How Should We GRADE This Winnipeg Jets Off-Season?

With September just hours away, I thought it’s finally fair enough time to talk about what this Winnipeg Jets offseason has been and try and grade the direction on tonight’s episode of Locked On Winnipeg Jets. You’re Locked On Jets, your daily podcast on the Winnipeg Jets, part of the Locked On Network, your team every day. Hey friends and welcome to tonight’s episode of Locked On Winnipeg Jets, part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day. I’m your host Harrison Lee, an avid Winnipeg Jets fan and an online blogger. You can follow me on Twitter at HL Living Loco and at Lo Winnipeg Jets. Thanks for making Lockdown Jets your first listen of the day every day. If you enjoy what you’re hearing, be sure to like, follow, and subscribe on all of your favorite podcasting platforms and YouTube. Doing so, of course, is always free of charge and ensures you never miss another episode. Most of all, though, we just love and appreciate your support. Tonight’s episode, I wanted to sort of take some time to grade this off season. Uh, it is officially just about, you know, the time where Winnipeg and all these other teams are getting ready for the start of the season. And while there are certainly some some weeks left before uh the season officially kicks off and you know we start to really roll into preseason and even the start of the regular season. I still think it’s probably a fair enough time to try and grade the off season. Again, I know that there’s a bit of time left, but it’s probably about the, you know, about the end of what Winnipeg is likely to do heading into the start of the year. So, I want to talk about the UFAS that they’ve brought in, uh, the extensions that they’ve done, and try and grade the overall direction of the team because I think there’s going to be some surprises here that you might not be expecting from me. Before we dive into a breakdown of each category, though, did want to let you know that today’s episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Football season is around the corner, so visit the FanDuel app today and start planning your future bets right now. Now, like I said, uh listen, this off season for a lot of people, I think has been pretty underwhelming. Uh and in some ways, I’m there with a lot of folks. I feel like compared to what I thought might happen and what the Jets actually tried to do, um you know, I’ve got a lot of very conflicting uh emotions about this Jets uh off season, right? But when it comes to the UFAS, I want to talk a little bit about what the Jets have done to try and overhaul two different sides of the team. Uh the first is of course the NHL side and the second is the AHL side. Now, if I have to give grades for each of these, uh let’s start with the Moose because I think the Moose is where Winnipeg really did some fantastic work. Um the Jets uh Moose free agency thing really brought in tons of guys like U Kale Kle, we saw Philip D. Jeppi, Samuel Fajimo, they brought in uh uh Isaac Palter. And so you look at a lot of these names and look, a lot of these players probably don’t seem super sexy if you’re a Jets fan, right? Because you’re expecting to see, you know, the bigger free agents. We’re talking guys like chasing after the Mariners of the world. Uh although in Mner’s case, of course, he was a trade, but you know, we’re talking players of that caliber. I guess Besser is probably a more fair example, right? uh a bigname signing, you know, a player of that caliber. Uh you know me, my personal thoughts, the Jets probably dodged a bullet with that. But when it comes to Winnipeg, of course, we were still reeling from a lot of departures. You know, Eers was on his way out and uh of course we had some uh other potential contract extensions uh that hadn’t been announced yet. So, we were sort of on on uh edge at the time, waiting for something to happen. and Winnipeg kind of went a different route than I think you know some of us were expecting. uh bringing in names like Derer, Kle, DJ Jeppi, these are not moves that really fortify the main team. Rather, they help uh sort of flesh out your farm system. And I think for the Jets, they saw the Moose really flounder last year. And there was a renewed focus this off season to try and make the Moose a more competitive organization and a team that can also support more of the youth development, right? Give your kids more competition and more talent to work with. And I think you look at what happened with Lambert last year um and certainly some of the other kids and everyone took a real step back on the score sheet. There were only a few players who still managed to uh produce but overall you look at the the record sheet for a lot of the players including the veterans. Everyone had a really bad season. The Moose were awful at almost every single level. Uh the only thing that they could maybe do was was limit scoring chances, but other than that it was rough. And so you know, Winnipeg kind of looked at all this. They they sort of understood the assignment and I think they get an A+ for what they’ve done this off seasonason for the Moose. Uh Manitoba’s roster next year is likely to be pretty darn good. And so I feel very uh happy about that. I think it’s a very underappreciated part of this whole process is bringing in big free agents that can help your AHL team. Usually, you don’t have a lot of successful AHL and NHL team uh duos just because if your NHL club is doing really well, your AHL club probably doesn’t have uh some of the talent that’s been brought up to the main team. So, having in my mind two successful orgs, uh especially for where the Jets are right now in their timeline, I think would be really nice. um you got a lot of kids and I think this is a great opportunity to try and figure out, you know, how to sort of balance and develop that pipeline a little bit better. It’s something the Jets used to do a lot of but you know recently haven’t done uh nearly as much as we’re used to. Now on the other side of things, you have the uh NHL team, right? and Winnipeg, uh, the big club, I I have a lot of mixed feelings about the offseason and so I have to give some sort of a a letter grade for free agency, u, specifically the UFAS that they’ve brought in. And this one’s going to seem a little harsh. I’m going to give them a C+. Uh, and it it’s for two reasons, right? The first is that the Jets stated that they want to win a cup. And looking at their acquisitions, I just don’t think that really gets them closer. Um, the second thing is that we also don’t really know what their biggest UFA, Taves, is actually going to do on the ice. So, this score has quite a bit of room to improve, but Taves as of right now is a complete unknown. The guys that we have a better idea of at this point are Kepka, Pearson, and Nyquist. And all of them are some level of bottom six depth rather than guys who really slide into your top six. Now, the good news is they’re all signed to one year and cheap. uh barring Nyquist who’s slightly more expensive uh but you know in some capacity you look at these as players who if the Jets really do struggle this year uh you can trade these contracts at the deadline pretty easily maybe Pearson and Nyquist more so than Kepka but you know these are very movable deals. Taves is an interesting one because Taves obviously signed for 2 mill and has a ton of interesting bonus structures built into his contract uh to to put it up to closer to 7 mil if he were to do everything including win a cup which at that point you’re not really worried about right but with the Jets I I just don’t really know if he’s going to be able to live up to their expectations. I think for me I I see him as like a solid fourthline center with some really good veteran experience that can help mentor the kids. If that’s what he does, I think that’s relatively successful, but I think the Jets are trying to ask him to do more, especially if Lowry isn’t ready to go to start the season. So, this is going to be a really interesting one. Again, I think right now my letter grade for the NHL side is a C++ based on the acquisitions and based on their stated goals. Yeah, I have a hard time seeing how all of these acquisitions really improve the team significantly. However, you also see that I have an overall direction grade and I think that there could be a different story here with why the Jets have approached the offseason in this manner. And if it’s true and this pans out, then I think my letter grade for that side of things is going to look very different in the context of these signings. But of course, we’ll we’ll spend a little more time talking about that and I could end up being very wrong about this. Uh but based on what the Jets are doing, I kind of think they’re seeing some of the same uh flags that a lot of us saw in this past playoff run and maybe even in previous years and they’re reading the tea leaves for what the future of the team and the NHL really looks like and maybe they’re coming to the same conclusion. So, we’ll chat a little more about that, but we also have to talk about their extensions. This has been a very interesting and slightly weird summer when it comes to extensions. I have some very positive sentiments on some of the deals and some uh disappointments that I wasn’t really anticipating and we’ll talk through which ones really stood out and which ones kind of felt like Winnipeg may have missed the mark. We’ll chat about that all in just a sec. But before we do, did want to let you know about our friends and partners at FanDuel. The NFL season is very is is almost here. It’s really just a couple of days away. And FanDuel is making sure you’re ready for kickoff with a can’tmiss offer. Right now, new customers can bet just $5. And if your bet wins, you’ll get $300 in bonus bets to use across the app. If you think you already know who the Super Bowl champ is, this is your chance to get in your predictions early. or if you think you know who’s going