Confirmed with Link: Bryan little's contract to az with nathan smith for a 4th

[LucianoBorsato]

Welcome back, I was wondering where you’ve been the last weeks

thanks! Was dealing with some personal problems. Everything is (mostly) OK now.

 

[Jets4Life]

Excellent move.

 

[Guardian17]

Thank you Bryan!

 

[Guardian17]

 

[JetsUK]

Pure class, all the way. Would love to see him in some kind of role for the Jets going forward, even as a team ambassador or in player dev in the Mike Keane mold.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Wonder if this trade was no only for the Coyotes to take on bad contracts, but if Smith didn't want to sign in Winnipeg.

I think Smith gets traded again by Arizona though. Likely for two picks may that be a 1st or just two 2nds, similar to Adam Fox.

 

[KingBogo]

Wonder if this trade was no only for the Coyotes to take on bad contracts, but if Smith didn't want to sign in Winnipeg.

I think Smith gets traded again by Arizona though. Likely for two picks may that be a 1st or just two 2nds, similar to Adam Fox.

Not sure many GMs will see him close to a Fox level prospect?

 

[Jets 31]

Really hope the Jets honor Little at some point, just a great pro , and he played his entire career here.

 

[WiscoJet]

Smith isn't going to be traded for an Adam Fox package, come on now. Smith is a FA in August, Fox when traded had another year till college free agency.

 

[snowkiddin]

Always loved Bryan Little. Quiet, solid player who was underrated for his entire career.

I’d like to see him sign a one-day contract here when his current deal runs out and retire a Jet.

Thank you, Bryan.

 

[Jets 31]

Always loved Bryan Little. Quiet, solid player who was underrated for his entire career.

I’d like to see him sign a one-day contract here when his current deal runs out and retire a Jet.

Thank you, Bryan.

The way he handled the Laine , i don't want Little as my center, was unreal. I can tell you if i was Little i wouldn't have handled it like him , it would have been ugly.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I always think of players who played for both the Coyotes, or as I like to say both Jets 1.0 and 2.0 which I call the meant-to-be-Jets club.

Little, Ladd, Burmistrov, Tkachuk (counting Atlanta), Eric Comrie, Olli Jokinen, Riley Nash, probably forgetting a few. I think I pretend the Jets never left so I can make up who we drafted or spent time in their prime career here.

 

[tbcwpg]

My guess is he wanted to turn pro earlier and the Jets said no.

They said on broadcast the Jets had been trying to sign him since the last college offseason so I don't think that was it. I think he looked at the centres on the team and didn't want to play 4th line or the wing. Probably very similar to McBain.

 

[SSC4me]

The NHL has to re-visit this rule regarding college players. Perhaps any team who signs such a player, has to give a 5 or 6th pick to the team who drafted him.
I don't understand, and perhaps I can be enlightened, why all drafted players can't opt out of signing with the team that drafted them. The rule seems biased to me and completely disrespectful towards the purposes of the draft.
Yeah I'm mad about the Smith thing.

 

[DRW204]

The NHL has to re-visit this rule regarding college players. Perhaps any team who signs such a player, has to give a 5 or 6th pick to the team who drafted him.
I don't understand, and perhaps I can be enlightened, why all drafted players can't opt out of signing with the team that drafted them. The rule seems biased to me and completely disrespectful towards the purposes of the draft.
Yeah I'm mad about the Smith thing.

They'd go back in the draft if they don't sign within two years. Adam Mascherin is a recent example.

 

[cbcwpg]

It's nice that the NHL has a college team in the league so that the other NHL teams have a place to dump LTIR contracts they no longer want.