Seth Jones and his future (Sportsnet reports he intends to test free agency)

[EspenK]

Just write "bi-yearly" so you can leave your readership confused about which definition you were using.

Every other year or twice a year? (I know which one but I often see folks mix them up. Not every day but sometimes)

 

[majormajor]

Every other year or twice a year? (I know which one but I often see folks mix them up. Not every day but sometimes)

I don't know which one. I have no idea what "bi-yearly" means.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Well it is definitely not every day. But it is apparently at least one day. Many times (some times?) often is hard to define.

Unlike Aragorn's speech, it IS this day.

 

[GoJackets1]

I really still don’t know what we’d want from Philly.

 

[Jovavic]

I really still don’t know what we’d want from Philly.

Their 22 and 23 1st otherwise idk

 

[DJA]

Philly is a horrendous trading partner. We’d get fleeced in any deal.

 

[Columbus Jack]

Jones should be traded ASAP, Jarmo is very smart to move him by the draft, get that distraction out of the way and start the rebound, maximize the return as well.

PS: I thought Jones sucked, why is there so much buzz around his services?

 

[majormajor]

Jones should be traded ASAP, Jarmo is very smart to move him by the draft, get that distraction out of the way and start the rebound, maximize the return as well.

PS: I thought Jones sucked, why is there so much buzz around his services?

Probably because he can be a lot better than he was last year. It's also playoff time and players like him always get more interest this time of year.

 

[Columbus Jack]

Probably because he can be a lot better than he was last year. It's also playoff time and players like him always get more interest this time of year.

Hahah I guess I forgot the emoji

 

[majormajor]

Hahah I guess I forgot the emoji

Oop you got me.

Yeah I'm enjoying hearing all of the rumors about the teams with beefy analytics departments trying hard to get Seth Jones.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Philly is a horrendous trading partner. We’d get fleeced in any deal.

Yeah I don’t see Philly as a fit either. Yeah they have Patrick, Frost, Konecny, and others but I don’t know if the quantity matches the quality of Jones. And I don’t want to send him to a division rival either

 

[VT]

Yeah I don’t see Philly as a fit either. Yeah they have Patrick, Frost, Konecny, and others but I don’t know if the quantity matches the quality of Jones. And I don’t want to send him to a division rival either

Patrick... nobody knows his health conditions..., I`m not sure Fluers would want to trade Konecny also I doubt doubt Flyers would be willing to trade Provorov. More exactly it`s unreal. So I don`t know what Philly could offer.
Bad is if Philly is a team where Jones resigned we would trade him there.

 

[EspenK]

Philly is a horrendous trading partner. We’d get fleeced in any deal.

I doubt if Philly would do this but what about Konecny,Patrick,Farabee and 2 #1's (or maybe even 1 if its 2022 or 23 our choice). If it was the best offer I'd do it. The division thing is an issue. I doubt Jones would extend with Philly so its all just for discussion purposes.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

This trade cannot come soon enough.

"What you Say"!

 

[Viqsi]

"What you Say"!

...you have no chance to survive make your time?

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Semi-rarely

That's how I like my steaks

 

[CBJWerenski8]

We have to be careful about this Jones deal. I caution those who think holding onto him until the deadline and then trading him to think about the Duchene deal. On its face at the time, they got two good prospects and a first. In the end the only thing that remains is the prospect they picked with the first.

If we’re going to be getting futures, you have to strike now so you can get futures you are certain will be good. Not just question marks or hopefuls

 

[DJA]

We have to be careful about this Jones deal. I caution those who think holding onto him until the deadline and then trading him to think about the Duchene deal. On its face at the time, they got two good prospects and a first. In the end the only thing that remains is the prospect they picked with the first.

If we’re going to be getting futures, you have to strike now so you can get futures you are certain will be good. Not just question marks or hopefuls

Agreed. I think hanging on to Jones to the trade deadline would be the absolute worst decision that the CBJ could make.

 

[Fro]

Agreed. I think hanging on to Jones to the trade deadline would be the absolute worst decision that the CBJ could make.

On the surface, I agree...I did outline a scenario where keeping him to the deadline made some sense...but it is a very outlandish scenario...

 

[AndBoomGoesTheCannon]

We have to be careful about this Jones deal. I caution those who think holding onto him until the deadline and then trading him to think about the Duchene deal. On its face at the time, they got two good prospects and a first. In the end the only thing that remains is the prospect they picked with the first.

If we’re going to be getting futures, you have to strike now so you can get futures you are certain will be good. Not just question marks or hopefuls

Agreed. Too risky to wait. Why put yourself in the position of being an injury away from getting nothing?

 

[EspenK]

We have to be careful about this Jones deal. I caution those who think holding onto him until the deadline and then trading him to think about the Duchene deal. On its face at the time, they got two good prospects and a first. In the end the only thing that remains is the prospect they picked with the first.

If we’re going to be getting futures, you have to strike now so you can get futures you are certain will be good. Not just question marks or hopefuls

How do you do that?

 

[Viqsi]

How do you do that?

Total certainty is admittedly unlikely. But you can go after folks who stand a very strong chance of being future core players, for example.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

How do you do that?

hire me as pro scout

but really, don’t focus on the amount of prospects you’re getting. Focus on the quality. Id rather take a 1st and a dynamite prospect over a first and two or three good prospects.

 

[EspenK]

Total certainty is admittedly unlikely. But you can go after folks who stand a very strong chance of being future core players, for example.

hire me as pro scout

but really, don’t focus on the amount of prospects you’re getting. Focus on the quality. Id rather take a 1st and a dynamite prospect over a first and two or three good prospects.

I get these responses. My question is why can't you get the same at the deadline?Unless the dynamite prospect has cracked the lineup already I don't see a difference.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I get these responses. My question is why can't you get the same at the deadline?Unless the dynamite prospect has cracked the lineup already I don't see a difference.

Teams might be a little more apprehensive on giving up their top prospect/young player at the deadline. Look no further than MTL, who rumored to maybe have Suzuki on the table for a PLD deal, and then removed him from the deal and replaced him with Kotkaniemi instead once the season started and he got rolling.

You COULD still get it. And he’ll, the jackets could be selling low as Jones hasnt been elite the last two seasons and another year could rebound his value even more, but it could also sink more.