to win the opening night matchup this coming Thursday, drop your predictions below and make sure that you get in on the action with FanDuel. Remember, just a $5 bet could get you $300 in bonus bets if your bet wins. So, are you ready to play? Download the FanDuel app now by visiting fanduel.com to get started. That’s fandle.com to place your first $5 bet. Hey friends and welcome back to this episode of Locked on Winnipeg Jets, part of the Locked On podcast network, your team every day. Everyday, thank you so much for rejoining us on tonight’s episode as we are chatting a little bit and trying to grade the overall off seasonason for Winnipeg, which uh it’s it’s a little bit of a tricky scenario because, you know, on paper uh I look at sort of how the Jets handled UFA and there are two ways to kind of look at it, right? either the Jets gave themselves a lot of flexibility and dodged many major bullets or, you know, if they’re really trying to win with this team, then these acquisitions just aren’t enough. But, you know, how that kind of plays out this coming season, I think, is going to be a very interesting story. And it also makes the Jets one of the most interesting teams in the league to really track because, uh, this year’s team is going to be very different from last year’s team. And I don’t know that people are necessarily seeing it that way. Uh, a lot of the push back I tend to get on social media is that the Jets are running it back with the same group that won the president’s trophy last year with a couple of tweaks. And I just don’t think that’s really true. Uh, I think when you consider the domino effect of all of the changes the Jets are making, this team could be a very different kind of squad than what we’ve seen in the past season or two. So, you know, whether that’s good or bad, I don’t really know yet, but it could be something to uh keep a close eye on. Now, when it comes to how the Jets have handled the other side of this off season, which uh we’re not going to talk about trades because the Jets really didn’t do that, but certainly they had plenty of extensions. And the extensions have for the most part some positive stories with one in particular that stood out as a bit of a missed opportunity in my mind and maybe one that could sort of like the Cole Proffetti extension a season or two ago uh end up being problematic for the Jets in the long term. But first, let’s talk about the good stuff, right? So, the Jets ended up getting Gabe Valardi back for a six-year deal but over 7 mil. I think that was a great signing and it it really does work for all parties. You know, this is one of those contracts where Winnipeg uh got a major top six forward and certainly in Winnipeg system, a topline player back on a very reasonable contract. And for Valardi’s side, he guarantees himself quite a bit of salary for several years. We all know that he hasn’t exactly had the healthiest run in the in the NHL. last season he played the most games I believe that he’s played uh for um you know the past couple of years. Um you know his LA tenure generally had quite a few injuries and was also sort of marked by uh some some AHL time but his Jets tenure obviously has had some very unfortunate early circumstances and this year he really played for the most part a solid chunk of the season. So glad to see him stay healthy. he seemed to really settle in. And on the power play, the guy is one of the most lethal shooters and uh I would say netfront presences the league has ever seen. So, he’s elite there. His 5v5 play I think has room for growth. And if he gets off of that top line, I think a lot of his best traits will really start to show because he won’t have to do so much of the defensive work. That continues to be uh a little bit of a tricky situation for that trio. Elsewhere, you had a couple of other more, I would say, minor signings. The Hayden Flurry one, uh, I I don’t really have too many feelings about. It’s fine. I do feel like the Jets continue to try and muddy this whole third pairing pool, and I don’t know why they necessarily need to do that. Uh, Hayden Flurry, nice guy, and I think he’s kind of fit in as a rotational sword, but usually you don’t see too many of these kinds of players getting turned. two years and uh almost a mil per season is like whatever. You know, you’re not too upset about that. But I do wonder like if you have Han on the bench and you have other guys like Stanley and Miller and Shen all fighting for the same two spots, you know, what is the value of of adding yet another player on term to this position, right? You still have the longer term projection of needing to get Salammonson some time. You’ve got Alfons Frey in the system in a couple of years and Frey is obviously not close but Salammonson might be and I I just feel like the Jets have this crazy log jam of like third pairing defenders and I don’t really know why you do. Uh you’re not going to have too many scenarios where you’re likely to see all of these dudes injured and