ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted April 24, 2019 Some of the bigger moves Yzerman made rebuilding the bolts: To PHI: Gudas, 1st, 3rd -------------- Bad. Coburn isn't a big enough upgrade to justify this. Gave away solid picks. To TBL: Coburn To BOS: Brett Connolly -------------- Possible example of what could become of Svechnikov? To TBL: 2nd, 2nd To ARI: DeAngelo --------------------- Bad. Poor return for a possibly very good young Dman. To TBL: 2nd To LAK: Bishop, 5th ------------------ Cernak was a great pickup, but Bishop may end up the superior G to Vasi To TBL: Budaj, Cernak, 7th To PHI: Filppula, 4th, 7th ------------ Gave away Fil and a 7th, but it saved cap space. Should never gave Fil that contract. To TBL: Streit To PIT: Streit To TBL: 4th To MTL: Drouin ----------------------- Good. Got rid of problem child and Serg is more valuable. To TBL: Sergachev To VGK: Gusev, 2nd, 4th ----------- Bad. Gave up a lot in picks and Gusev. Should never have acquired Garrison. To TBL: Vegas selects Garrison To NYR: Namesnikov, Howden, Hajek, 1st, 2nd ------ Good (so far) To TBL: McDonagh, Miller To PHI: Meszaros --------------------- Good. Meszaros turned out to be poop To TBL: 2nd To NYI: Wishart ----------------------- Good. Wishart ended up being nothing and Roloson was crucial to early TBL success To TBL: Roloson To COL: Downie ---------------------- Good. Turned Downie into a 1st. To TBL: Quincey To DET: Quincey To TBL: 1st To NSH: Caron, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd ---- Bad. Lindback ended up being worthless. Gave away Picks. To TBL: Lindback, Wilson, 7th To OTT: Conacher, 4th ------------- Good. Bishop is now one of the best and Conacher is AHL. To TBL: Bishop To NYR: St. Louis, 2nd -------------- Good. Great return for a player he couldn't keep. To TBL: Callahan, 1st, 1st, 7th To CBJ: Taormina, Tyrell ------------ Could have been a steal for Yzerman, but he let Marchessault walk after this trade To TBL: Marchessault, Smith To NYI: 1st ----------------------------- 1st ended up being Ho-Sang, the two 2nds ended up being forgettable (so far) To TBL: 2nd, 2nd He's acquired most of his players through draft and/or trades, and doesn't really have too many homeruns from the UFA market besides Stralman. He's passed out some suspect contracts to the likes of Callahan, Carle, and Filppula, but then he's also found unknown players like Johnson and Gourde who've contributed a lot. IMO it doesn't seem to me like Yzerman is overly good at trades or contracts... His real talent looks to be recognizing potential where others may not see it. This has led him to get Jon Cooper, Kucherov, Point, Palat, Roloson, Stralman, Johnson, Gourde, Bishop. Most of those names have been absolutely crucial to the Bolts success. However its burned him too on Carle, Filppula, Garrison, and Lindback, and not seeing it in Gudas, Marchessault, and DeAngelo. I think the difference has been Yzerman actively seeks to solve the problems when they arise. Carle bought out, Filppula dumped, Garrison dumped, Drouin stonewalled then traded. That's what I like about him, Holland has been content to just leave bad contracts on the books and wait them out. 2 3 Dabura, e_prime, xault and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Dabura said: Never said he should spend all of his cap. Sorry. Wrong quote. 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: IMO it doesn't seem to me like Yzerman is overly good at trades or contracts... His real talent looks to be recognizing potential where others may not see it. This has led him to get Jon Cooper, Kucherov, Point, Palat, Roloson, Stralman, Johnson, Gourde, Bishop. Most of those names have been absolutely crucial to the Bolts success. However its burned him too on Carle, Filppula, Garrison, and Lindback, and not seeing it in Gudas, Marchessault, and DeAngelo. I think the difference has been Yzerman actively seeks to solve the problems when they arise. Carle bought out, Filppula dumped, Garrison dumped, Drouin stonewalled then traded. That's what I like about him, Holland has been content to just leave bad contracts on the books and wait them out. I second this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,961 Report post Posted April 28, 2019 Mike McIntyre of The Winnipeg Free Press suggests that the Winnipeg Jets need to act quickly and trade off defenseman Jacob Trouba before the team loses him in a year for nothing. Trouba, who has shown a reluctance to sign a long-term extension, will be a restricted free agent for the final time this off-season. If he opts to sign a one-year deal, he could be an unrestricted free agent after the 2019-20 season. McIntyre suggests the team needs to swap Trouba for a young, inexpensive defender, suggesting several teams, including the Philadelphia Flyers, as a trade partner. If they can make that trade quickly enough, it could give the Jets the opportunity to bring back Tyler Myers, who will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, with the money they saved from moving Trouba. Cholowski for Trouba anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted April 28, 2019 15 minutes ago, LeftWinger said: Cholowski for Trouba anyone? In a heart beat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, LeftWinger said: Cholowski for Trouba anyone? Nah. Keep Cholowski. Sign Trouba as free agent next summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,961 Report post Posted April 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: Nah. Keep Cholowski. Sign Trouba as free agent next summer. The point of the question was under the pretence that Winnipeg is done signing 1 year deals with him and 100% trades him this summer before they do lose him UFA next summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted April 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, LeftWinger said: The point of the question was under the pretence that Winnipeg is done signing 1 year deals with him and 100% trades him this summer before they do lose him UFA next summer. If you're talking a sign and trade, I doubt Trouba agrees to that, unless he has a say in where he's going. If he has say in where he's going, you'd have to think the Wings would be at the top of that list. If we're at the top of the list, no way they're getting Cholowski... If you're talking a trade as a restricted free agent (unrestricted next season), I still say no. Whatever team he gets traded to (Philadelphia?) will have the same issues re-signing him as Winnipeg. So again, keep Cholowski. Sign Trouba as a free agent next summer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted April 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: If he has say in where he's going, you'd have to think the Wings would be at the top of that list. Do we have any solid reason to believe this tho? