Player discussion Jacob Trouba
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nobody important
the pessimist returns
Just read a USA Hockey article about Trouba being very happy with his future in Winnipeg. He apparantly is thinking about sticking around. Sign the kid Chevy!!
Lawless said that as well on H&L yesterday. Being happy that is, nothing about sticking around. And that was after talking with Overhardt.
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I think the quote about being happy to be playing in Winnipeg was from his first interview when he returned. Wouldn't get too excited about it at this point.
Well, he certainly didn't come back to pout. He's participating in some extra-cirricular stuff like being mic'd up in practice and the Nutcracker with the RWB. It's pretty encouraging. I think, maybe with the exception of Laine, he's the most important part of the Jets' future. Sign him up!
Evil Little
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Buff is essential untradeable due to his monstrous $7M plus annual contract which still has 4 long years to go. Buff is a defensive liability. His indecent contract reflects his popularity with most of the Jets' fans, management's desperate situation to re-sign him last season, and his offensive upside. It's an affront to the Jets' fans that the Jets have the highest defencemen payroll in the NHL.
For the future, the Jets' defence will rely on Josh Morrisey as their best defenceman with Buff as No. 2. Engstrom has one more season remaining and hopefully he will not return. Postie and Char will be gone and Mylers may be traded due to his ability to land on the IR list. What about Happy Jacob Trouba? I am not convinced he likes it in Winnipeg long term. His long time desire to play in Michigan means Chevy will get a good haul for him if he trades him to the Detroit Red Wings for their 2017 high No. 1 draft pick plus a top-6 defenceman currently on their roster.
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Absolute nonsense.
He's still a top 10 defensive scorer. He has excellent value and his contract is terrific.
He's got a low PDO (98.5), just like other 'bad contracts', 'disappointments', and 'trade chips' such as Wheeler (96.4), Perreault (97.6), and Ehlers (98.6).
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It is probably responsible for more bad decisions and lost money then cocaine.
OK that's a little far fetched but it certainly is significant!
pucka lucka
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Do Scheifele and Laine have a higher on ice shooting % than Lowry and Laine just because they are luckier?
Save % is more prone to the vagaries of chance, but I expect that if there were enough parameters for a suitable model, some D would contribute to fewer high quality chances and thereby a lower on ice save %.
Still, abundant caution is necessary when looking strictly at goal-based metrics.
Save % is more prone to the vagaries of chance, but I expect that if there were enough parameters for a suitable model, some D would contribute to fewer high quality chances and thereby a lower on ice save %.
Still, abundant caution is necessary when looking strictly at goal-based metrics.
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interesting on H&L today Gary said he talked to Trouba today and one of the things Gary asked him is would you like to sign big contract this off season and Jacob mentioned he still has some things he wants to prove to the organization (Gary speculated it was he wants to drive up his scoring). Then Gary said Q you asked to play top minutes on the RH side and that is what you are playing are you happy with that? Jacob A: I haven't played that roll when our team is healthy so I have to wait and see? Then Gary did a follow up to Maurice to respond to Jacob's comments and Maurice said point blank the way Josh and Jacob are playing nothing will change with their rolls when we are healthy.
I was driving so this is my memory of the events so take it for what its worth and maybe listen to the audio to get the actual quotes
I was driving so this is my memory of the events so take it for what its worth and maybe listen to the audio to get the actual quotes
interesting on H&L today Gary said he talked to Trouba today and one of the things Gary asked him is would you like to sign big contract this off season and Jacob mentioned he still has some things he wants to prove to the organization (Gary speculated it was he wants to drive up his scoring). Then Gary said Q you asked to play top minutes on the RH side and that is what you are playing are you happy with that? Jacob A: I haven't played that roll when our team is healthy so I have to wait and see? Then Gary did a follow up to Maurice to respond to Jacob's comments and Maurice said point blank the way Josh and Jacob are playing nothing will change with their rolls when we are healthy.
I was driving so this is my memory of the events so take it for what its worth and maybe listen to the audio to get the actual quotes
I still have my doubts that Trouba's reluctance to sign in Winnipeg is all about role. I hope I'm wrong, and he's open to staying long term.
interesting on H&L today Gary said he talked to Trouba today and one of the things Gary asked him is would you like to sign big contract this off season and Jacob mentioned he still has some things he wants to prove to the organization (Gary speculated it was he wants to drive up his scoring). Then Gary said Q you asked to play top minutes on the RH side and that is what you are playing are you happy with that? Jacob A: I haven't played that roll when our team is healthy so I have to wait and see? Then Gary did a follow up to Maurice to respond to Jacob's comments and Maurice said point blank the way Josh and Jacob are playing nothing will change with their rolls when we are healthy.
I was driving so this is my memory of the events so take it for what its worth and maybe listen to the audio to get the actual quotes
I don't like his answers at all. During the summer not giving the Jets a chance to make a contract offer made it obvious that this is not about money. So then i hoped that maybe it actually was usage like his agent said. Now with these answers, its not sounding like usage is the issue. Hopefully a successful season with the Jets next year will change his mind because at this point, I think changing his mind is exactly what needs to happen.
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Yea I am with you guys, those answers are not encouraging and to be honest sound like excuses to not sign. During the season, most guys tell the media and the fans what they want to hear, even if privately they have no intentions of signing. The fact that instead of doing that, he's hedging is extremely worrying. 
One way or the other, how Chevy handles the Trouba situation will come to define his GM reign.
One way or the other, how Chevy handles the Trouba situation will come to define his GM reign.
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