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Yowza, Bones hit the nail on the head. This team has had a leadership problem for a while, and all signs point to Wheeler, Scheifele.

Where do they go from here? Hellebuyck and Dubois are the ones closest to leaving and can fetch a lot. I think Ehlers is amazing but hasn't stayed healthy.

Perfetti, Lucius, Rutger will eventually have to take over this team.

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Amidst all the frustration this hockey season generated for me as an Avs fan, this salty drama is giving me life.

I especially love the pushback from the players now, Blake Wheeler essentially bitching that Bones should have done it behind closed doors.

Love it, my respect for Bones just vaulted by a country mile. He was brought in to change the culture in Winnipeg, and he took a fuckin' blowtorch to it. YES!!!!

So it wasn't Maurice's fault all along...

Elliotte reporting the Jets have no choice but to take calls on pending UFAs PLD, Hellebuyck, and Scheifele, but they don't want to rebuild. Ensuring more mediocrity to come.

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Lebrun reports Dubois won't re-sign, has asked for a trade.

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Dubois won't re-sign, and neither will Hellebuyck.

Jets don't want to tear down, but they could get enough pieces dealing them and Scheifele (I assume Wheeler isn't a hot commodity) and build around Ehlers, Connor, Morrissey with all those new pieces, plus a healthy Perfetti.

Could be a quick reset in Peg.

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Certainly looks like PLD is going to Los Angeles. Perfect fit.

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How many times is this guy going to get sent somewhere he doesn't want to go? LA is not Montreal. LA is the epitome of a US shit hole. Maybe they can swing a 3 way with the Habs.

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Most people would say LA is pretty nice, especially coming from Winnipeg

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Well I guess he does want to be in LA for at least 8 years!

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Good haul for the Jets. Vilardi and Kupari could actually be something. Iafallo is decent right now.

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Shocking news: Scheifele and Hellebuyck go from one foot out the door to signing identical 7 x 8.5M AAV contracts.

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Iiiiiiiiiiiinteresting. It appears the deal that sent Pierre-Luc Dubois packing actually encouraged Connor Hellebuyck to stay.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/bo ... with-jets/

The article also implies the buyout of former captain Blake Wheeler may have helped as well but it sure sounds like Dubois was persona non grata in Winnipeg.

Ruh-roh...

https://theathletic.com/5293782/2024/02 ... ssues-nhl/

Jets' sagging attendance and season ticket base are getting bad enough that the NHL is investigating and ownership has sent out a cry for help. That's not good.

Doesn't help that Winnipeg just doesn't have a huge corporate base.