Arthur Fonzarelli
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A lot of people didn't think there was a snowball's chance in hell of that happening, making the trade a profligate waste, which it also is in hindsight.
You're totally correct in that the Jets were trending in the wrong direction making Chevy's move questionable even at the time...
...but the Jets CLEARLY were among the leagues elite, even while trending in the wrong direction.
This team is going to move forward and likely compete for the next half decade with the roster it has currently assembled, one that in all likelihood will never look as on good on paper as last years edition did.
Chevy scrimped and saved all season, often sending players to the Moose for a handful of days to save up the cap space for a deadline deal that most contending teams dream of making. I'd even guess he'd positioned himself years in advance to be making exactly the deal he made.
With the talent the 2018-2019 team had, it's no wonder he did what he did. Had he not our fan base would have spent the rest of our lives questioning how a team with the best forward group in the NHL, Jennings level goaltending and a blue line consisting of Byfuglien, Trouba, Morrissey, Myers Kulikov, Chiarot didn't deserve a late season addition of a Hayes calibre player, particularly with the teams concerns at C2.
We barely lost to the Stanley Cup champions who themselves had a single roster change take them from worst to first. I have no issue with Chevy swinging for the fence on the Hayes deal.
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