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Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 1:07 am

Thread: When healthy

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Highly doubt Byfuglien comes back soon if at all</div></div>

I agree. Not looking good. Wishful thinking on my part.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 12:39 pm

Thread: Before December 1

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>I'm all for trading Vesalainen cause I think he's a bust but idk if Pulujarvi is who I'd deal him for and Edmonton probably wants more for him anyway.

I've been thinking maybe Vesalainen should be dealt along with a pick for a dman.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oilnate</b></div><div>Personally I think Vesalainen is on track for a similar start to Puljujarvi. However, I'd do it. Was interested in Lowry for JP also but a prospect wing swap works too</div></div>

This trade would be more about Laine than anything.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 2:13 pm

Thread: Beaulieu is in tonight

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Spleenmaster1002</b></div><div>Soonish? Like he just played a back to back with the Moose and looked good in both (Heinola-Niku pairing in the AHL is just unfair), so I’d imagine he’s up within a week. Once he and Poolman are back we should be back at 100% for the first time this season (besides Buff)

Morrissey-Poolman
Niku-Pionk
Beaulieu-Kulikov

That’s at least an average d-corps</div></div>

Once everyone is healthy, I'd like to see:

Morrissey-Niku
Kulikov-Pionk
Beaulieu-Poolman

I liked what I saw of Morrissey with Niku in the preseason.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 12:44 pm

Thread: Beaulieu is in tonight

When is Niku getting called up? Bitetto and Sbisa are not the answer to any scenario.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 12:32 pm

Thread: Forecasting the Future

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>So two seasons from now we're gonna extend ZERO points Adam Lowry for FOUR more seasons AND give him a raise?!!!... Is the nightmare ever going to end??
He shouldn't be the 3C now, if he's the 3C for four more seasons you can kiss any chances of being a cup contender goodbye!</div></div>

You have a good point. Maybe the team is better off exposing him to expansion and keeping Little as 3C and the 2nd rounder.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 12:30 pm

Thread: Forecasting the Future

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Swagmaster</b></div><div>So is Big Buff history or still a chance ?</div></div>

By this season, he will be 35 years old. He's contemplating retirement already, I can't see him re-upping after his current contract expires (if he even returns for the last two seasons of that deal)

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 22 at 4:10

Thread: Buff remembers his love for the game

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyFan989</b></div><div>Dont know.. hard call, the ideal way is to send him down to ligia/ahl but if they do that they dont ice the best team possible heightening the chance of blowing another season and wasting a year of everybody in their primes and at the same time if they dont send him down they risk rushing the player and not reaching his potential..... really hard call for the management at this stage hope he's going to be sent down jets aren't cup contenders right now</div></div>

I don't think the Jets mind having his contract expire in three years. They currently have no UFA or RFA contract negotiations that summer. If he has performed well, he would already be making $2-3M with bonuses so the additional cost that summer might be easily absorbed.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 21 at 3:04

Thread: Buff remembers his love for the game

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyFan989</b></div><div>Nice to see u left Heinola out, he looks pretty good on the second line but really want him to go back to Finland and develop with top minutes and pp time... have high expectations for the kid</div></div>

Heinola is getting all kinds of chances to prove himself which Niku has not been given.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 21 at 1:26

Thread: Contenders

I like what you did here with the forward lines. Several candidates to fill out the bottom six including Appleton, Luoto, and Suess. be interesting to see who emerges over the next two seasons. Jets defense is a huge coin flip on who, other than Morrissey and Heinola will be on this roster in two years. Niku, Pionk, Poolman, Dahlstrom, Samberg, Stanley, Chisholm, Gawanke, Vallati will all be battling for the 4 remaining spots. Berdin may be ready by that time to be the full time back-up.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 21 at 12:37

Thread: 2021-22

Not really sure why the Jets would cough up a first round pick to Seattle in exchange for them taking Bryan Little while the Jets have $13M in cap space (even with your cap only going up $2M in two seasons). Wouldn't they be better off to keep Little and the first and lose a third liner like Copp or Lowry (who didn't make this roster)?