needing to be replaced. So it just feels like you’re you’re setting up more press box spotter and I I don’t know how I feel about that. But, you know, for Flurry, I’m glad that he uh has carved out himself a role. You know, on paper, and you know, looking at the underlying metrics, no, he’s not an upgrade on Stanley, but I’ll tell you one thing, he does skate really well with the puck, and that might be able to get him a little bit more success in the future, uh, if the Jets can find him a more stable partner. So, you know, Flurry, nice dude. Seems like he’s settled down in Winnipeg. And, uh, if nothing else, we always love the the Flurry last name. So, uh, congrats on getting a nice two-year deal, I’m sure some stability and and term is great for the family and, you know, anytime players want to stick around in Winnipeg. Uh, I I’m always a little more partial to that than usual. Elsewhere, you also had Isaac Phillips resigning, and this is again more for the Moose, but um, Phillips, you know, he’s done pretty well as a Moose member. You know, he’s brought some real offensive punch. You know, that top four blue line group needed some real support. So, Phillips has brought that and uh hopefully he can kind of be maybe one of those peripheral callup injury options if things get really rough and maybe the Jets need a bit of a change on the third pairing. So, keep an eye out for him. His his Blackhawks tenure wasn’t exactly like high-end, but maybe he can bring a little bit of extra jump if the Jets ever need it. Baron coming back for two years at a little under 2 mil per season. That’s fine. Uh he showed some growth at times last year. I still think he is what he is, which is like a solid fourthline guy, occasionally some solid finishing touch. He still shows some of those flashes to where you think that there’s maybe another level to his game. We’ll have to see if he’s ever able to really find it, especially consistently. You know, I I see him have those streaks and then he kind of goes back to the usual performance that we see on the fourth line, which is fine. Uh but again, you know, not really uh a role that I think he’s he’s run away with necessarily. in the way that I’d hoped. So, uh, you know, at his age, is he’s going to develop into like a top six center or middle six center? Probably not. But there’s always a chance for him to maybe start to put two two together a little bit more um, and really find his footing. I mean, again, you see those moments where he shows some really high-end skill, and if he can find a way to access that routinely, uh, on top of his already really strong work ethic, there’s a chance that he really starts to carve out a bigger role for himself. and maybe that contract starts looking real cheap. Parker Ford also coming back. Uh this one could be more of a moose signing. I don’t know yet. Um with the the fourth line battle upcoming and the fact that the Jets will have guys like Chipperov, Lambert, Kepka, etc. all fighting for middle to bottom six spots, it’ll be interesting to see where Ford slots in. I loved him in camp last year. Thought he looked really good there. But you know, Manitoba also needs some real scoring punch. And when you look at the AAV, to me it screams more like a Moose player, but we’ll see. Uh Ford, you know, had he not been injured at the end of last year, maybe he would have gotten a little more Jets time. So, you know, keep an eye out for him in camp. Uh again, I think he plays the exact style that Winnipeg likes. I think he’s got enough skill to be really interesting and he seems to bring some real defensive chops. So, you know, as a fourthline guy, I really don’t mind him and I would love to see him maybe get some more NHL time this upcoming season. Now, all of those contracts, I would say, for the most part, are are pretty solid to great. Uh, you know, in Valard’s case, I would say great. A lot of these other uh, you know, depth and and maybe moves resignings probably solid to good. Where I start to have a little bit of concern, uh, really is with the Samberg deal. Uh the Samberg deal is one of the few where I’d say, you know, this felt more like a miss. Uh the Jets kind of brought him back a little bit under six mill for three years and I just feel like Winnipeg maybe left some real opportunity to get him locked up on the table. Now you could argue that, you know, he’s getting a fair bit of money for three years probably during this competitive window and I think that’s 100% correct. Uh I you could also argue that maybe this is really what he should be valued at. And I don’t know that I necessarily disagree. You know, he doesn’t have a lot of points to his name. And obviously fancy stats don’t always figure into contract negotiations. I think where I I start to be a little bit concerned is I see leaguewide, you know, this trend of a lot of teams locking up their youth, taking the gamble early, and you know, trying to save a little bit on the back end of these deals. Samberg may not be the guy who ends up getting a significant raise to the point of, you know, eye watering uh numbers at the end of his current deal, but it is kind of a a contract where you feel like, you know, if you had him locked up for six, seven years, would you feel a little bit better about that security uh that predictability and sort of that cap, you know, that that that hard cap aotment? I don’t know. Right. I I sort of go a little bit back and forth with him. Uh, but I also just feel like, you know, what messaging does it also send him? And if the Jets start to falter over the next couple of seasons, do we see him go elsewhere in a trade? Yes, he could bring you a big haul, but like I feel as a fan, this would be a player that for me is almost untouchable. Now, everyone has a price and I get that. Uh certainly from an org perspective that’s always been true and I’ve said this before in previous years, but I think watching Samberg go to another team would just kill me inside. Uh not to the level of watching like a hella buck go elsewhere, but probably not far off. So uh I really hope that at the end of this deal he’s able to stick around and at a price that’s you know good for both parties. But this one I if I had to say, you know, one extension that felt like a miss, this was probably uh one where there could be some some future pain. But hopefully it doesn’t get to that point. Hopefully the Jets are comfortable with what happens after this. Um the last deal that doesn’t have a a contract extension yet, but has to be somewhere in the pipeline is the KFC deal. Because we don’t have that, I’m not going to consider it in this rating. Um so I’m going to give the Jets a B+ here. Uh, I think the Samberg one knocked it down a bit, but the Valardi one was really good. I think most of the other depth signings were solid to good. Uh, so I think a B+ is is pretty fair. Maybe you feel a little bit differently. Drop your rating below or at my social medias a living and Winnipeg Jets. Now, this next rating uh is about the overall direction of the team. And I might have to split this one into two different scenarios because if it’s the one that I’m hoping they’re doing, it’s a very strong rating. If the Jets are still committed to trying to win the cup, especially this year, then I have a different assessment. So, we’ll chat about those ratings coming right up in just a brief moment. But before we do, wanted to shout out our friends and partner partners at Monarch Money. Most people can’t name all their financial accounts or even what they’re worth. 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Um, and I’ve gotten a lot of push back on it because it is controversial in some ways, but I think the Jets have kind of shown us through their signings and what they’re doing how they view this team for the next few years. And it seems like the key for me is flexibility. And if this is what the Jets are going for, I would give that an A direction. Uh, I I think an A rating is is very fair. Uh, I think it actually is is trying to, you know, account for where Winnipeg is in its pipeline and the team’s competitive window. Um, I think this year could be viewed as a transition point, right? Maybe you start to retool. Maybe you try and overhaul the roster. Maybe Winnipeg makes a really big deal uh somewhere during the season where a trade goes down, you bring in a bigname player, and the Jets suddenly have a very different competitive window afterwards. Uh I think Winnipeg is trying to give itself as many options as possible. You look at the UFA signings that they brought in, none of these guys are really signed for term. The extensions are all relatively relatively within reason. uh nothing crazy, nothing too bad, and you know, none of the UFAs that they brought in were super expensive and put them in a vice script with a contract that was going to end really poorly. Uh the the one contract extension I actually forgot to talk about, uh and that’s probably one of the more controversial ones, it’s Neil Peon. He is one of the only extensions that I could see maybe being um a little bit of a concern in you know the the coming years just because as he ages out maybe you start to see some of his performance issues become a little more notable. Uh really he does his best work alongside Dylan Samberg and if that ever changes, you know, Pian might start to look a little more like the Pian from the Rangers days, but as it is right now, you know, we’re we’re not really too stressed about that. And his contract is certainly movable if things go really south over the next few years. Uh but again, I’m not really there. I’m not thinking about it too much just yet. Uh trying to assess the overall picture for Winnipeg. Uh, I think that they have any number of directions they can go and because of that, if they think that this team maybe isn’t going to be as competitive as it was last year, they’ve given themselves room to maybe sell a couple of assets, try and bring in a couple of mid-tier prospects and picks