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted April 28, 2019 Trouba - Karlsson Hronek - DK Hicketts - Byram Stanley Cup. 3 LeftWinger, AtlantaHotWings and Rick D reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Dabura said: Do we have any solid reason to believe this tho? When the whole thing about him "requesting a trade" was a thing a year or two ago, there were rumors swirling that he wanted to play for his hometown Red Wings. I don't know for sure that we would be number one on his trade list (although I think we probably would be), but I'd bet we'd be in the top 2 or 3 for sure. Who knows though. Regardless, I say wait it out, hope he becomes a free agent, and hope he wants to "come home"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,524 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dabura said: Do we have any solid reason to believe this tho? No, but if he's not willing to sign with a solid team in their Stanley Cup window then you have to think at the very least he wants to hit UFA. If that's the case we've got as good a chance as anyone, and probably better than most given that A) he's from here, and B) we have all the cap space in the world. Plus any team he'd likely to be traded to will be a bottom feeder because contenders don't tend to have an extra 7ish million dollars in cap space lying around. So given all that it'd be pretty dumb to trade for him. Agree with KRsmith, wait and sign him in UFA. Edited April 29, 2019 by kipwinger 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, kipwinger said: No, but if he's not willing to sign with a solid team in their Stanley Cup window then you have to think at the very least he wants to hit UFA. If that's the case we've got as good a chance as anyone, and probably better than most given that A) he's from here, and B) we have all the cap space in the world. So given all that it'd be pretty dumb to trade for him. Agree with KRsmith, wait and sign him in UFA. I think waiting for free agency makes the most sense, but I also think there's a decent chance he agrees to a sign-and-trade. And even if there's no sign-and-trade and he makes it to free agency, there's no solid evidence that he has any interest in becoming a Wing. Could just be that he wants out of Canada. Could be that he, like seemingly everyone else these days, wants to play in New York or Florida. 34 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: When the whole thing about him "requesting a trade" was a thing a year or two ago, there were rumors swirling that he wanted to play for his hometown Red Wings. I don't know for sure that we would be number one on his trade list (although I think we probably would be), but I'd bet we'd be in the top 2 or 3 for sure. Who knows though. Regardless, I say wait it out, hope he becomes a free agent, and hope he wants to "come home"... I do remember those rumors, but I also remember getting the distinct impression that they were mere speculation/invention. If memory serves, it was just one or two sources making the connection; no one else in the rumormongering business ever really got behind it. Edited April 29, 2019 by Dabura Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,961 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, krsmith17 said: If you're talking a sign and trade, I doubt Trouba agrees to that, unless he has a say in where he's going. If he has say in where he's going, you'd have to think the Wings would be at the top of that list. If we're at the top of the list, no way they're getting Cholowski... If you're talking a trade as a restricted free agent (unrestricted next season), I still say no. Whatever team he gets traded to (Philadelphia?) will have the same issues re-signing him as Winnipeg. So again, keep Cholowski. Sign Trouba as a free agent next summer... Yzerman will get him either way. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Trouba.img He was wearing a Red Wings hat, but management told him he couldn't wear it. He decided to wear the Tigers hat instead. They didn't say anything about changing his boxers though... RedWingsBoxers.img Edited September 25, 2019 by krsmith17 1 AtlantaHotWings reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 This sounds like a job for Braddock. Trouba is a POW (Prisoner of Winnipeg) being held captive in VietNam-itoba. Leave no man behind. Bring him home Colonel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,961 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 The trade is in the works. e5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaHotWings 988 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 13 hours ago, kickazz said: Trouba - Karlsson Hronek - DK Hicketts - Byram Stanley Cup. Detroit is renamed YzermanTown if above happens 2020. The Pope goes around you need to be dead to be a saint issue because he is a Wings fan. He canonizes Yzerman as Saint "The Captain" the Saint of Detroit. Yzerman retires with a one and done and Draper takes over 1 Rick D reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 13 hours ago, kickazz said: Trouba - Karlsson Hronek - DK Hicketts - Byram Stanley Cup. I see we're still trying to make Joe Hicketts happen eh? 1 kipwinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) 58 minutes ago, The 91 of Ryans said: I see we're still trying to make Joe Hicketts happen eh? He was just a filler for me. Like Lebda Edited April 29, 2019 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, The 91 of Ryans said: I see we're still trying to make Joe Hicketts happen eh? 32 minutes ago, kickazz said: He was just a filler for me. Like Lebda Cholowski > McIsaac > Bowey > Hicketts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 37 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: Cholowski > McIsaac > Bowey > Al Sobotka > Derek Meech's drunk uncle > Hicketts Exactly. In fairness, I think the assumption was that Cholowski would go the other way in a Trouba deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Trouba > Chokowski in looks Edited April 29, 2019 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 30 minutes ago, The 91 of Ryans said: Exactly. In fairness, I think the assumption was that Cholowski would go the other way in a Trouba deal. In fairness, Derek Meech's drunk uncle isn't that great... Also, f*** that trade... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted April 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: In fairness, Derek Meech's drunk uncle isn't that great... Also, f*** that trade... Hey. Wasn't my idea. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites