Absolutely not. This is the exact scenario that gets your cap management into trouble. We already, have a declining veteran center in Little. Signing another one would be ludacris. I'm honestly shocked about the amount of yes votes. Do you really think Stastny will keep on playing for 2-3 years on the high enthusiastic note he rides right now? Sorry but that is just naive. The guy is 32 and is already trending downwards. Having 2 centers of that kind will kill your chances of creating a long time winner.
And I haven't even mentioned Jack Roslovic yet who is obviously the perfect future center for our top 6 wingers and is showing absolutely no reason not to believe in him.
Enjoy your dream scenario as long as it lasts - that's what rentals are for. Then get real again once the playoffs are over and we're back to normal business.
Disagree that signing Stastny would be ludicrous, for these reasons:
1)He is not trending downwards and is likely to finish this season with more points than he ever had in St Louis. He looks after himself physically and mentally, and his father, Peter, played well into his mid-thirties.
2) It is way too early to anoint Roslovic as a top-6 C, much as I like his play as a winger. Until he matures and proves himself worthy of that, Scheifele, Stastny, Little and Lowry are a SC worthy C corps. Little could always move over to the wing, but I must say, as an aside, rumors of his impending demise are greatly exaggerated.
3)I could easily see Stastny playing at this level for 2-3 more years and at least considering the opportunity to play with Ehlers and Laine, and compete for a SC. Those opportunities come very rarely, even to very good NHL players.
I still doubt very highly that Stastny would accept a short duration contract from the Jets, but it certainly would not be ludicrous to offer one. As I've stated previously, the team's post-season experience will likely determine whether he will give it serious consideration..