Jets - General Rumour, Trade, Free Agent and Waiver Speculation 14-15 Part III

[Bob E]

If the price was right, the player seems to be good still.

Getting old, but useful under certain situations. More than some players on this roster haha.

So true, and Alfie is at the end of his career.

 

[GJF]

Highly doubt he'd sign with the Jets. I think he'd actually end his career before signing with a non playoff or original six team.

 

[Bob E]

Highly doubt he'd sign with the Jets. I think he'd actually end his career before signing with a non playoff or original six team.

Agree.

 

[EnglishJet]

An old, experienced head to bring on the youth would have been nice though. That's why I liked Jokinen so much last year- old heads can teach the younger players so much off the ice. Aflie would have been the same but like you guys said, was never gonna happen!

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I think Alfredsson should try and sign with one of Minnesota, Los Angeles or Chicago.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Still think it'd be a smart idea to try and trade for Leipsic. Him and Petan won the scoring championship together in 2012-13 during the lockout year, also together took the Winterhawks to the Memorial Cup once as well as the finals. Also Leipsic would be a great fit with the Jets.

 

[garret9]

Meh. Acquiring players because they were teammates is silly to me. I'm down for it if it's about acquiring more good players, but then I don't care who they target, as long as they are good.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Meh. Acquiring players because they were teammates is silly to me. I'm down for it if it's about acquiring more good players, but then I don't care who they target, as long as they are good.

Agree - 'chemistry' develops between players pretty quickly.

 

[jetkarma*]

I don't think the Jets are focusing on ties for chemistry reasons , or on ice cohesion . I do think they take connections into play for an overall cohesion though .

Ties , friendships , team mates , it can help in building loyalty , cementing bonds to a city and franchise . Perhaps add just a bit to making it easier to keep players. Small part of it , but one none the less I think .

 

[Jet]

Agree - 'chemistry' develops between players pretty quickly.

No doubt. Anyone who's seen 22 Jump Street knows that


Seriously though, I agree. It might be a factor if that player is good and he has chemistry with another player, especially if we found someone like that for Kane, but just for the sake of doesn't really work.

 

[Mathil8]

Reimer signs for 2 years at 2.3M per. I would have thought he'd get more in arbitration. Maybe he decided to avoid arbitration in order to allow a trade .

If we run with this pie in the sky scenario, I'd be thrilled about a Reimer for Pavs 1 for 1 trade with us eating the cap hit difference for the remainder of Pavs' contract. Allows us to upgrade our goaltending and allows for Reimer (if this scenario is true) to get out of Toronto and onto a team where he'd be the starter.

Sad thing is that I have my doubts whether Chevy would do this if it was offered to him . Obviously I doubt Toronto would do this, but they've done crazier things in the past.

Anyone know what percentage of a salary can be kept in a trade under the new CBA?

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Reimer signs for 2 years at 2.3M per. I would have thought he'd get more in arbitration. Maybe he decided to avoid arbitration in order to allow a trade .

If we run with this pie in the sky scenario, I'd be thrilled about a Reimer for Pavs 1 for 1 trade with us eating the cap hit difference for the remainder of Pavs' contract. Allows us to upgrade our goaltending and allows for Reimer (if this scenario is true) to get out of Toronto and onto a team where he'd be the starter.

Sad thing is that I have my doubts whether Chevy would do this if it was offered to him . Obviously I doubt Toronto would do this, but they've done crazier things in the past.

Anyone know what percentage of a salary can be kept in a trade under the new CBA?

Maybe if we eat a little more than the difference? Like maybe half of Pavs salary, no wait he goes up each year that wouldn't do it. How about 2 - 2.5 - 3 mil. Cheaper than a buyout and we get Reimer. Toronto saves .5+ mil/yr. Now TO doesn't actually care about such small amounts of money but they would save the cap also. Sigh. Still probably not good enough. Wait, wait, wait .... we could throw in Ellerby. He would be the #4 D in Toronto! How could they refuse?
Only half kidding/sarcastic. Ellerby would actually be #5 or 6.

 

[StronGeer]

Maximum retained salary in a trade is 50%. We pay half the salary and take half the cap hit.

 

[surixon]

Maximum retained salary in a trade is 50%. We pay half the salary and take half the cap hit.

That is still likely better for us long-term financially than buying Pavs out. I would quite easily do this.

 

[sully1410]

Meh. Acquiring players because they were teammates is silly to me. I'm down for it if it's about acquiring more good players, but then I don't care who they target, as long as they are good.

Agreed. I would have been pretty stoked if Pearson fell to us in 12 though

 

[Constable]

Why do we want Reimer over any other goalie on the market?

Reimer is horrible. He's worse than Pavelec.
Im just trying to figure out why we want Reimer over Hiller (when he was a FA), Miller, Fleury (if hes truly on the move), Ward (still a good goalie, had a horrendous year though), Anderson, etc, all these goalies who are on the block.

And all I see come up are Reimer trade threads.

Yes, hes the easiest one to acquire, but if you needed a 1st line winger, you wouldn't go after Rene Bourque or Daniel Winnik because "he's the easiest to acquire". If you needed a PMD you wouldn't sign MDZ because "he's the easiest to acquire"


Thats my two cents, please just answer this god-forsaken question.

 

[tacogeoff]

JMO but I see him as a small upgrade. Played with toronto who faced probably the most shots per game and has had a save % of over .910 the last two seasons. I believe we have a better defencive team than toronto and he could win a few of those tight games where we need that one big save.

unsure if he could play a full season without injury though and highly doubt if we trade for him at all as I cannot see us trading assets for him unless we could unload Pavs in the deal.