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 16 at 1:06

Thread: Growing Sense of Optimism

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TMG</b></div><div>Don't expect Buff to come back the same player. With the extended time off and already questioning whether he wants to even play again you have to wonder how engaged he will be and how much work he really put in this off season to ensure that he would be ready if he was contemplating not even coming back at all.</div></div>

A 75% Byfuglien is still a great thing to have. Buff has always played a selective game. If the Jets only played on HNIC with national coverage, Buff would have 80+ points and 300 PIMs. Bring him back slowly so that he is healthy for any potential spring run the Jets may have.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 16 at 1:03

Thread: Growing Sense of Optimism

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>If Sami Niku proves capable of playing opposite Buff, this would be a very strong contender again.</div></div>

I'm unsure of what Niku did to lose favour with Maurice. He is way better at zone exits than Bitetto who continues to get starts in his place.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 15 at 4:03

Thread: McDavid in 2015 and Laine in 2016

PP1

Tavares-McDavid-Nylander
Laine-Barrie

would be unfair.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 15 at 12:44

Thread: 3 Way WPG NJD

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Risto hasnt been a problem on defense this season, +/- is universally known as a garbage stat</div></div>

Except on the scoreboard.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 15 at 12:20

Thread: 3 Way WPG NJD

I'm not denying that the Jets could use a minute munching RHD but I have reservations about Ristolainen. Guy is a career -143 +/-. Even this season when the team is 5-0-1 and +12 through 6 games, he is still a 0 +/-. In past seasons the excuse has always been that he is a good defender on a bad team. That can't be said anymore. Is it possible that he just isn't very good defensively?

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 11 at 4:53

Thread: Buff decides to join in on the fun

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>F50marco</b></div><div>I hope he comes back. The game is better with him in it.</div></div>

Amen brother.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 11 at 3:41

Thread: How the hell we gonna hit the cap floor next year

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BCAPP</b></div><div>Why the hell would an insurance company do that?</div></div>

It was a poor attempt at sarcasm as I feel the Sens are abusing the system this season.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mondo</b></div><div>This would be blatant cap circumvention.</div></div>

As is this season with far less than the cap floor actually in the lineup.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 11 at 1:19

Thread: How the hell we gonna hit the cap floor next year

I could see Melnyk extending Callaghan and MacArthur and find a way for insurance to cover the cost. Might want to get a jump on Gaborik as well before he goes UFA next season. Proven way to hit the cap floor without spending $15M.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 11 at 12:23

Thread: Buff decides to join in on the fun

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jetman</b></div><div>Switch out Heinola for Niku...Heinola will be sent elsewhere for bodybuilding:)</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tsyls</b></div><div>Niku just got sent down to the moose so he won’t be there.</div></div>

Why can't the Jets just waive Bitetto and let Niku play? Just because Niku is eligible to be sent down without having to clear waivers is not a reason to keep Bitetto in the NHL. Beaulieu can't heal fast enough.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 11 at 11:20

Thread: Maybe he was right

His play on the third goal last night had nothing to do with Scheifele and Wheeler. It was all Laine playing with a swagger again. Great to see. 4 points, 8 hits.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 11 at 12:39

Thread: Hey Buf fans come here

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Birtle34</b></div><div>Random question, kings panic, Blake calls Chevy and doughty is offered, buffy pearrault contracts to cover the money, and Gustafson, vaselainen, Stanley and couple firsts is the ask. What’s next? Full nmc I’m guessing but damn would be nice to fill that 1rd and let the rest of the blueline come together</div></div>

I can’t see the Jets having any interest in paying Doughty $11m/season until he is 37 let along give up what amounts to 4 firsts and a second.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 10 at 7:45

Thread: How above the cap can you go at the deadline

Zero dollars

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 10 at 12:32

Thread: How tf do you play Bitetto instead of Niku

#getHonka

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 10 at 12:22

Thread: We have a real defense tonight

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>toque</b></div><div>Niku being a RD despite being a lefty really hurts him at the NHL level. Mo refuses to play him as a LD</div></div>

But apparently, he;s willing to put LHD (and marginal ECHL player) Bitetto out with Kulikov???

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 10 at 12:21

Thread: We have a real defense tonight

How in god's green earth does Bitetto get the start over Poolman and Niku?

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