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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5, 2019 at 6:27 p.m.
Thread: Jets 201920 Season Outlook Plan A
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheCelt</b></div><div>I like it. Except for the Laine extension. If you have 3.4mill in cap space and factoring in bonuses, just give the guy a 1-1.5mill raise and buy more than one UFA year. Or give Connor a 3mill raise and give him a scaled up version of Nylander's extension.</div></div>
I figure the Jets organization would be quite reluctant to hit so close to the Cap in the 2019/20 season, and it really depends on how well the Jets finish this 2018/19 regular season and *<em>knocks on wood</em>* their playoff performance in 2019. I feel like this is the optimal plan for the Jets moving forward, and the $3 million cap space could be leverage for the 2020 Trade Deadline (<em>pending their standings at that time</em>) to help any team needs.

The major losses are Tyler Myers hitting free agency and probably signing on as a 2nd D pair or top pair with big minutes and similar AAV with the Jets ($5.5-6.5 million), and Kulikov has been a 7th D (<em>healthy scratch</em>) for most of the 2018/19 season, so getting him more ice time on another team that needs his services would be ideal.

Similar to how Stastny walked in free agency in 2018, I see the exact same situation with Hayes in 2019. Not because the Jets couldn't settle an offer, but because another team is willing to pay a premium that Hayes will gladly accept.

Also, I've chosen Kyle Connor to work out a bridge deal as an RFA re-signing for 2019-22, where those key years can help determine his status and pedigree to further successful seasons. Patrick Laine ends up with the 2nd highest salary of the team, but not for longer than 5 years (<em>similar to how Matthews will become UFA after his new deal with Toronto</em>) and Trouba takes on the 3rd highest paid cap hit from his final RFA year, satisfying his role as #1 right-handed D on the team, and locking him in for long term. That value on Trouba could also be another team sending him an Offer Sheet and the Jets matching it to keep him in their roster from his RFA status.
Forum: GM Game 2018-19Jan. 30, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.