 

[jetswin]

Reimer is horrible. He's worse than Pavelec.
Im just trying to figure out why we want Reimer over Hiller (when he was a FA), Miller, Fleury (if hes truly on the move), Ward (still a good goalie, had a horrendous year though), Anderson, etc, all these goalies who are on the block.

And all I see come up are Reimer trade threads.

Yes, hes the easiest one to acquire, but if you needed a 1st line winger, you wouldn't go after Rene Bourque or Daniel Winnik because "he's the easiest to acquire". If you needed a PMD you wouldn't sign MDZ because "he's the easiest to acquire"


Thats my two cents, please just answer this god-forsaken question.

He is from MB which is always good to see. I wish him the best, but I also would rather the Jets looked elsewhere.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Reimer is horrible. He's worse than Pavelec.
Im just trying to figure out why we want Reimer over Hiller (when he was a FA), Miller, Fleury (if hes truly on the move), Ward (still a good goalie, had a horrendous year though), Anderson, etc, all these goalies who are on the block.

And all I see come up are Reimer trade threads.

Yes, hes the easiest one to acquire, but if you needed a 1st line winger, you wouldn't go after Rene Bourque or Daniel Winnik because "he's the easiest to acquire". If you needed a PMD you wouldn't sign MDZ because "he's the easiest to acquire"


Thats my two cents, please just answer this god-forsaken question.

Reimer is far from horrible. He is even further from "worse than Pavelec" who really IS horrible.

Pavelec best season ever career = sv% .914
Reimer career avg. = sv% .914

He has played behind a much worse defense than has Pavelec. He took the Leafs to the playoffs. Repeat 3x.

In a perfect world I would take Hiller over Reimer but he isn't available, Reimer probably is. There is also a cost issue. Hiller costs double what Reimer does.

 

[Analyst365]

Reimer is horrible. He's worse than Pavelec.
Im just trying to figure out why we want Reimer over Hiller (when he was a FA), Miller, Fleury (if hes truly on the move), Ward (still a good goalie, had a horrendous year though), Anderson, etc, all these goalies who are on the block.

And all I see come up are Reimer trade threads.

Yes, hes the easiest one to acquire, but if you needed a 1st line winger, you wouldn't go after Rene Bourque or Daniel Winnik because "he's the easiest to acquire". If you needed a PMD you wouldn't sign MDZ because "he's the easiest to acquire"


Thats my two cents, please just answer this god-forsaken question.

Three things come to mind, my opinion of course. 1 - Welcome to sports, everyone loves a hometown kid done good, especially a small hometown like the Peg. 2 - Reimer isn't horrible, the Leafs are/were. 3 - I'm not big on him either, but see 1 & 2.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Reimer is horrible. He's worse than Pavelec.
Im just trying to figure out why we want Reimer over Hiller (when he was a FA), Miller, Fleury (if hes truly on the move), Ward (still a good goalie, had a horrendous year though), Anderson, etc, all these goalies who are on the block.

And all I see come up are Reimer trade threads.

Yes, hes the easiest one to acquire, but if you needed a 1st line winger, you wouldn't go after Rene Bourque or Daniel Winnik because "he's the easiest to acquire". If you needed a PMD you wouldn't sign MDZ because "he's the easiest to acquire"


Thats my two cents, please just answer this god-forsaken question.

First of all: Reimer has been better than Pavelec in junior, has been better than Pavelec in the AHL, and has been better than Pavelec in the NHL. He is a clear and significant upgrade over Pavelec, then again, just about any NHL goalie is.

Why Reimer? I think he would've been a solid buy low option for the Jets, especially in the event that they bought Pavelec out and wanted to find a bargain option in goal. Some of those names you mention are either grossly overpriced for what you get (Fleury and Ward), or likely wouldn't sign here (Miller). I like the idea of Hiller or Anderson, the only problem is that their contracts would start stressing the Jets internal budget in the event of a Pavelec CBO.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

First of all: Reimer has been better than Pavelec in junior, has been better than Pavelec in the AHL, and has been better than Pavelec in the NHL. He is a clear and significant upgrade over Pavelec, then again, just about any NHL goalie is.

Why Reimer? I think he would've been a solid buy low option for the Jets, especially in the event that they bought Pavelec out and wanted to find a bargain option in goal. Some of those names you mention are either grossly overpriced for what you get (Fleury and Ward), or likely wouldn't sign here (Miller). I like the idea of Hiller or Anderson, the only problem is that their contracts would start stressing the Jets internal budget in the event of a Pavelec CBO.

Their contracts would start stressing the Jets internal budget with or without a Pavelec buyout.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Their contracts would start stressing the Jets internal budget with or without a Pavelec buyout.

Yep, absolutely true. I'm just going on the assumption that Anderson or Hiller would only be brought in if Pavelec was amnestied, since I doubt management would want $7M+ worth of cap space tied up in goaltending.

 

[MadMen88]

I still believe there is a top 10 NHL goaltender in Ondrej Pavelec. There, I said it. He faces perhaps more pressure game in game out then any other Jet. The team in front of him needs to step up this year and buy into whatever system Maurice implements.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

I still believe there is a top 10 NHL goaltender in Ondrej Pavelec. There, I said it. He faces perhaps more pressure game in game out then any other Jet. The team in front of him needs to step up this year and buy into whatever system Maurice implements.

Did he eat Carey Price for dinner or something?

I would really like to see him turn it around, but I really think that its unlikely to happen. Systems don't alter goalies SV% much. They may be able to improve SA with a more fully implemented PoMo system, which would help the GAA, but it doesn't explain how Montoya was able to post much better numbers behind the same team / system.