Jets seemingly have some leverage here. Obviously as time goes on they lose it. Dubois can be OS on July 1, and the Jets would have to accept pretty much. I think this deal is fair both ways. Jets get a young Center back who can play top 6 minutes on the Jets, and Spence, a young D man who can play minutes on a thin WPG Blue line. A 2nd round pick also helps this deal. As of right now, Byfield is no guarantee to be a star or whatever Dubois is, but he is worth taking a chance on and has shown recently, and in the Playoffs that he can elevate his game. The Kings get a 1c/2c in Dubois, and a C core of Kopitar, Dubois, and Danault will make it extremely hard for teams like Edmonton, Vegas, and other pacific and western teams to keep up with these guys.

Dubois signs an 8 year contract extension with the LAK (AAV around 8.5 - 9.25M)

I think these are two teams that would be great trade partners. I do not know if Ottawa would be willing to take Scheifele too and give him all the money, but they sure would give it to Hellebuyck. By acquiring Hellebuyck, they have solved the long drought of mid goaltending. Ottawa does not have great D either, but Hellebuyck playing on a mediocre Jets D-core for several years has proven he can provide stellar play. Ottawa will greatly benefit from this, and their young core can have that confidence that the guy in their net will finally not be an easy battle. Going the other way, the Sens are going to have to part with 2 young talents the Sens have been developing. Pinto provides the top 6 Center upside and has some scoring touch to his game. I think he will develop nicely wherever he does play, and that is exciting for the Jets. Thompson was picked in 2019, has developed a lot slower, but partially because the OFD role in Ottawa has been clogged by guys like Chabot, Brannstrom (at one point), and now Chychrun. He will get a chance to be an OFD in Winnipeg and play top 4 minutes at some point. Sens are thin on RD, but I think the acquisition of Hellebuyck makes that less of a big worry, still something they should look to improve. I think this trade is actually beneficial equally for both sides. Ottawa needs to start buying and Jets want to retool quickly, and all these players allow their new clubs to do exactly that.

Hellebuyck Signs 8 Year x 9M Extension with Ottawa Senators. Condition on 2nd rounder (2025), is that IF Connor Hellebuyck Wins 1 Playoff Round with OTT in either 2024 (2nd 2025 --> 1st 2024) or 2025 (2nd 2025 --> 1st 2025), the 2nd becomes a 1st Rounder in the respective year.

Additional Condition: If OTT wins less than 40 games in 2024, they will receive WPG 2025 5th round Pick. If OTT wins 40 or more games 2024, OTT will receive WPG 2024 5th round pick.

It is hard to trade for guys like Scheifele. I thought of Detroit and Boston as primary trade partners, however I do believe they are both unwilling to trade their young drafted goalies of Cossa and Swayman. That being said, it is going to be hard for the Jets to find that asset of a young goalie anywhere for Mark Scheifele. Getting a first is important here, and getting a high second for a rebuilding Flyers team is also valuable, as I am sure that is technically a first rounder. However, that pick has a condition on it which can make it a first round pick in 2024. Ryan Suzuki was picked years ago, and looks to finally crack a lineup in Carolina that was filled deep with established NHL centers. In Winnipeg, he will surely get his chance to play, and grow with the group. He will have the ability to play with Ehlers or Connor, which should help jumpstart his career. Scheifele could be the missing piece the Hurricanes have needed to get to the SCF. They have been to two ECF and being swept in both raises question marks about this teams ability to win it all. With Aho, Scheifele and KK, they can compete even more. Them being healthy is obviously a priority and a need for them to win. But another 1C in Carolina would be a big help to their chances.

Condition: PHI 2nd round pick in 2024 turns into a 1st round pick in 2024 if CAR advances to ECF in 2023-24 Season.