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Not saying this is ideal but if they go for it

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Team: 2024-25 Washington Capitals
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 7, 2024
Published: Jun. 7, 2024
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6$6,000,000
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Fri. at 3:09 p.m.
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No from Winnipeg. The Jets will be looking for a hockey deal that fills needs for an extended Ehlers, not just a wing downgrade.
Fri. at 3:11 p.m.
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Quoting: Windjammer
No from Winnipeg. The Jets will be looking for a hockey deal that fills needs for an extended Ehlers, not just a wing downgrade.


It’s not really a downgrade , they’re getting a young middle 6 guy with 2nd line potential and can use the cap space from the bridge to get another middle 6 guy.
Fri. at 3:11 p.m.
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Winnipeg declines easily beaten
Fri. at 3:12 p.m.
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It’s not really a downgrade , they’re getting a young middle 6 guy with 2nd line potential and can use the cap space from the bridge to get another middle 6 guy.


It's absolutely a downgrade and they could easily get a better prospect and/or 1st round pick if they can't get a top 4 RHD
Fri. at 3:12 p.m.
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It’s not really a downgrade , they’re getting a young middle 6 guy with 2nd line potential and can use the cap space from the bridge to get another middle 6 guy.


It's absolutely a downgrade and they could easily get a better prospect and/or 1st round pick if they can't get a top 4 RHD
Fri. at 3:14 p.m.
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It's absolutely a downgrade and they could easily get a better prospect and/or 1st round pick if they can't get a top 4 RHD


McMichael at 2-2.5 + signing someone like Mantha at 4 and a pick is still better value imo
Fri. at 3:15 p.m.
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McMichael at 2-2.5 + signing someone like Mantha at 4 and a pick is still better value imo


It's not though easily beaten
Fri. at 3:16 p.m.
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No from Winnipeg. The Jets will be looking for a hockey deal that fills needs for an extended Ehlers, not just a wing downgrade.


He's not a winger...

The caps wouldn't consider this trade. So fine by me.
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Fri. at 3:29 p.m.
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It’s not really a downgrade , they’re getting a young middle 6 guy with 2nd line potential and can use the cap space from the bridge to get another middle 6 guy.


Yeah, it's a pretty big downgrade and doesn't fill a need, so it's nothing that Winnipeg would look for.. FA's of those type don't sign in Winnipeg, so that isn't an option.
Fri. at 3:30 p.m.
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He's not a winger...

The caps wouldn't consider this trade. So fine by me.


He is in Winnipeg.
Fri. at 3:44 p.m.
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He is in Winnipeg.


Instead of making uninformed and bad takes about players you don’t actually know about, maybe you should make some suggestions in an ACGM for what ehlers SHOULD be traded for… because McMichael is a pretty valuable asset and the jets would be getting a slam dunk win in this trade. You’ve made one ACGM ever and your posting history is full of calling people trolls and putting people’s ideas down. Contribute positively.
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Fri. at 3:51 p.m.
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Instead of making uninformed and bad takes about players you don’t actually know about, maybe you should make some suggestions in an ACGM for what ehlers SHOULD be traded for… because McMichael is a pretty valuable asset and the jets would be getting a slam dunk win in this trade. You’ve made one ACGM ever and your posting history is full of calling people trolls and putting people’s ideas down. Contribute positively.


Maybe you should inform yourself on the lineups of other teams before making condescending comments on teams that you are ignorant about.

McMichael isn't a top 6C and isn't beating Lowry out at 3C. That makes him a winger in Winnipeg and unneeded.

If you want to contribute positively to the discussion educate yourself on the team and player you are talking about.
Fri. at 4:18 p.m.
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Maybe you should inform yourself on the lineups of other teams before making condescending comments on teams that you are ignorant about.

McMichael isn't a top 6C and isn't beating Lowry out at 3C. That makes him a winger in Winnipeg and unneeded.

If you want to contribute positively to the discussion educate yourself on the team and player you are talking about.


Oh I want to be in on this. So the young Center that was the middle man for Ovi for majority of the season is not a better option when compared to Lowry. Hot Take.

Is McM values equal to Ehlers, probably not.

Will it be equal at some point in the near future, maybe. McM is promising and definitely has a chance to maintain a top 6 center role.

How much do you truly know about McM? Would you rather have Lapierre? Let me know your thought process.
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Fri. at 4:20 p.m.
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Maybe you should inform yourself on the lineups of other teams before making condescending comments on teams that you are ignorant about.

McMichael isn't a top 6C and isn't beating Lowry out at 3C. That makes him a winger in Winnipeg and unneeded.

If you want to contribute positively to the discussion educate yourself on the team and player you are talking about.


McMichael easily beats out Lowry for 3C. Again, continue to put other people’s ideas down while having no original ones of your own.
Fri. at 4:21 p.m.
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No from Winnipeg. The Jets will be looking for a hockey deal that fills needs for an extended Ehlers, not just a wing downgrade.


I mean if you don't like McMichael then I get it but this is literally exactly what you're asking for. Young, cost-controlled, NHL-proven center and a sweetener for Ehlers. Doesn't get much more "hockey trade" than that
Fri. at 4:30 p.m.
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McMichael easily beats out Lowry for 3C. Again, continue to put other people’s ideas down while having no original ones of your own.


No he doesn't. Lowry is Winnipeg's captain and the Jets use their 3C and 3rd line as a shut down line and Lowry is one of the best shut down centers in the NHL. McMichael has absolutely no chance of beating out Lowry.
Fri. at 4:35 p.m.
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Oh I want to be in on this. So the young Center that was the middle man for Ovi for majority of the season is not a better option when compared to Lowry. Hot Take.

