Red Wing fan here. Looking for some input from the fan base about what they think the Jet's respective strengths and weaknesses/needs are on the
1) NHL roster this season (immediate)
2) AHL pipeline (short to mid term)
3) Prospects (mid to long term)
Hoping for an realistic evaluation of your team.
Thx for the help.
1) Strengths of NHL roster: Right D, Wingers, Depth forwards & Center
Weaknesses: Top pair Left D (if Trouba situation doesn't get sorted out.)
Unknown: Goaltending - Have amazing prospects, just need to see if Helle will be given a shot or we go with the known quantity in Pavs. Pavs has only had a league average save percentage once with the Jets and we made the playoffs that year.
2) Strengths: Forwards, goaltending, depth defensemen that could hold the fort for a few games on the bottom pair when injuries hit.
Weaknesses: Potentially Elite talent D-men, assuming Morrissey makes the Jets.
3) Strengths: one of the strongest prospect pools in the NHL.
I can't help but think this in some way relates to a Trouba trade offer, but the reality is all that this team needs as a top pair left D to play with Buff. We were grooming Trouba to do that. We are bursting with prospects and depth players and will have many guys who should be in the NHL on the moose this year so really we just want that one piece to fill the hole Trouba is leaving and nothing else. We already can't find a place to play all our prospects. Here's how I see the rosters setting up:
Ehlers - Scheif - Wheeler (Ehlers switching back to RW once Laine and Connor both need top 6 minutes)
Laine - Little - Armia (Looks like Armia is getting the first shot but could be Stafford also. By the end of the year I expect Laine on the top line, Connor in his spot and Ehlers on RW)
Connor - Perrault - Burmistrov/Stafford
Matthais - Lowry - Burmistrov/Stafford
Thorburn, Tanev
Enstrom - Myers
Morriessey - Buff
Chiarot - Postma
Stuart
Moose Roster:
Lemeiux - Petan - Dano
Howden - Copp - Kosmachuck
De Leo - Roslovic - Lipon
Peluso - Bloomquist
Strait - Kichton
Melchiori - Kostalek
Czuzman -