Jets Likely Looking at a Summer of Change After Disappointing Finish 

The Jets leadership core really bought into the idea that it's better to rule in hell than to serve in heaven.

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Scheifele and Wheeler have got to go. Scheifele is no longer a team player and Wheeler has a habit of getting distracted by Twitter. Make Lowry the captain and give him a raise.

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There are players on this team who are just not beneficial to the team as far as in the locker room. Paul Maurice took the high road, and Bowness was just more blunt. Whoever those players are, they have to go, regardless of their skill on the ice.

I believe 2018 was the Jets best chance at winning the Stanley Cup, the team has been downhill ever since

Adam Lowry gets the c next year

Lowery/Helly/morrissey are the ones I hope this organization will build around. Lowery under absolute no circumstances should be traded. He is the absolute core of this team.

I feel there are too many Jets fans who think all they need is Hellebuyck to get hot and they're a contender. They have dysfunctional leadership and a core that isn't quite strong enough for a sustained push. They need a retool and probably need a couple of seasons to turn it around. Trade Scheifele and Wheeler....no-brainer, they are stale and need a change and the team needs them to leave in order to develop a stronger core. Probably need to accept picks and prospects in return, especially for Wheeler because of his contract. Teams won't give up an equal roster player to take that on. Maybe retain half for a couple seasons? So trade with a team that wants depth for a 2024 run and has picks/prospects to give, but is short on cap space. Hellebuyck however......do you trade him now, at his peak value? Because how does that help the retool 2-3 years down the road? you need to replace him with an equal goalie (not gonna happen) or be confident enough in your drafting and trading that you'll strengthen elsewhere enough that you can afford to trade him. Personally I'd trade him. This isn't a team that's about to become a contender, there are too many cracks now. Ehlers, Connor, Morrisey, Perfetti, Lambert, Lowry, these are players to build around. Even Dubois if he agrees to stay. Plus some other good prospects, they have drafted well imo. Sign a couple cheaper option goalies for next season and evaluate where the team REALLY is without Hellebuyck bailing them out. Then re-assess and decide who else to let go of. Trouble is my strategy could easily drag into a full rebuild so I'd want to act quickly, get all the above business done this summer and next summer, no later. Make those decisions quickly Don't leave any core players uncertain past 2024 offseason. Look to be a playoff team again in 2025/6. I think that's reasonbable and realistic.

Chevaldayoff is doing his best impression of Ken Holland, circa 2015.

Hope Canes take a look at a trade for Hellebuyck. He made a statement about getting older and wanting a chance at the cup and Canes need a solid #1. Anderson and Raanta have been to injury prone and Kotchetkov isn't quite ready for the #1 spot yet.

Just in time for my lunch! Thanks Shannon! Jets need change from wheeler and shief it’s been a long long time with this core and even helly saying this mix of guys isn’t working

I'm a Jets fans, and think all three (Wheeler, Scheifele, and Dubois) need to go. And since we only have them all for one more year, they need to be traded either this off season or around the deadline. We will also probably need to trade Hellebuyck since he will not want to wait for the team to develop if we trade for picks and prospects. One idea that I've heard recently is to trade Hellebuyck to LA for Byfield, and then see if we can trade a package including Scheifele to Boston for Swayman. Might not be possible, but that's the kind of thing I would like to see.

3:45 It's probably overreaching for an analogy but it reminds me a little of Pat Gillick during his time with the Toronto Blue Jays. Kevin is 12 years in with Winnipeg, which is around the same time in his Blue Jays tenure that Gillick moved away from his "Stand Pat" reputation & shook the Jays up big-time, leading to back-to-back World Series titles in '92/'93. Not saying that Cheveldayoff has the Jets in the same position those 1990 Jays were but the idea is basically: He's competent at his job but now the time is calling for something more exciting than competent.

Scheifele and Wheeler are 100% gone. There's no way you can keep those guys around now. I'm honestly kind of surprised Chevy is still there. He's banked on this core year after year and they always come up short. Big things are going to be happening in Winnipeg.

Its time for change. The core just isnt was it was.

Thumbs up for letting a sleepy rabbit sleep, they are truly magical.

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For context, i am like THG where i have a favourite team (Habs) then a couple teams i root for strongly (Avs and Jets) like he does for Vancouver, Boston and Dallas respectively, so this is kinda like me speaking as a fan of the Jets. It may be controversial, but I think the Jets need a rebuild. Dubois made it clear hes not planning to stay in Winnipeg, Wheeler is getting old, and Schiefele has enough value the Jets could get a nice haul for him. Hellebuyck has stated he wants a Cup and the Jets (as constructed) are not a team that is built to go far, so trading the goalie for a respectable haul seems like the best option. I think you can rebuild this team around the batch of young players they do have (Perfetti, Connor, Ehlers, Morissey) and make them more competitive within 3 seasons but something needs to change. This team has been spinning its wheels since 2018 and clearly the team as is, just isnt working.

Love you shannon

Lots of talk about ownership interference. There's no fixing that

Like the sleeping rabbit in front of the Winnipeg cubby of hats, the aging/non performing core for the Jets is not moving.

The criticism of Cheveldayoff sounds like what could be said about Dubas.

SO WEIRD! It's like they live or die based on the goaltending and that one excellent season is a fluke!

try neutral zone puck possession?

"There's a rabbit asleep in front of the Jets' drawer"??? I'm reminded of the '"80's show "Seeing Things", when the female lead complained to the cop, "there's a horse tied to my Rabbit."

The Winnipeg Jets: not worth waking up a rabbit for. As a Jets fan, that pretty much sums it up.

The roster needs a shake up. The core are talented players, but in this current combo, its just not working. The constant stagnation of the roster is getting tiring.

Big changes

which defenseman can Jets acquire to improve defense play? Pesce, Hanifin, Demba or other?

I can't see how they trade Wheeler, that guy doesn't seem to care much anymore. In fact Dubois and Schiefele also kinda come off as not great personalities either, so sounds tough.

I think Detroit will be in the mix for trade

We could use Scheifele in Detroit, we can certainly afford him.

could Jets use neutral zone defense and puck possession to settle down and pull together team play?

Going full Rob Lowe with the hat

Id try Wheeler, Scheifele and Dubois for Anahiems 2nd over all pick. Unload a ton of cap space, bring in some grinders. They already have a great goalie and D-men. They need a cornerstone Player

The Jets won't be the only ones looking at a summer of change, but as with the others (not naming any names) it's whether they actually do make them. The Cup Winning Window opens with time, planning, Lottery Luck, a canny GM and a hands-off owner among other things. Good luck all.

Ever since Scheifele and Wheeler ran Laine out of town the team has seemed very stagnated and with no real chance to win the cup

Samberg had some terrible give aways this playoffs, but he is inexperienced.

Honestly their two-three decent trades from a perfect retool my only concern is chevys loyalty to this core. Since 2017 he’s traded only 1 significant player ofc being laine it’s hard to believe now he’ll trade them after 6 years of practically nothing

If I were Chevy I’d get cracking on the rebuild now, especially with pivotal players hitting UFA next offseason.

How does Cheveldayoff still have a job?

Jets, Isles and Wild are gonna be stuck in a perpetual state of meh until they full on tear it down. Like what Nashville is doing.

Chevaldayoff deserved to be fired years ago. He needs to be held accountable for wasting this core

nice

"There's a rabbit asleep in front of it." That old excuse?

In 2019/2020 seasons I don’t really blame Chevy for not making much changes because Byfuglien left us hanging for a while. But I feel now it’s the time to shake up our top 6

with Hellebuyck leaving, Winnipeg could bolster defense and build more team defense

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If your an NHL gm, what are you reallistically willing to give up for Hellebuyck?

