Bruh, if they give PLD 10.5 million I will puke and cancel my season tickets. He is a clown!
I would much prefer the Jets sign UFA Damon Severson for 6.5 than make this trade for Parayko.
No offense but... If they run back this much of the roster from the season that just ended there will be riots in this city.

I'm accounting for the cap jumping up to around 90-92 million year after next. 10.5 is about 9-9.5M today if you go cap percentage wise. I'd like to sign severson that would be option A but we don't have the best luck attracting free agents.

I'm an ideal world we move pionk and Schmidt and keep Stanley and bring in a bigger RHD. Teams will be tight cap wise so moving Schmidt will be tough.

We didn't riot last year. But buying out Wheeler to make a point. Give Morrissey the C, beef up our defense size wise. See how it go's next year.

I'd rather not go complete rebuild so we can only move so many. Lucious, mcgrotery and possibly Lambert are still 2-3 years away.

If next season go's awry

Scheiff
Helly
Dillon
Demelo

Are all options to move at the deadline

Regardless of the cap increase (I think your number is high) he does not deserve nearly 12% of this or any teams cap space. He is a 60 point Center worth somewhere between 7 and 8.5mil max! Winnipeg would likely need to pay him 10 plus to stay but he ain't worth it. So i hope they don't do it. I would trade him to Philly so he has to play under Torts for one more season then he can slink off to Quebec.

Scheifele HAS TO GO!! I would seriously explore the market for KC too! Slick player but he's a liability.

This was the year for "see how it goes", it failed miserably after failing miserably last year and the year before and the year before. There is something rotten with this group. I would much rather endure a rebuild with a bunch of young kids that at least show up and work hard than watch this team again. This group has had enough chances and they have shown what they are made of.

I would keep; Ehlers, Lowry, Barron, Appleton, Perfetti, Nino, Morrisey, Dillon, Samberg and Helle. I re sign Namestnikov and the rest can go fly a kite. Maybe I sign 2 or 3 of the 4th liners AJF and Gus are RFA's.
I think Chisolm and Gawanke deserve a shot as does Ville. I'm excited about Lambert and McGroarty and I want to be excited about Lucius (he just cant stay healthy).
I actually like Pionk more than most but only in a 3/4 role with stud top line RD like Severson. Hes a Brandon boy who played in sask!

I also think Chevy has had his chance. He has done an admirable job in some areas but has failed to address this cancerous culture that has eminated from this group for so long. This is on him and Chipman.

Well to each there own. I remember the one playoff appearance in 6 years. Compared to missing the playoffs once in six years. It sounds good in theory but not much fun for the next 5-6 years.

Dude. Get serious. And please never offer Stanley again. Eww.

I respect your optimism my friend, i have had that mind set since they returned but it has been seriously eroded. In my opinion, the first 5-6 years when they were mediocre to bad was better than what we have seen these past 3-4 years. Did you see the petulant entitlement from 'the core' group during the media availability? They revealed the team still viewed Wheeler as the captain! Does that not tell you everything you need to know? He clearly should have been gone after last season. its apparent the culture starts and stops with him. If I am Bowness, I walk unless there are big changes. And maybe that's not the worst thing but... not even Lowry or Morrisey would accept any level accountability for the teams play. I'm sure I will cool down by next September but i'm annoyed.
All the best, have a great summer. Thanks for the banter!

Yes I was cleaning up the shop yesterday and I listened to everyone's. Other then Wheeler and lowry to the a point the rest's reactions to Bone's comments weren't near as bad as the media is making it out to be. Morrissey, Dubois and Scheif didn't even have an issue with him speaking his mind. The rest just said they'd rather he tell them that behind closed doors then call them out in front of the world which any of would feel. As for Lowry he's all ways one of the few who give it his all every night if he was offended he earned the right to be.

I also remember the first six years and having 0 excitment at the end of the season like last year vs the other five I'll take that over tanking any day. That's why we watch, last night the leafs got past the first round for the first time in 19 years. Everyone wanted them to blow it up last year. It's such an odd stance that after missing a year in the playoffs then getting back into them everyone wants the jets to sell off everything. If it was our first time in years we'd take that as a step forward. It's not like they haven't shown they can play and win with the new system. It's just a matter of getting rid of old habits and doing it consistantly.