LeBrun: Connor Hellebuyck will not sign a new contract with Winnipeg

[dirtydanglez]

winnipeg has a full blown mutiny on hand.

 

[Guffman]

Dude holy shit. How does this keep happening to the Jets? I've heard rumors of a toxic, nightmare culture in the locker room and there's no way this can't true. Once is a fluke, twice is a coincidence, three times you notice and we're on like the 7th or 8th guy who wants out. It's been like 5 years of this. Burn it down man

Winnipeg fans deserve better

For Hellebuyck, it has nothing to do with the locker room. He says he has accomplished everything except winning a Stanley Cup.

He has lost faith that he can reasonably achieve this in Winnipeg so that’s why he would want to move.

Don’t blame him.

 

[Daximus]

winnipeg has a full blown mutiny on hand.

We going scorched earth whether management wants to or not.

 

[dirtydanglez]

We going scorched earth whether management wants to or not.

winnipeg could do quiet well if they sold off their assets. they have some good pieces.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Oilers have to do literally whatever it takes to get this guy

 

[Daximus]

winnipeg could do quiet well if they sold off their assets. they have some good pieces.

Yeah lots of good pieces on the roster, Not sure how well management will be able to navigate this.

 

[SEALBound]

I imagine any trade involves the team talking to his agent on what an extension looks like. That could realistically murder trade value, depending on what that is. If the demands are $10mil x 7yrs, I don't see what value they will get. So if Helle wants the desirable location, I imagine that comes with contract compromises. So I guess we'll see which is most important.

I could easily see a conditional 2024 1st. 1st if he resigns, 2nd if he doesn't.

If the Jets are looking to trade PLD, Hellebuyck, and possibly Scheifele, they could get quite a haul of high-round picks. You could honestly easily get a 1st with each if you are willing to take a contract back. You could be looking at a 4 1st round picks draft if you get on the ball.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Megathread?

 

[PullHard]

Are we actually finally going to see Chevy work? I feel like all this guy does is draft and re-sign players

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I think the Sharks would be interested as well

 

[Duddy]

If he wants to win a cup, he isn't going to ask for 10 mil. No contender pays him that.

 

[Richiebottles]

Are we actually finally going to see Chevy work? I feel like all this guy does is draft and re-sign players

I always wonder what he was done as a GM for the Jets. Seems like a very 'meh' track record for the time he has been there.

 

[Daximus]

If he wants to win a cup, he isn't going to ask for 10 mil. No contender pays him that.

Someone will. GM's gave Bob and Price $10m contracts. Vasi likely would have been a $10m anywhere else outside of tax free Tampa. He's already the 6th highest paid goalie in the league.

 

[Seattle King]

Oilers have to do literally whatever it takes to get this guy

Jack Campbell's contract says nope

 

[Fatass]

LA?

 

[JKG33]

Dude holy shit. How does this keep happening to the Jets? I've heard rumors of a toxic, nightmare culture in the locker room and there's no way this can't true. Once is a fluke, twice is a coincidence, three times you notice and we're on like the 7th or 8th guy who wants out. It's been like 5 years of this. Burn it down man

Winnipeg fans deserve better

You've got a city that's one of the most undesirable spots in North American sports for a young millionaire. And you've got one of the worst locker rooms in the league lead by world class dickheads like Wheeler and Scheifele. It's no wonder nobody wants to play there

 

[johnjm22]

Would be very difficult for LA to make this work.

His real salary this year is 7.5M, so I doubt Winnipeg wants to retrain.

Pitt seems more likely IMO

 

[Frank Drebin]

You've got a city that's one of the most undesirable spots in North American sports for a young millionaire. And you've got one of the worst locker rooms in the league lead by world class dickheads like Wheeler and Scheifele. It's no wonder nobody wants to play there

Its actually a miracle (of drafting) that they were as successful as they were for the past decade.

 

[wintersej]

Here's a wild one: what about Swayman for Helle, with a 3rd team taking 1/3 of his cap hit?

Swayman for PLD more realistic

 

[Daximus]

Would be very difficult for LA to make this work.

His real salary this year is 7.5M, so I doubt Winnipeg wants to retrain.

Pitt seems more likely IMO

They'd likely need to dump someone with no trade protection. Arvidsson likely.

 

[Captain97]

Will be fun to see who returns more, Helle, PLD or Mark.

Likely seals the deal, full rebuild which is my preference anyways.

I'd expect Mark. I'm a vacuum PLD, but given the situation even if he's willing to go to 5 teams I think Scheifele will return more.

Sadly goalies aren't worth too much in trades.

 

[wintersej]

They are gonna re-sign Schieffle, trade PLD for a package including a young goalie and re-tool.

 

[Captain97]

Cool….another player who doesn’t want to play in Canada.

Would love to know how many players in the league refuse to play in Canada.

There is no doubt it’s much harder for a Canadian GM to acquire talent when a good chunk of star players refuse to play in the country. The drought continues….

Especially with the CRA (our IRS for our American friends) now going after one of the ways they lower the taxes they pay here.

 

[jetsv2]

Oilers have to do literally whatever it takes to get this guy

Its already been reported he doesn't want to be in Canada anymore. So it would only be a rental for any Canadian team.

 

[gojetsgo]

They are gonna re-sign Schieffle, trade PLD for a package including a young goalie and re-tool.

pretty sure scheifele is getting traded as well