The Jets need to figure out their plans. Rebuild or retool, it sounds like a retool right now. The problem is that will limit return and likely create a situation like our hastily rebuilt defense. Not certain it's good enough to go far in the playoffs. It was impressive when it was done, much like the Tchachuk trade for Calgary. I would go rebuild route, but it'll be hard. Book is out on so many of our "assets". PLD let someone else deal with the problem of Montreal next year. It's a soap opera. He will likely never be that guy from that one playoff round so many years ago. PLD isn't consistent enough for the Jets needs. I think the return is all based on potential not actual which sucks as most GMs are too savvy. Wheeler because the players still see him as the leader, so you cannot build a new leadership core with him in the locker room. Anyone joining is going to defer to him, the player's interviews said as much. They stripped him of captaincy but numerous players said he was the captain. That means you won't have guys stepping up while he is there. Schieffle because he continues to ignore whatever coach he has backing him. He's a great student of the game but as a player he needs to be open to what the coach is asking of him. He's a certain type of player in his own words and unwilling to change it. Let him figure out that the stability offered by the Jets was not an opportunity you can just get anywhere. Again the return is still high here because teams still think they can fix attitude. Hellebuyck because he masks so many deficiencies on this team and his value is still very high. Again return is the name of the game, the Jets will need to find some goalie somewhere. Not overpay for him. The problem is this whole trade is for prospects and picks, not existing players.

Wheeler needs to go to a contender Schieffle most teams would be happy to take him Dubois is probably our most valuable asset even if his point production isn’t as high as others. Just the way he plays he’s a brute and doesn’t care if you’re in the way he’ll go through and often make it work. Helle- probably leaves for greener pastures and I think the jets end up similar to many other teams with a tandem that you ride whoever’s playing better. If Chevy wants to keep a job there will be at least a news worthy change to the team. I’d say 2020 when they lost out against St. Louis should have been the year changes were made, at this point we’re beating a dead horse

I hadn't realized that the core for the Jets has been the same for this long(not a jets 'fan' but i do watch most teams) They haven't been able to get over the hump for this long i think its time for major surgery. A total teardown rebuild? Maybe thats what they need

As long as Schiefle and Wheeler are still on the team, the Jets won’t amount to any “real” success. They both should’ve been gone seasons ago. After Buff left and Laine was run out (allegedly by the two named above), the Jets future never looked bright again.

Everyone stays. Roll it back and lets see what the group does without injuries, etc. One last kick at the can and then Chevy and I can concede this core couldn't do it...

Time to re-tool - keep the youngsters like Lowery and try to keep Hellebuyck if he wants to stay, but the rest have to go.

If the Avs dont try and convince Toews to sign as their 2C, I hope they can get involved with Wpg to either get Schiefele @50 retained or help facilitate the PLD to MTL deal, and maybe come away with a player like Dach. Wpg has some good hockey players that will put up points when in better situations.

no mention of laine being on that conference finals team? i guess cus hes not a jet anymore

Jim Toth (CJOB radio 680 am ) says the Jets have the best top 6 in NHL. Thoughts? 😂

This was a good team build on paper. I'm not sure who should've known that Scheifele would be a lunatic, or that Hellebuyck would fall apart when they finally got their chance, but it was someone in the war room's. On paper this is a very reliably contending team tho.

I think the Jets should first start the rebuilding process by firing Bowness and Chevy. Get guys that from the Pittsburgh Penguins personnel like Mike Velluci and Derek Clancey to help rebuild this team. The Penguins have had one the top front offices for the past 2 decades. They know what it takes to build a winning organization from the ground up. I know Clancey is with Canucks now, but I'd pay him whatever to get him to Winnipeg. I'd also would like from the Jets to draft Riley Heidt with their 19th pick. The man is a diamond in the rough and will be a big star in the future. He's the guy to build around moving forward.

pierre-luc dubois for Juraj Slafkovsky and the first

I'm not sure where the problem is or what it actually is. I have been a Jets supporter who thinks they should be more successful. Management rebuilt a decimated defense core in record time. Not an easy task.

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chevy is super slow!

If I'm Montreal, I don't really want PLD. Dude's been toxic everywhere he's gone, and you're just betting that changing when he gets his wish of playing in Montreal. It's a big ask for a young captain in Suzuki and a relatively inexperienced coach in St Louis to manage a personality like that

The biggest change in "the core" that Winnipeg needs to make is moving on from Cheveldayoff. Chevy can make some good deals, but fails to recognize when things aren't working and is slow to move out players who aren't producing. Morrissey and Lowry need to be officially recognized as the leaders on the team. Wheeler is no longer able to play at the level that the Jets need and Scheifele refuses to. They both need to go. I think Connor and Ehlers will become better with Blake and Mark out of the way. Dubois is probably leaving. I hope they figure out how to keep Jonsson-Fjallby as he is a good fit for the team and deserves more ice time.