Is McM values equal to Ehlers, probably not.

Will it be equal at some point in the near future, maybe. McM is promising and definitely has a chance to maintain a top 6 center role.

How much do you truly know about McM? Would you rather have Lapierre? Let me know your thought process.


Lowry is Winnipeg's captain and the Jets use their 3C as a shut down line and Lowry is one of thebest shut down centers in the NHL. McMichael has absolutely no chance of beating out Lowry.

The Jets are looking for a hockey trade for a player that preferably fills a top 4 RHD role with term or team control. Outside of that the Jets would look for a 2C with term or team control.

So, it's more a fit thing than a value thing. The Jets want to win now. Not make a trade where they have to wait for a player to develop hopefully into a 2C in another 3 or 4 years.
Fri. at 4:39 p.m.
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I mean if you don't like McMichael then I get it but this is literally exactly what you're asking for. Young, cost-controlled, NHL-proven center and a sweetener for Ehlers. Doesn't get much more "hockey trade" than that


It's not exactly what Winnipeg is looking for. Bottom 6 players of any type are is zero need or interest as the main piece in an Ehlers trade. So no it's not a hockey trade, it's a trade that suits your team only.
Fri. at 5:48 p.m.
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It's not exactly what Winnipeg is looking for. Bottom 6 players of any type are is zero need or interest as the main piece in an Ehlers trade. So no it's not a hockey trade, it's a trade that suits your team only.


A "hockey trade" is player for player with future assets not being the centerpiece of a deal. Ehlers for McMichael would be a player for player hockey trade.

I like Ehlers a lot as a player. The fact of the matter is he's a rental winger that hasn't really been trusted by multiple coaching staffs despite the underlying numbers. Those types of players (and even much more valuable ones!) do not return bona-fide young, top-6 centers. In just the past year alone varying levels of comps for Ehlers in Guentzel, Lindholm, Toffoli (twice), and Mantha did not return the kind of thing you're asking for.

It's fine to not like McMichael. I personally am relatively down on him after this past year, and he's far from a guarantee to be a true top-6 caliber player. However he's already proven at minimum he can be a perfectly adequate 3c that can play up in the lineup in stretches and is that young and cost-controlled profile that WPG loves. There is some give and take in every trade and the mythical "young, cost-controlled, NHL proven, high upside, bona-fide top-6" player just never gets moved in any scenario. You have to pick and choose from some of those things and McMichael checks off a lot of those boxes. Want something with more upside? Take a 1st in this year's draft and hope that guy pans out in 4 years. Want a definite top-6 player for next year? Probably going to have to be someone older and with less term.

Every year there are a couple of players we do this same song-and-dance about and every year they get moved for the exact same thing and it's always underwhelming
Fri. at 5:59 p.m.
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A "hockey trade" is player for player with future assets not being the centerpiece of a deal. Ehlers for McMichael would be a player for player hockey trade.

I like Ehlers a lot as a player. The fact of the matter is he's a rental winger that hasn't really been trusted by multiple coaching staffs despite the underlying numbers. Those types of players (and even much more valuable ones!) do not return bona-fide young, top-6 centers. In just the past year alone varying levels of comps for Ehlers in Guentzel, Lindholm, Toffoli (twice), and Mantha did not return the kind of thing you're asking for.

It's fine to not like McMichael. I personally am relatively down on him after this past year, and he's far from a guarantee to be a true top-6 caliber player. However he's already proven at minimum he can be a perfectly adequate 3c that can play up in the lineup in stretches and is that young and cost-controlled profile that WPG loves. There is some give and take in every trade and the mythical "young, cost-controlled, NHL proven, high upside, bona-fide top-6" player just never gets moved in any scenario. You have to pick and choose from some of those things and McMichael checks off a lot of those boxes. Want something with more upside? Take a 1st in this year's draft and hope that guy pans out in 4 years. Want a definite top-6 player for next year? Probably going to have to be someone older and with less term.

Every year there are a couple of players we do this same song-and-dance about and every year they get moved for the exact same thing and it's always underwhelming


You're describing a futures trade. Winnipeg is looking to trade a top 6 winger for a similar player at a different position. Top 4 RHD or 2C for example. That's a hockey trade.

Futures as the main piece don't work. Just like the PLD trade, the Jets will trade for pieces that help now.

Overall though, teams trade players for Lucas they believe will help them and fill a role. They never trade them for players that they don't need.
Fri. at 6:02 p.m.
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You're describing a futures trade. Winnipeg is looking to trade a top 6 winger for a similar player at a different position. Top 4 RHD or 2C for example. That's a hockey trade.

Futures as the main piece don't work. Just like the PLD trade, the Jets will trade for pieces that help now.


McMichael is not a futures piece, and would help them win now.
Fri. at 6:07 p.m.
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McMichael is not a futures piece, and would help them win now.


Again. We've gone though all this already. Trading a top 6 player for a bottom 6 player doesn't help Winnipeg win now. Especially one they don't have a spot for. It makes them worse now and in the future
Fri. at 9:16 p.m.
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That’s not enough for Ehlers.

I honestly don’t hate it for the Caps. All we really give up is McMichael and we get tons of more talent. I’d be happy if this happened.
Sat. at 5:12 a.m.
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It’s not really a downgrade , they’re getting a young middle 6 guy with 2nd line potential and can use the cap space from the bridge to get another middle 6 guy.


It's a pretty massive downgrade that the 2nd round pick doesn't fill.
 
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