Eklund Rumor: Trouba for Landeskog

[Avs44]

Flawed logic. More wingers might have held out knowing they were in for a big payday on the market.

Perhaps, but I would disagree. Centre's and defensman seem to be the keys to building a winning team. Look at Team Canada...aren't they taking 11 centre's and 1 winger this year? I don't think players like Lucic, or Eriksson, or Boedker were ever viewed as staples. Key players don't make it to free agency, their teams do their utmost to lock them up.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Colorado:
Trouba
Perrault
Stafford
Kosmachuk

Winnipeg:
Landeskog
Barrie

 

[KBobs]

Oh I know what you are saying, but what if Chevy cant get him signed? Its not like he will just let him sit all year and miss out on him or what he can bring in a trade. Hence why I said if its impossible for Chevy to sign him, then he needs to look at a trade and its pretty damn tough to say no to Landeskog

Jets are a budget team and they wont be spending extreme money on contracts. They will stay firm with what they feel they can offer Trouba.

I really wish we knew what Trouba was demanding. I wanna know if his demands are delusional or if they are close but both sides refusing to budge that last bit

If Chevy can't get him signed, then he talks to the 28 other teams to find the best deal available.

As for being a budget team: "the Jets have been a budget team and Chipman’s stance on this has been clear: the team would spend in the third quartile of the salary range on a year-in, year-out basis with the ability to bump up salary expenditures when deemed necessary by competitive forces. If the team is on the verge of contending and capable of winning multiple playoff rounds, Chipman will give spending to the cap the green light."

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...-in-on-off-season-developments-310398941.html

 

[Beerz]

Colorado:
Trouba
Perrault
Stafford
Kosmachuk
Lube

Winnipeg:
Landeskog
Barrie

Fixed that for you

 

[rehf]

I guarantee this will not happen.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

If Chevy can't get him signed, then he talks to the 28 other teams to find the best deal available.

As for being a budget team: "the Jets have been a budget team and Chipman’s stance on this has been clear: the team would spend in the third quartile of the salary range on a year-in, year-out basis with the ability to bump up salary expenditures when deemed necessary by competitive forces. If the team is on the verge of contending and capable of winning multiple playoff rounds, Chipman will give spending to the cap the green light."

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...-in-on-off-season-developments-310398941.html

Well we will see.. just posted the rumor I saw

 

[AvsCOL]

Call me crazy, but I think that makes both teams weaker...

 

[Avsblitzkrieg]

ya id imagine if Landeskog for Trouba happened, we would definitely see a RNH+ or Eberle+ for Barrie happen minutes later

We just seen a singer traded for a d-men. Do you realize how bad your offer is?

 

[BearishRiggs]

The value may be there but I doubt either team does it, especially WPG. I believe the only thing they'd move Trouba for is a similarly aged D to play the left side.

 

[McFlyingV]

I see Winnipeg doing Duchene for Trouba. Given what we have seen anything is possible.

I agree if Laine is a winger the Winnipeg really doesn't need another winger

What do you mean if? There's nothing to suggest that he ever would or even could play centre.

 

[mpp9]

The fact the Avs value what Trouba brings more than Barrie enough to look into subtracting from their stable of forwards yet again is beyond stupid.

They had the best group of high end forward talent in the league not so long ago.

 

[CB Joe]

The fact the Avs value what Trouba brings more than Barrie enough to look into subtracting from their stable of forwards yet again is beyond stupid.

They had the best group of high end forward talent in the league not so long ago.

and they had a defense fit for the ahl

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

So the Jets weaken their blueline to add to a position of strength?

Whatta ya mean? Jets have a vacancy at captain!

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Jets should be targeting Duchene...they are weak down the middle.

Jets are hardly weak down the middle but another top 6 C fits longer term needs a lot better than another winger.

 

[Zodiac]

maybe the Avs feel that Landy hasn't been the greatest leader for the team ...and stripping him of the 'C' would only lead to turmoil in the locker room? so rather than deal with that kind of drama ...trade him for a nice asset.

maybe they want MacKinnon to be the guy?

i must say, i haven't been all that impressed with Landy as a Captain ...and i thought the team was kinda stupid to put the 'C' on him when they did, making him the youngest Captain ever in the NHL. i didn't think he was ready for it at the time, and i didn't think he deserved it ...but hey, whatever.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

I love a good dose of false rumors.

 

[Balthazar]

The fact the Avs value what Trouba brings more than Barrie enough to look into subtracting from their stable of forwards yet again is beyond stupid.

AVS are a better team with Landeskog and Barrie than with Trouba and RNH.

 

[Hunter368]

Only way Chevy trades Trouba for a forward (especially a winger) is:

- He can't sign Trouba to a reasonable contract.
- He can't find a young LHD of equal value to trade for.
- He can't find a young RHD of equal value to trade for.
- He can't find a young near NHL ready high end prospect dman to trade for.
- Thus he must trade Trouba for the BPA regardless of position....thus a forward.

Jets are loaded at forward position, especially wingers. Our greatest strengths are wingers and RHD. I love Landeskog, good player & character.....but just isn't a need on the Jets IMO. Value wise yes it's pretty fair, just no need from the Jets POV.

I would be very surprised if this trade happened. If the Jets traded any of their top 4, they need to get a top 4 back or were screwed at defence.

 

[oilers4life5]

Makes for sense to trade a centre and then get one back from the Oilers in a Barrie deal.

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

ya agreed... or maybe this is a situation where you accept the deal and then address dmen needs? Cause IMO if Trouba is impossible to get signed and Landeskog is being offered, Chevy needs to take it

cause obviously Chevy is having extreme trouble getting him signed

I think this is some major assuming.
Scheifele has yet to sign his new contract.
Lowry and Armia...
No one is freaking out about that.

There's lots of time for the Jets to sign Trouba.
Winnipeg has all the leverage.
Recent and fairly recent signings are all in the Jets favor as far as comparables for Trouba.

So many people are jumping to unnecessary conclusions.
The idea that 100% of "business" would be taken care of by July 1st is silly.

Unless someone wants to hand the Jets a cheaper better option than Trouba we should just keep him. Trading him for a forward (regardless of value) is a step backwards.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Seems weird that Colorado would trade Landeskog.

Agreed

 

[SI90]

But I thought Trouba was already being traded for Nylander? LoL

 

[MMC]

This thread didn’t need to be bumped.