no concrete evidence that Montreal is the only team Dubois wants to sign with. It’s just speculation.
Remeber the package the avs got for duchene? Similar situation. Duchene saying he won’t be sticking around, 2 years left, no guarantee of signing long term. And eventually he didn’t sign with the sens. Yet he brought in that much for them.
Finally, the jets have no obligation to trade Dubois. If MTL wants him, they still have to pay something the jets want for him.