The Jets couldn't win with Schiefele, Wheeler, Dubois. Might be wise to improve by moving them. That move is a must I believe.

Kyle Connor was so bad these playoffs

"Isn't great how everyone is getting along and theres no fighting" 😅🤣

Take the guns away. 90% of the GMs would be crying 😢, "give me a bigger gun."

Trade Helley for a goalie needing a second chance and a good pick. There’s been good goalies that benefitted from a change, Samsonov comes to mind, and Woll for example looks ready too. There’s a few others worth taking a chance on, but the key is to get a draft pick high enough where that player is 1-2 years away from a spot.

The only non touchables on this team should be Lowry, Morrissey and maybe Hellebuyck.Dubois Schiefele and Wheeler need to be moved out as soon as possible. As much as I like Ehlers, he is too prone to injuries.

Safe jets jerseys to buy: Morrissey, Connor, Lowry, Perfetti, Samberg Almost safe: Ehlers, Pionk, Demelo

Please explain how the guys you say are 'on the way out' are in that position. Scheifele seems like a keeper to me, for example.

Hughes won’t trade for Dubois this summer if he can sign him for free next year.

Hellebuyck will be an LA King.

Winnipeg has the same issue as Calgary, there’s always going to be players on the team who don’t want to be there. Kane, Trouba, Dubois. When you’re a millionaire the last city in the league you want to play in is Winnipeg

Its not that we hate these guys, its that it is apparent that the culture and chemistry does not work. They tried for years but it is time for a change. Trade. Do not rebuild. New faces. New attitude.

I kinda like the jets hard 2 figure out y they mostly suck dang they have alot of good players. Go figure.

The cancer returned after a strong start under Bones. Coaching has been a strong suit for the Jets. Boston who? It’s obviously Wheels and Scheiffle. Send em packing and gobble up young talent that want to play in Winnipeg

I would not be surprised to see Steve Y trade for Helly

Blow it up. I’m sick of watching mediocrity every year. Aside from 2018 this team has disappointed year in year out. We need to build through the draft again. There are few prospects in the pipeline and it’s never going to be an attractive destination for free agents. The fan base is done with the current core.

Nothing will happen….again

Get rid of Dillon and Sandberg

Look at what Paul Maurice is doing in Florida right now. He's on the verge of having his team sweep the Maple Leafs. Perhaps Maurice reached the point where he felt he could no longer help the Jets. Now that leaves the question, has Rick Bowness reached that same point?

I could see Montreal making an offer of Dvorak, Florida's 1st and norlander for PLDs rights but only if he's agreeing to a contract at under 8mil per season

Trade off Helly, Dubois, Scheifele and Wheeler... and even consider maybe letting KFC and Perfetti go if you can get something crazy for them. KFC is too streaky and Perfetti is just too soft for the NHL. Get back LOTS of CAP Space, assets, younger players, picks, prospects, etc. Let guys like Kuhlman, AJF, Appleton, and Stanley just go, because you aren't getting anything for them. Optional guys to keep are Stenlund and Gus. Then go and get VEJMELKA! Bring up some youth, Moose, etc.... Use the Cap space to get some younger players that need a chance. Start getting the last couple of years draft pick kids onto the Moose and up to the Jets in the next year or 2. So... a rebuild on the fly. Get a team that in 2 to 3 years will be solidly in the playoffs.

First?

If the jets are only going to be as good next season as they are this year and just barely make the post season, I’d rather they go into full rebuild mode now. If they go into a rebuild, I would like management to come right out and say it. That would make me interested in watching the young prospects shine

I'm ready for this team to be burned to the ground and rebuilt. This team is a disaster in it's current state. Bad offense, defense and goaltending all around.

What is the difference between a sleeping rabbit and a non-sleeping rabbit?

I believe 2018 was the Jets best chance at winning the Stanley Cup, the team has been downhill ever since