I'd keep Connor over Laine at this point.

Perfetti at 1C? The Perfetti at 2C experiment failed this year and he is struggling to get into the lineup.

Conner > Laine

Will be surprised if Perfetti can ever be a center in the NHL, maybe he can fill out his frame a bit but doubt he'll ever have the speed.

this is what i want to see not what i think is the best. im a huge laine fan and seeing that line together would be fun. they could very well be line 2 and keep connor but i that means less minutes for the rest. bones doesn't like ehlers and perfetti because they make the fancy play and skate east west and not north south.

To sign rutger go to reserve list just a tip

Toffoli signature would be better than a laine return, cheaper/peaks and valleys not as extreme. Would be interesting to see what this offseason brings with a few guys getting closer to being able to walk for nothing, starting to hope for Toffoli and monahan signatures, just about at a ship perfetti/schmidt to ducks for a early second to buy some cap. Extend ehlers and take two healthy swings at it beyond this year.

I'd love to see Laine back with the Jets, I still believe in Patty even with his struggles, don't see the Jets bringing him back though so it's a moot point anyway.

My only concerns with Toffoli and Monahan is their ages, Toffoli will be 32 in April and Monahan turns 30 in October, what do these guys want to stick around Winnipeg?
Also Friedman reported the other day that Toffoli is looking for a Killorn type contract so $6M or so ×4 or 5... Idk man, good player but there's some risk there, age decline and injuries could make those contracts look awful sooner then later.
I see Monahan as more necessary to keep then Toffoli, no 2C in the system, maybe Lambert but this organization isn't starting a rookie at 2C so will need Monahan to bridge that gap if they want to remain competitive.

I think Ehlers is gone this summer, I'm a big fan but Bones isn't so I'm guessing you'll get your wish with a Toffoli and/or Monahan extensions.

I'm all for trading Perfetti for the right return.

Perfetti/schmidt for a ducks second? Could really use that cap. Teams in trouble if they trade ehlers, I believe he’s the one that scares the other teams bluelines, might not show up as much on the scoreboard, but key cog in the wheel. 4x on both monahan and Toffoli would be quite the gamble, but kind of interesting, possibly creative with Toffoli, maybe shorter and a bigger number. Your probably right though, probably outbid or out termed on possibly one or both. Perfetti/schmidt off the books could make next year work and walk iafallo and Appleton to free agency, replaced with lambert/mcgroarty a year later. So possibly elc to make up difference.. ehlers trade a non starter for me unless they can’t come to term on extension