What to do with Morrissey

[cbcwpg]

Now that one half of the Trouba - Morrissey defense combo is on a 1 year deal, what should the Jets do with Morrissey?

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[DRW204]

I have mentioned it before, I like the Pesce deal as a comparable for Morrissey.... On an 8 year deal he's obviously worth more, i'd think Morrissey's camp would want a deal that takes him to 29-30 though in order to cash another long term deal.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Since you didn't include a "trade for a 2C" option, I went with 8 years.

 

[jefferoni]

8 years for JoMo, please... lock him up ASAFP!

 

[King Woodballs]

Lock him up for as long as you can.
I said that even before this Trouba stuff

I keep Morrissey 10 times out of 10 over trouba if it came right down to it

 

[Jets4Life]

Lock him up for 7-8 years.

 

[1stDan]

He is rugged as hell and smart with the puck.

And he will only get better.


Lock the man up for as long as you can.

D men of this caliber are not the norm.

 

[Flair Hay]

Anything under 6 million on an 8 year deal for Morrissey will be steal in years 4-8. 7 or 8 years now with the question marks surrounding Trouba no question.

 

[Trinity]

Lock him up for 8 years asap!

 

[jamiebez]

Voted for bridge for two reasons:

1. In the next 2 years, I don't think he cracks the #1PP behind Buff, so I doubt his offensive numbers go up much. Those are what tend to get you paid (moreso than the shot-based metrics) so the risk of his price skyrocketing during the bridge deal is small.

2. We need the cap space. I see the next 12 months going something like this:

Trouba - traded, but we'll need a replacement top 4 at least
Laine - locked up long-term/big $$$
Wheeler - probably extended 3-5 years, big raise
Connor - could be bridged, could be locked up???
Copp - bridged, not a core piece
Perreault - traded next summer for futures
Myers - walks

If we do shell out for Laine and Wheeler, one of Morrissey and Connor need a bridge deal. Connor's more likely to explode offensively in the role he's in, so he's the one I'd lock up ASAP. Gives us the most flexibility in the next 2-3 years.

 

[Afterburner]

Lock him up forever

 

[StatisticsAddict99]

Lock him up

 

[Skidooboy]

Since about Game 30 of the 16/17 season I knew that Jacob Trouba was no longer our "#1 D-prospect"

Lock him up!

 

[surixon]

I have mentioned it before, I like the Pesce deal as a comparable for Morrissey.... On an 8 year deal he's obviously worth more, i'd think Morrissey's camp would want a deal that takes him to 29-30 though in order to cash another long term deal.

The Pesce deal would be great but there are other comps out there that pay more such as Mathesens 8x4.8 million deal. Larrson's 5 × 4.5 million deal is also a comp etc. I think factoring all the comps your looking between 4.5 and 5 million depending on term.

 

[DRW204]

The Pesce deal would be great but there are other comps out there that pay more such as Mathesens 8x4.8 million deal. Larrson's 5 × 4.5 million deal is also a comp etc. I think factoring all the comps your looking between 4.5 and 5 million depending on term.

if we took the average of those 3 deals (Matheson is the longest and eats up the most UFA years) the average % of cap hit is 5.9% (5.37% BP, 5.84% AL, 6.5% MM) which is about 4.7M AAV i think that's fair

 

[DashingDane]

Lock him up! (in the basement of MTS Center and never let him leave)

 

[Aggie204]

Sign him 8 years and play him on PP2,I think he’d be better qb’ing then Mr.I-don’t-want-to-be-here.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Low ball him with a 1 year arbitration deal. Trade him and Jacob Trouba to Florida for Roberto Luongo.

Just like that, we get our Stanley Cup.

 

[Fire Chevy]

I really hope they lock him up for 8 years if its under 5.5m it's going to be a steal for the jets in the future and Niku coming along nicely is a nice top 4 left side

 

[Daximus]

Long term 8 years. With the uncertainty of Trouba lock MoJo up for max term and get it done soon.

 

[10Ducky10]

8 x 5.25m.
That is only 4 years of UFA.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Lock him up for 7-8 years.

I felt the same way about Dany Heatley.

 

[JohnStaymoose]

To me this kid is more important than Trouba, he has a great head on his shoulders, understands what it takes to not only be successful in this league but to also be a great teammate. Locked him up for 8 years please as he is an important piece to this talented Jets roster.

 

[ThinIce61]

Give him 8 years x 7 mil and watch Trouba's head explode.

 

[mazmin]

7 years at 5.5-6.5 would be great value considering what we expect him to do. If it wasn't for Scheifele he'd be the next captain after Wheeler.