and go from there, which I think is perfectly fine. And if the team really struggles this season because Hellbuck has a down year, a top draft pick this year really could go a long way for the franchise. So, if that’s the direction the Jets are looking at, it’s an A for me. If, however, they think that this is what’s going to get them a more competitive run, uh, for me, it’s a Dminus. Uh, I I just don’t think that this is anywhere near enough for what Winnipeg really needs to do to be a playoff contender. But again, I don’t really feel like that’s the direction they think is this team is moving. So, this rating for me is kind of not as relevant. Uh, yes, it it is a a possibility and and certainly a thing that I don’t think the Jets are closing the door on, but I think they’re kind of seeing the same things that a lot of us are. I think they’ve shown it through their drafting. I think they also understand that the trade deadline was a bit of a miss. Uh, you know, even Arneal at one point said he was a little disappointed that they didn’t bring in Nelson. So, you know, there’s there’s pressure, there’s real thought process into this and I do think the Jets have tried to reflect on that to a point. We’ll see how it all pans out here over the next few months, but I I want to be a little more optimistic about the Jets direction. I I think they see some of the same things and I hope that they are planning to, you know, maybe make some turnover here and really prepare for the next stage of the score because the Jets future is coming a lot faster than I think a lot of us are are maybe expecting. We’ll see if they try and keep this thing going for as long as possible or if they eventually give in and attach themselves to the next evolution of the Winnipeg Jets. But curious to know how you feel about this. Do you think those ratings are fair? Which one would you say you favor more based on this off season and what you think the Jets are going to try and do? Drop those ratings below or at my social medias at HL Living LLCO and at l Winnipeg Jets. For tonight’s episode though, that’s going to be all the time that we have. I thank you so much for listening and making Lockdown Jets your first listen of the day every day. 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On tonight’s episode, we attempt to unpack a slightly unusual Winnipeg Jets off-season. How did the team navigate a post-President’s trophy season? Did Winnipeg make any major acquisitions, or did the Jets do their usual and stay understated? What do we think of the contract extensions the team handed out? Were they all positive, or were there missed opportunities mixed in? How should we feel about the overall direction of the team?

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  1. The contracts I view even if Connor resigns would be similar not money wise or length but idealistic to Draisaitl/McDavid. They signed under condition going be contenders do everything to win cup not rebuild or suck.
    Example if you told next year Mcdavid/Draisaitl your retooling/ rebuilding 1 or both are asking for trades.

    I feel conversations behind scenes here would have to go that way.
    I get fans think someone signed a deal they have to honor it not really similar to NBA/when it's convenient for both sides say your 38 not same player and not same teams can buy you out or trade you. But guys are competitive for 4th liners maybe a cup to your name doesn't matter as much as top players in terms legacy.
    1. I view Hellebuyck in same world as McDavid. He's going to finish career with 4 vezina maybe more already has 3,a Hart only thing missing Stanley Cup. And sadly his playoff success+Vasilevskiy/Boborovsky winning even when retires it's hard put him ahead of those 2 Shesterkin/Sorokin easy.
    * Management will have to go to Pionk,Scheifele,Lowry,Morrissey,Hellebuyck,iafallo,Nino,Samberg and ask if we do need a retool do you want to stay be part of it or leave to a contender/different market?
    I think Scheifele,Toews,Lowry would 100% stay lifetime jets even as get older if they don't win cup be valuable showing youth the city and how to be pros.
    But rest of roster even Morrissey I'm not sure on. I'm saying this year depends on it. Guys are 32 turning 33 in our core.
    I'm saying a guy like Connor could sign 12×7 but knows our window is 2yrs then guys age out instead of only signing a 2yr deal just ask out or have that into contract/understanding with team.

    Youth/trades for youth need to happen ik guys are 32/33 but signed like Scheifele til 37 he won't be same player same with Morrissey maybe Hellebuyck since he's signed 37yrs old but goalies don't get hit and age differently.

    Youth/a top prospect remember how fans were with Laine excited for a next possible ovi superstar! Now even if guys show climpses it gives fans hope. But having a team of post 33yr Olds even Nino/iafallo when the windows closes just delays inevitable.

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