Quoting: Billy739
Well thats confusing but ill take your word for it , trying to confirm it is a ton of reading anyways as CBA stuff you can re-read for days and not fully understand right way.
I dont think the only issue is money i just thought i could exploit it like teams are trying to do with SJS and Meier.
I think i get it now though , well except the Timo Meier rule part lol
In the end i think PLD will leave because he wants to
No one as an RFA years before they're in line to become a UFA publicly state's they'll be testing Free Agency like that unless they want out.
Kotkanemi was pretty clear on wanting out and that was when Suzuki leap frogged him
First chance he got , he was out.
Question becomes like always does WPG's GM wait to long and fail to profit off it?
I mean its what seperates WPG from teams like CHI,LAK,TBL and PIT .
PIT didnt wait for Sutter to crap out completly , WPG did with Perrault.
PIT got a player who was the center of HBK cup line that had his winger lead the playoffs in scoring for the cup
All because their GM saw Sutter struggling and moved on to a seemingly lesser player at the time.
Those are the moves WPG arent prepared to move with their current GM anymore then MTL was under Bergavin .
Both GM's lack the spine to make impact mid season moves that mattered on a consistent basis. Great deals in the off season but ghosts during the season.
Both also cheaped out on playoff runs that coulda resulted in a cup for either team.
I think if PLD is to stay , your GM has to go to make it happen.
All that guys accomplished was wasting the Prime years of many good players during his 2 core builds
Dont let him waste all Hellebyuk's Prime years like we sat by and did with Price/MB
For the wasting the prime part, I could see that as a possible wild card that no one is really thinking about. If say, the Jets have a good run this summer, then they could double down, keep PLD for a year if that is all he is willing to do and give it one last shot next year. Use PLD as an own rental and let him walk. That would be a huge gamble and would result in Winnipeg likely losing Scheif, Helly and PLD for nothing the following year. But if they win it all, it's worth it.
If Helly and Scheif tell Chevy they are willing to resign the following year as long as the Jets aren't rebuilding and PLD still won't sign mid to long term contract, then the Jets may opt to trade PLD for a more "roster player" type trade as opposed to a futures heavy type trade, to try and extend the window as long as possible with Scheif and Helly.
If the Jets went that route, that may put Montreal out of the running as they don't have the roster players that Winnipeg would require.
It will be interesting.
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